Diagon Alley is good value for a Harry Potter set

$449.99 MSRP 5,544 pieces 17 minifigures 4.4 / 5 from builders #5 of 24 Harry Potter sets with 1,000+ pieces
Diagon Alley box art
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66 of 100

Good value

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

Diagon Alley is good value for a big Harry Potter set, fifth of 22. It gives about 95 pieces per $10 against a typical 84 with a little more plastic per dollar than usual, builders rate it 4.4 of 5 from 448 ratings, and at $449.99 it costs about 8% less than similar contents, around $42 under.

#5

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.

66

Chart 2 · The score

How the 66 is built

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

Plastic per dollar
124 vs 116 +26 of 35
Pieces per $10
95 vs 84 +22 of 30
Minifigures per $100
2.9 vs 4.0 +6 of 20
Builder rating
4.4 vs 4.2 +12 of 15

$35 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 $485. Each brick is $100.

$449.99
you pay

$485
sets like it usually cost

See 75978-1 on Brickset How scores work