Notting Hill house with blue door is on sale for £7.5 million
The Notting Hill house used as the home of William Thacker, the character played by Hugh Grant in the 1999 film, is on sale for £7.5 million. The listing is marketed by Sotheby’s International Realty, which describes the property as “remarkable” with a “unique cinematic history.”
The house stands at 280 Westbourne Park Road. Its front door appears in the film, but one report says the indoor scenes were filmed on a sound stage, so the real interior was never shown in the movie. That claim has not been confirmed by an independent source.
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Notting Hill house: what the listing includes
According to one report, the agent handling the sale is Josh Ratcliffe, of UK Sotheby’s International Realty. The listing describes a three-bedroom house with an open-plan kitchen, a courtyard and a rooftop terrace.
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- Bedrooms: three
- Courtyard: about 34 feet long
- Rooftop terrace: about 29 by 14 feet, reached by a spiral staircase
- Listing: a major UK property website
Tourists at the blue door: the downside buyers would face
Any buyer would have to live with visitors. The house is listed on online maps as “The Blue Door of [the] Notting Hill movie,” and property hunters on an online forum that tracks UK listings pointed to the crowds. One user wrote that a buyer “wouldn’t get a moment’s peace with all the people outside for photos all the time,” while another suggested letting visitors in “for a fiver.” Earlier, in March, selfie hunters flocked to Stanley Crescent, where flats can cost as much as £1 million and whole houses almost £20 million. Visitors there set up ring lights and professional cameras, and some changed outfits in front gardens.
Blue door: the original sold at Christie’s for charity
The original blue door, dating from the 1800s, was sold at a Christie’s auction in aid of charity, and a replacement was painted in the same shade of blue. Earlier, the replacement was painted black in an attempt to deter tourists, and the blue was later restored. Richard Curtis, the screenwriter, lived in the house during filming, according to the listing, which does not necessarily mean he lived there for the whole of 1999.
Dates and owners in the reports
- 1999: year Notting Hill was released
- 2014: year the current owner bought the house, according to one report
- Monday (9): owner did not respond to a request for comment
- October 20, 2026: date one report gives for the listing reaching the market, while others treat the sale as recent
What is still unknown about the sale
Reports disagree on who owns the house. One names Neil Hutchinson as the businessman who owns it, while another describes a technology businessman who plans to move to the United States, without naming him. Neither the price nor the sale date has been confirmed, and no buyer or negotiation has been reported.
