Hogwarts Castle is the best-value Harry Potter set of its size

$469.99 MSRP 6,020 pieces 28 minifigures 4.4 / 5 from builders #1 of 24 Harry Potter sets with 1,000+ pieces
Hogwarts Castle box art
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74 of 100

Good value

#1 of 24 Harry Potter sets with 1,000+ pieces

The 6,020-piece Hogwarts Castle ties for the best value among big Harry Potter sets, first of 22, just short of great value. It gives about 95 pieces per $10 against a typical 84 and roughly 18% more plastic per dollar, builders rate it 4.4 of 5 from 749 ratings, and at $469.99 it costs about 18% less than similar contents, around $103 under.

#1

Chart 1 · Among similar sets

Where it sits among 24 Harry Potter sets with 1,000+ pieces

Each stud is a similar set; this one is circled. Hover for the set.

74

Chart 2 · The score

How the 74 is built

Each measure against a typical similar set (the ink line), and the points it adds.

Plastic per dollar
137 vs 116 +27 of 35
Pieces per $10
95 vs 84 +23 of 30
Minifigures per $100
4.4 vs 4.0 +11 of 20
Builder rating
4.4 vs 4.2 +12 of 15

$97 less

Chart 3 · The price

Is the price fair for what’s in the box?

Sets with its pieces, plastic and minifigures usually cost about $567. Each brick is $100.

$469.99
you pay

$567
sets like it usually cost

See 71043-1 on Brickset How scores work