Hollywood legend Richard Burton’s luxury London home where he lived with his first wife Sybil goes up for sale for £7.95m (and buyers will get their very own blue plaque)

A house that once belonged to Hollywood legend Richard Burton has gone on the market for £7.95million – and it even boasts a blue plaque.

Burton, who passed away at 58-years-old in 1984, lived in the luxury Hampstead home with his first wife Sybil, from 1949 to 1956.

The seven bedroom property is described as a ‘rare find’ in the leafy London suburb, where the Hollywood actor lived shortly before making a name for himself as a seven times Academy Award nominee.

Burton, who grew up in a working class Welsh mining village, has now got movie lovers talking with the luxurious property, located on Lyndhurst Road.

The Hollywood star, of Pontrhydyfen, near Port Talbot, South Wales, married five times in total – including twice to Elizabeth Taylor.

A house that once belonged to Hollywood legend Richard Burton has gone on the market for £7.95million

A spacious living room shows a marble fireplace and decorated and ceiling covings

Burton, who passed away at 58-years-old in 1984, lived in the luxury Hampstead home with his first wife Sybil, from 1949 to 1956 (pictured together in 1964)

As one of seven bedrooms, the main bedroom features a walk-in dressing room and luxurious bathroom with views of the Shard

As well as boasting seven bedrooms, the semi-detached property also has a separate self-contained two-bedroom garden flat.

Buyers can enter the stunning property on the raised ground floor, through the entrance hall and into the inner hall, with a cantilevered staircase.

There is also a spacious drawing room with a marble fireplace and ceiling coving along with a large kitchen leading to the dining room.

The main bedroom features a walk-in dressing room and luxurious bathroom with views of the Shard.

A spacious penthouse studio can be found on the third floor with vaulted ceilings and skylight windows.

It offers plenty of space for guests with an open-plan kitchen as well as a separate ensuite shower room.

A spacious penthouse studio can be found on the third floor with vaulted ceilings and skylight windows

A large wooden open-plan kitchen leads to the dining room 

Outside there is a terrace and a 60ft long rear garden for entertaining visitors

The Hampstead Village property boasts incredible views of the skyline over London

The Hollywood star, of Pontrhydyfen, near Port Talbot, South Wales, married five times in total – including twice to Elizabeth Taylor

Katy Brookes, head of sales in Knight Frank’s estate agents, said the home is a ‘rare find on one of Hampstead’s most sought after tree-lined streets’

Burton, who grew up in a working class Welsh mining village, has now got movie lovers talking with the luxurious property, located on Lyndhurst Road

Outside there is a terrace and a 60ft long rear garden for entertaining visitors.

Katy Brookes, head of sales in Knight Frank’s estate agents, said the home is a ‘rare find on one of Hampstead’s most sought after tree-lined streets.’ 

Mark Pollack, co-founding director of Aston Chase, added: ‘This Blue Plaque house is not only notable due to the provenance of its former famous resident, but it also represents a rare opportunity to purchase a magnificent family home situated in the heart of Hampstead and within easy walking distance of Hampstead Heath.’

The house has a guide price of £7,950,000.

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