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For sale: Harry Potter's childhood home, yours for £1 million

  • <p>The front door of De Vere House is one of its most notable features and appears in numerous<br>guide books and Treasures of Britain. (Carter Jonas) </p>
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    De Vere House

    The front door of De Vere House is one of its most notable features and appears in numerous
    guide books and Treasures of Britain. (Carter Jonas)

  • <p>Internal Medieval and Tudor features include a massive timber frame, fireplaces, wall paintings and a rare stone spiral staircase with carved brick hardrail. (Carter Jonas) </p>
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    De Vere House

    Internal Medieval and Tudor features include a massive timber frame, fireplaces, wall paintings and a rare stone spiral staircase with carved brick hardrail. (Carter Jonas)

  • <p>The property currently comprises two halves which can easily be returned to one family home as it has two connecting doors. (Carter Jonas) </p>
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    De Vere House

    The property currently comprises two halves which can easily be returned to one family home as it has two connecting doors. (Carter Jonas)

  • <p>The smaller wing has previously been a holiday let property and comprises: a reception hall, drawing room, kitchen/dining room, two bedrooms and two ensuite bathrooms. (Carter Jonas) </p>
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    De Vere House

    The smaller wing has previously been a holiday let property and comprises: a reception hall, drawing room, kitchen/dining room, two bedrooms and two ensuite bathrooms. (Carter Jonas)

  • <p>The principal wing comprises: a stunning hall, sitting room, dining room, kitchen, utility room, three first floor bedrooms, family bathroom, cloakroom, vaulted attic bedroom 4 and an ensuite shower room. (Carter Jonas) </p>
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    De Vere House

    The principal wing comprises: a stunning hall, sitting room, dining room, kitchen, utility room, three first floor bedrooms, family bathroom, cloakroom, vaulted attic bedroom 4 and an ensuite shower room. (Carter Jonas)

  • <p>Lavenham is famed as the best preserved medieval village in England with about 340 listed buildings, all of which are centred around a village square which features The Guildhall. (Carter Jonas) </p>
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    De Vere House

    Lavenham is famed as the best preserved medieval village in England with about 340 listed buildings, all of which are centred around a village square which features The Guildhall. (Carter Jonas)

  • <p>The village offers offers amenities including a post office, butchers, bakery, grocery stores, pharmacy and more. In addition there are many popular restaurants, pubs, galleries, hotels and the award winning Weaver’s Spa at The Swan Hotel. (Carter Jonas) </p>
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    De Vere House

    The village offers offers amenities including a post office, butchers, bakery, grocery stores, pharmacy and more. In addition there are many popular restaurants, pubs, galleries, hotels and the award winning Weaver’s Spa at The Swan Hotel. (Carter Jonas)

  • <p>There is a well-stocked south facing garden and large alfresco dining terrace to the rear of the house with typical English country cottage plantings including honeysuckle, roses, lavender and irises. (Carter Jonas) </p>
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    De Vere House

    There is a well-stocked south facing garden and large alfresco dining terrace to the rear of the house with typical English country cottage plantings including honeysuckle, roses, lavender and irises. (Carter Jonas)

  • <p>A brick path leads passed a small lawn under an arch to a generous expanse of grass with mature trees, an old stable, garden stores and a kitchen garden. This area is currently home to a collection of chickens. (Carter Jonas) </p>
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    De Vere House

    A brick path leads passed a small lawn under an arch to a generous expanse of grass with mature trees, an old stable, garden stores and a kitchen garden. This area is currently home to a collection of chickens. (Carter Jonas)

<p>The front door of De Vere House is one of its most notable features and appears in numerous<br>guide books and Treasures of Britain. (Carter Jonas) </p>
<p>Internal Medieval and Tudor features include a massive timber frame, fireplaces, wall paintings and a rare stone spiral staircase with carved brick hardrail. (Carter Jonas) </p>
<p>The property currently comprises two halves which can easily be returned to one family home as it has two connecting doors. (Carter Jonas) </p>
<p>The smaller wing has previously been a holiday let property and comprises: a reception hall, drawing room, kitchen/dining room, two bedrooms and two ensuite bathrooms. (Carter Jonas) </p>
<p>The principal wing comprises: a stunning hall, sitting room, dining room, kitchen, utility room, three first floor bedrooms, family bathroom, cloakroom, vaulted attic bedroom 4 and an ensuite shower room. (Carter Jonas) </p>
<p>Lavenham is famed as the best preserved medieval village in England with about 340 listed buildings, all of which are centred around a village square which features The Guildhall. (Carter Jonas) </p>
<p>The village offers offers amenities including a post office, butchers, bakery, grocery stores, pharmacy and more. In addition there are many popular restaurants, pubs, galleries, hotels and the award winning Weaver’s Spa at The Swan Hotel. (Carter Jonas) </p>
<p>There is a well-stocked south facing garden and large alfresco dining terrace to the rear of the house with typical English country cottage plantings including honeysuckle, roses, lavender and irises. (Carter Jonas) </p>
<p>A brick path leads passed a small lawn under an arch to a generous expanse of grass with mature trees, an old stable, garden stores and a kitchen garden. This area is currently home to a collection of chickens. (Carter Jonas) </p>
Hannah Uttley

Calling all Harry Potter fans: if you’ve got a spare £1 million to spend then the house of your dreams could be yours.

The boy wizard’s childhood home, made famous for its appearance in Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows, has been put on the market for £995,000 by estate agent Carter Jonas.

Forming part of Godric’s Hollow – the home town of Albus Dumbledore – De Vere House in Lavenham, Suffolk, can be seen in part one of the last film in the Harry Potter franchise opposite a fictional graveyard with a Christmas tree in the window.

The property comes complete with significant Medieval and Tudor features throughout, including a massive timber frame, fireplaces, wall paintings and a rare stone spiral staircase with carved brick hardrail.

And the property isn’t only famous for its ties to Harry Potter, it takes its name from the De Vere family which were the second richest family in the Medieval times after the King and were responsible for creating much of Lavenham’s medieval grandeur.