The Dursley family lives at 4 Privet Drive in Little Whinging, Surrey, in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series. Harry Potter stays there with his aunt, uncle and cousin before attending Hogwarts.
Privet Drive represents the ordinary suburban world that contrasts with the wizarding community. The Dursleys attempt to suppress any mention of magic, even though Harry’s identity and powers make that impossible. The first novel begins with the Dursleys at this address before they discover a baby has been left on their doorstep.
The address is fictional, and Little Whinging is also an invented town. Film adaptations used exterior shots of a real house at 12 Picket Post Close in Martins Heron, Berkshire, while set interiors and later exterior scenes were constructed for production.
Fans sometimes confuse Privet Drive with wizarding addresses such as 12 Grimmauld Place or the Burrow. Those locations belong to different families and settings.