PICTURES: See inside Sir Winston Churchill's STUNNING £23m flat up for sale
THE London home in which Sir Winston Churchill lived and died has been put up for sale for nearly £23 million.
The home where Sir Winston Churchill lived and died is now selling for £23 million
Churchill passed away at 28 Hyde Park Gate after suffering a stroke at the age of 90 in 1965.
He moved into the Kensington home with wife Clementine after leaving Downing Street in 1945 when Labour won the General Election.
The house is located at 28 Hyde Park Gate, Kensington, London
The couple moved back to Number 10 in 1951 when Churchill once again became Prime Minister but returned to Hyde Park Gate in 1955.
While in retirement, he would divide his time between the London property and Chartwell, his country retreat in Westerham, Kent.
The mansion includes seven bedrooms
Churchill suffered a severe stroke on January 15, 1965, and passed away at Hyde Park Gate nine days later.
The MP Nicholas Soames, Churchill's grandson, wrote about how the family had driven from Sussex to London "where Grandpapa was lying unconscious after his stroke".
His death provoked a nationwide outpouring of grief with more than 300,000 people queuing for up to one mile to pass his coffin when it was on display at Westminster Hall.
The mansion has also been home to a number of embassies and consulates
The great statesman's final home is now owned by the philanthropist Donatella Flick.
The Italian was married to Gert Flick, the Mercedes heir, and bought the property when they divorced in the 1990s.
When she moved in, the home was a wreck and it underwent a nine month renovation which included new plumbing, rewiring and decorating.
The double doors in the back lead outside
The grand home has now been put on the market with Strutt & Parker for £22.9 million - or 4,580,000 of those shiny new fivers with Sir Winston Churchill's face on.
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.
The house has been renovated since Churchill’s time
The home is 105 times more expensive than the average home in the UK, and around 18 times the price of a typical home in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
Hyde Park Gate is one of the most prestigious roads in the capital.
Previous residents on the narrow street, which is opposite Kensington Gardens, include Robert Baden-Powell, Nigella Lawson and Virginia Woolf.
Churchill roamed these grounds throughout his decade at working at 10 Downing Street
It has also been home to a number of embassies and consulates.
And if Churchill's old home isn't right for a wealthy buyer looking for a home previously owned by a Conservative Prime Minister, then Margaret Thatcher's place is still available for £30 million.