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Inside Mick Jagger's childhood home where he first met Keith Richards

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The house is now filled with grey decor and furnishing - read on to see pictures
The house is now filled with grey decor and furnishing - read on to see pictures

MICK Jagger's childhood home, where he first met fellow band member Keith Richards, looks unrecognisable.

The half-a-million pound Kent pad has been completely gutted from the inside in a pricey transformation ahead of it being put on the market.

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Mick Jagger's childhood home, that he lived in when he met bandmate Keith Richards, has been transformedCredit: Getty
The property in Kent sold for half-a-million pounds
The property in Kent sold for half-a-million poundsCredit: Rightmove/TNG
The inside is filled with grey carpets and furnishings
The inside is filled with grey carpets and furnishingsCredit: Rightmove/TNG

Rolling Stones legend Jagger, 80, moved into the 1930's four-bed property shortly after his birth in 1943.

The lead vocalist was known in the Dartford area for doing exercise in the tiny front garden with his PE teacher dad.

The house recently sold for £512,000 - doubling in value in just ten years - and looks completely different.

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All of the interior is either painted white or grey, with grey carpets, furnishing and wallpaper to match.

One of the only original features left is the pretty stained glass in the hallway window.

Farrah Ohue, who moved into Jagger’s old home last year, said she often sees people outside snapping pictures.

She said: "I had to get used to seeing people stopping and taking pictures of the house.

“I am more surprised about how many people know about it. For us it feels like a normal house.

“We always get asked about it by delivery men.

“It is a talking point. It is more of a quirk, a thing we can tell people.”

Farrah, who lives with her husband and daughter, said the estate agent did tell them about the former celeb owner - but that wasn't why they decided to move in.

During his youth, Jagger attended Wentworth Primary School in the town.

He soon became classmates with a boy named Keith Richards in the September of 1950.

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Four years later, the Jagger family moved to nearby Wilmington.

Jagger changed schools to Dartford Grammer and lost touch with Richards.

But fate soon took its course.

As teenagers, Jagger and Richards met again on the platform of Dartford railway station in October 1961.

Richards struck up a conversation about the Chuck Berry and Muddy Waters records he was carrying at the time, and the rest is history.

The Rolling Stones went on to sell 200 million records.

The new owners bought it for £512,000
The new owners bought it for £512,000Credit: Rightmove/TNG
A nine-year-old Mick Jagger when he attended Wentworth Primary School
A nine-year-old Mick Jagger when he attended Wentworth Primary SchoolCredit: Getty
The only original feature left is the stain glass window in the hallway
The only original feature left is the stain glass window in the hallwayCredit: Rightmove/TNG
Jagger met Keith Richards as a child while living in the home
Jagger met Keith Richards as a child while living in the homeCredit: Getty
The pad was gutted from the inside and made more modern
The pad was gutted from the inside and made more modernCredit: Rightmove/TNG
One of the bedrooms has an ensuite
One of the bedrooms has an ensuiteCredit: Rightmove/TNG
The back garden has been decked out
The back garden has been decked outCredit: Rightmove/TNG
The bathroom now has a walk-in shower
The bathroom now has a walk-in showerCredit: Rightmove/TNG

Morgan Johnson

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