A UK house with a blue door made famous by Hugh Grant’s rom-com Notting Hill has been quietly put up for sale for a hefty $15.5m (£7.9m).
The world-famous flat, once owned by the film’s screenwriter Richard Curtis, has drawn tourists and influencers to west London for almost 30 years, The Sun reports.
In the 1999 hit movie, the property is home to William Thacker (Grant), who falls in love with Hollywood actress Anna Scott, portrayed by Julia Roberts.
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Hugh Grant with the famous blue doorway. Picture: Universal
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Tourists have flocked to the blue door to snap pictures since the film was released. Picture: Alamy
The property was once home to the film’s screenwriter. Picture: Alamy
The 280sq m (3,000 sq ft) home behind the famous door features three bedrooms, two bathrooms and a spectacular 14.6m (48ft) open-plan kitchen, dining and reception area.
Above the kitchen sits a first-floor gallery and book-lined study, while a spiral staircase leads from a private courtyard garden to a hidden roof terrace surrounded by mature planting.
Curtis sold the home following the movie’s release, and it was last purchased by tech entrepreneur Neil Hutchinson for $8.8m (£4.5m).
It is now listed off-market on Invisible Homes for $6.7m (£3.4m) more than he paid for it.
Hugh Grant’s character famously lived behind the blue door.
Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant in the 1999 rom com
The property behind the world famous door has hit the market for £7.9 million. Picture: Alamy
Following the movie’s release, the original blue door was auctioned off to deter fans and replaced with a black door, before being repainted blue.
In 2023, the door was repeatedly vandalised with tags, infuriating sightseers.
Furious Lancaster Road locals, where the average house price sits at $2.3m (£1.2m), have previously described living on the street as being trapped inside “Disneyland or the zoo”.
Neighbours have complained about crowds bumbling through traffic and posing on private doorsteps, prompting some homeowners to paint their brightly coloured houses white to ward off influencers.
“People on the street have really struggled to rent because people come to their houses and see 200 people outside,” one neighbour told The Independent last year.
“You can not even walk down the street. You can not get past people. People tut at you and are rude if you try and get into your own house.
“I’ve even had things stolen from my car. It’s just become a nightmare.”
Parts of this story first appeared in The Sun and was republished with permission.
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