Homes for sale in England with links to TV and film
This rather special Georgian farmhouse was the home of the late Oscar-nominated actor Sir John Hurt, known for his roles in The Elephant Man, Midnight Express and Alien, and as Mr Ollivander in the Harry Potter movies. He spent his last years in the 623 sq m (6,700 sq ft) property and described it as the 'best place I will ever own'. Hurt and his widow, Anwen Rees-Myers, overhauled the six-bedroom, four-bathroom home, which features a library lined with bookshelves. It has a 107 sq m barn-garage, orchard, vegetable gardens and a paddock, too. £1.95m. Bedfords, 01328 730 500 Photograph: Bedfords
The market town is the second largest in the Cotswolds and local to Highgrove, King Charles's country home. Literary queen Dame Jilly Cooper also lives nearby and the town stood in as the fictional Cotchester in the recent Disney+ TV adaptation of Rivals. To the south is a double-fronted townhouse for sale with a long front lawn and four bedrooms. Recently refurbished, each room could be a film set: the dramatic sitting room, for example, has dark ink-blue walls adorned in art featuring glamorous women. Jilly would surely approve. £1.050m. Knight Frank, 01285 882 004 Photograph: Knight Frank
Built after the Norman conquest, and now the seat of the 12th Duke of Northumberland, Alnwick Castle has featured in many a genuine battle or siege, and many a movie. The exterior has been used as Harry Potter's Hogwarts and it appeared in Robin Hood. In the centre of town, beneath the castle and on the other side of the Alnwick Garden, is the stone-built Yew Tree House, built in 2000. The property sits down a wide gravelled drive. It has three bedrooms and two bathrooms, as well as a garden room that looks out on to the lawn. £625,000. Sanderson Young, 01665 600 170 Photograph: Sanderson Young
Series three of The Chelsea Detective kicked off in December. DC Max Arnold, played by Adrian Scarborough, lives on a houseboat apparently moored at Cheyne Walk, and solves mysteries on the well-heeled streets of Chelsea. Just around the corner in Beaufort Street is a one-bedroom apartment for sale on the second floor of a grand red-brick mansion block. Covering just 47 sq metres (510 sq ft), it comprises a reception room, a small kitchen and a similarly sized bathroom. The location – close to the Thames – is responsible for the price. £500,000. Jackson Stops, 020 7828 4050 Photograph: Jackson Stops
Roupell Street, once part of Lambeth Marsh, was built in 1825. Marked by its jagged rooftops, it is now part of a conservation area. The long street is also a well-used television set in shows such as EastEnders and Doctor Who. One of the houses was Q's home in the James Bond film No Time to Die (2021). A few doors down another property, behind a black gloss door, is for sale with two bedrooms. The Grade II-listed house has a paved courtyard garden and a light-filled kitchen with floor-to-ceiling Crittall-style double doors to the outside. £1.8m. Inigo, 020 3687 3071
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