A photo labeled the North Korean embassy in London looks like a neighborhood house, but the comments turned into a diplomatic debate. From property prices to its neighbors, Reddit readers found plenty to discuss.
【Original post】u/Paul277 posted a building photo to r/NorthKoreaPics on Sep 26, 2026, describing it as the North Korean Embassy in London and one of a small number of working DPRK embassies in Europe. A DPRK flag and a police officer appear in the image. Location, photographer and reuse rights have not been independently established from the post. Original: https://www.reddit.com/r/NorthKoreaPics/comments/1wq3j12/the_north_korean_embassy_in_london_notable_for/ The post showed 1,558 points and 83 comments when checked. Sixty original comments met the under-200-nonspace-character limit; 26 relevant, non-abusive ones are reproduced in score order. Anecdotes, property values and political assertions remain commenters’ claims. 댓글 시작 pydry funny story about this embassy: a local hairdresser advertised a "Kim jong un" special cut with a photo of him grinning. they saw it and complained to the police. ModernirsmEnjoyer It seems they clean it up a bit and put a naitonal emblem. Putting it into an isolated spot is a good choice, because it avoids some of the attention compared to a typical embassy BallbusterSicko that's not what embassies are for BallbusterSicko Most of the things are related to furthering diplomatic relations between two countries. Organizing diplomatic meetings, promoting the country and its culture or business, screening foreigners who want to obtain a visa etc Extension-Badger225 Megalomania? Do you understand what that word means obssesedparanoid former ddr embassy i guess? sirgaybrin You can get similar nearby houses for \~£1.5million. But this one looks like it's in better shape than the ones on sale, so it's likely worth more than 2 million...plus a bit more for the history behind it. callmesnake13 The one in Germany is gigantic. callmesnake13 Yep, I just looked and the ones in the former Soviet aligned countries are all enormous. Adorable-Bend7362 Looks cozy. More like a decent private house. notfornowforawhile I wonder what the daily lives of embassy employees are like? Where do they live? Do they have families? CrabAppleBapple No, that's what having any money looks like. It's London, they can't afford a better embassy. Corona21 It also has apartments. And is right next to Czechia which is also comically large. Makes sense for the old soviet aligned countries. Extension-Badger225 I agree but I also wonder if property prices was a factor also pydry the photo. I'm misremembering some details actually: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-27038723 the story about all men in north korea needing to get the same haircut was made up nonsense of course. stripeFX It used to have a hostel on the grounds you could stay in, closed in 2020 callmesnake13 Can anyone live in it? Winter_Examination_7 Toured it..we have NK embassy in Bucharest also.. GraceForImpact Evidently North Koreans are allowed to leave their country. Otherwise, who would be staffing the embassy? MOCK-lowicz Embassy in Warsaw, Poland is also open and working AsleepEbb7578 What an ice breaker it must be for the neighbours ModernirsmEnjoyer Look at North Korean embassy in Moscow or Hanoi. And now at Swedish embassy in Pretoria. It's not like Sweden has no money? astro65 Those walls are way shorter than I'd expect mgkionis Now that’s what I call integration Extension-Badger225 I’m going to assume that it’s not worth anything close to what other embassies cost though? Extension-Badger225 Oh shit it’s in west London. God damn well yes what an unusual place to go for a poorer nation