Beginner
≈ 6 h 30 minSuggested range4 h – 9 h 30 min
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Harry Potter · SET 76408
12 Grimmauld Place
A sliding façade reveals the Order’s headquarters between apparently ordinary houses.
- Pieces
- 1,083
- Release year
- 2022
- Theme
- Harry Potter
- Set number
- 76408
- LEGO recommended age
- 8+
- LEGO retail price · Italy
- 129.99 €
Retired from the LEGO Italy catalogue when checked on 23 October 2026. Availability can change. Check the store for the latest information.
Retail price reported by the LEGO source for the stated market. Check the store for current price and availability; this does not establish the launch price. LEGO ↗ · Reference checked on 23 October 2026
Official English name verified at: LEGO English catalogue ↗ · Checked on 24 October 2026.
TIME TO BUILD
How long does it take to build 12 Grimmauld Place?
A starting point for planning your build. Times for each experience level are editorial estimates, not measurements submitted by HowLongToBuild users.
Editorial model estimate · no verified measured building time
Intermediate
≈ 4 h 30 minSuggested range2 h 45 min – 6 h 45 minExperienced
≈ 3 h 15 minSuggested range2 h – 4 h 45 minBased on one person building the set for the first time, following the original instructions and using numbered bags where supplied. Includes normal piece-finding and minor adjustments; excludes long breaks, filming, dismantling and modifications. Sources may use different methods. This range is neither a statistical interval nor a limit: your build may take less or more time.
How we estimate times · sources and method
A moving façade, several floors and opening-system alignment. The three central durations are model-specific editorial assessments. Planning ranges extend approximately from 65% to 145%, rounded to quarter-hours; they are not measured experience-level averages or guaranteed limits.
Sources do not always specify the builder’s experience. The three experience bands are our editorial assessment, based on the complexity of the set and individual accounts where available.
- LEGO Italy · 12 Grimmauld Place ↗
This source documents the model’s features and components, not a timed build. No sufficiently verifiable individual building-time report has been identified for this set.
- LEGO building instructions · 12 Grimmauld Place ↗
Set-specific instructions checked against the set number, piece count and year. The duration is an editorial assessment based on piece count, construction type, mechanisms and detail.
Checked: 23 ottobre 2026 · Method v1.0 · Limited reports; not a statistical average.
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How much display space does it need?
Model or component measured by LEGO
- Height
- ≈ 28 cm
- Width
- ≈ 24 cm
- Depth / length
- ≈ 12 cm
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Which model was measured? · original Italian specification
Costruisci, gioca ed esponi: il modello completamente aperto misura 28 cm di altezza, 24 cm di larghezza e 12 cm di profondità ed è pieno…Approximate assembled-model measurements, not packaging dimensions. Allow extra room for handling, moving parts and the display stand. The comparison uses the measured model’s overall footprint, allows a 90° rotation and does not assess stability or shelf load. Source LEGO ↗ · 2026-10-29
BEYOND THE BRICKS
Did you know?
Inside the set
A house appears
The mechanism transforms the row to reveal Number Twelve.
LEGO sourceThe Black family inside
A family-tree tapestry and Sirius’s room accompany domestic interiors.
LEGO sourceBeyond the set
The stories, places and inventions behind your build.
A house that cannot be found
The London headquarters is protected by the Fidelius Charm. Neighbours consider the missing number a street oddity.
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The Black family’s London townhouse becomes Order of the Phoenix headquarters, concealed by the Fidelius Charm. Muggle neighbours regard the missing number twelve as an unexplained oddity. The building exists within the city yet remains hidden from its neighbours.
A portrait that will not detach
Walburga Black’s portrait is attached with a Permanent Sticking Charm.
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Walburga Black’s portrait is attached to the house by a Permanent Sticking Charm. New occupants cannot simply move it like ordinary decoration. Family memory remains physically embedded in the building, retaining the previous household’s presence despite new occupants.
Expanded stories updated on 29 October 2026
Written by HowLongToBuild · Sources are linked with each story · Checked on 23 October 2026. Historical facts and story details refer to the context described.
BEYOND THE BRICKS
Keep the story going
Films, series, games, books and music connected to this model or its universe.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
The chapter of the saga connected to this set.
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· Selected for the subject and atmosphere
Harry Potter’s orchestra suggests wonder and small mysteries. It follows a magical setting, with less narrative alternatives when you prefer to focus on detail.
OUR PICK
Mischief Managed!
John Williams · Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture)
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