# Historic 18th century house on street that ‘inspired Harry Potter’s Diagon Alley’ goes on the market for £1.6million

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/historic-18th-century-house-on-street-that-inspired-harry-potters-diagon-alley-goes-on-the-market-for-1-6million/
- Published: 2026-10-26T18:51:33+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-26T19:04:38+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16239571/Historic-18th-century-house-inspired-Harry-Potter-market.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Covent Garden house relisted for £1.595 million.
- Goodwin’s Court is rumoured to have inspired Diagon Alley.
- The two-bedroom home dates to around 1700.

## Summary

An 18th-century house on Goodwin’s Court in Covent Garden has been relisted for £1.595 million. The narrow, cobbled street is rumoured to have inspired parts of Harry Potter’s Diagon Alley, making the property a draw for fans and attracting interest from US buyers.

Built around 1700 after the Great Fire of London, the two-bedroom home was originally a haberdashery and retains features including a bow window and worn floorboards. Its asking price was first £2 million; the estate agent also points to old stone steps that may have been reused from a medieval building and a nearby gas lamp.

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