Which fictional Surrey village is Harry Potter’s childhood home in J.K. Rowling’s books?

Little Whinging is the fictional Surrey village where Harry Potter grows up in J.K. Rowling’s books.

Harry lives at number four, Privet Drive, with his aunt Petunia, uncle Vernon, and cousin Dudley Dursley. The ordinary suburban setting contrasts with the hidden magical world he discovers after receiving his Hogwarts invitation.

Little Whinging is fictional, although the novels place it in Surrey, a county surrounding London. Privet Drive is therefore not a real street in an actual Surrey village, despite the many real places connected with the Harry Potter films.

Readers sometimes confuse Harry’s home with Godric’s Hollow, where his parents lived before their deaths, or with Hogsmeade, the wizarding village near Hogwarts. Little Whinging is specifically the Dursleys’ home community and the location of Harry’s pre-Hogwarts life.