London home in which Sir Winston Churchill lived and died has been put up for sale for nearly £23 million
Plush pad where the great statesman lived on-and-off between 1945 and his death 20 years later goes on the market
THE home where Sir Winston Churchill died has been put up for sale with a price tag fit for a Prime Minister.
The plush Kensington pad is on offer for £28 million -- 105 times more expensive than the average UK house.
Churchill passed away at 28 Hyde Park Gate at the age of 90 after suffering a stroke in 1965.
He bought the property after his 1945 general election defeat and retained it after gaining power again in 1951 when he moved back to 10 Downing Street.
When he stepped down in 1955 he moved back to Hyde Park, dividing his time between the West London property and his country pile in Westerham, Kent.
Churchill suffered a severe stoke on January 15 1965 and passed away at the house nine days later.
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The home's current owner is the philanthropist Donatella Flick, ex-wife of the Mercedes heir Gert Flick, who bought it after the couple split in the 1990s.
She heavily renovated it after finding it in disrepair, installing new plumbing, wiring and redecorating.
The grand home has now been put on the market with estate agents Strutt & Parker for £22.9 million -- the equivalent of 4,580,000 new plastic fivers baring the face of the great statesman.
Strutt & Parker has described it as an "exceptional and very special" seven bedroom family home, situated on a "prestigious and sought-after street".
On top of the seven bedrooms, the 5,763 sq/ft home has four bathrooms, a family room, dining room, sitting room, and huge drawing room with double-height ceiling.
Previous residents on the narrow street, which is opposite Kensington Gardens, include Robert Baden-Powell, founder of the Scouts, chef Nigella Lawson and writer Virginia Woolf.
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