Hugh Grants iconic Notting Hill blue-door home in London hits market for $10M

One of Hollywood’s most recognizable front doors could be yours — if you have $10 million to spare.The London townhouse made famous by Hugh Grant’s 1999 romantic comedy “Notting Hill” has hit the market for $10.05 million (or £7.5 million), putting a real-life piece of movie history up for grabs.The property’s signature blue door served as the entrance to the home of Grant’s character, William Thacker, in the hit film, which starred Julia Roberts as Anna Scott, a famous actress who falls for a London bookstore owner.Located in London’s picturesque Notting Hill neighborhood, the three-bedroom home spans 2,752 square feet and is listed by Sotheby’s International Realty.The home once belonged to screenwriter Richard Curtis, who wrote “Notting Hill” as well as other box-office favorites, including “Love Actually” and “Four Weddings and a Funeral.”While the movie’s interior scenes were filmed on a studio set, Curtis’ former property provided the exterior for Thacker’s home — including the entrance that became a pop-culture landmark.The doorway featured in one of the film’s most memorable scenes, when Thacker’s roommate, Spike, played by Rhys Ifans, gets locked outside in his underwear as paparazzi wait to photograph Roberts’ movie-star character.In a 2024 interview, Curtis revealed that production designer Stuart Craig was tasked with finding the perfect house for the film — and accidentally picked Curtis’ own.“We had a big meeting with him and we said, ‘Find the house,’” Curtis recalled to SiriusXM’s “The Jess Cagle Show.”“So he went out for two days and came back with one Polaroid and I said, ‘Oh yeah, very funny.’ He said, ‘What do you mean?’ and I said, ‘Well, that’s my house,’ and he said, ‘No, that’s gotta be the house,’” he continued.“So it was, in fact,” Curtis added.The original door was eventually sold at auction to discourage fans from showing up at the property, accordi...