Ringo Star's boyhood home at 10 Admiral Grove in the Toxteth area of inner-city Liverpool. sold for £70,000. It was owned by a housing association, Plus Dane.
Plus Dane's executive director, Claire Griffiths, said that proceeds from the home will be reinvested back into Plus Dane's homes in the area. She also said that specific restrictions were placed on the sale so it cannot become a tourist attraction or museum.
Ringo Starr learned to play drums at that home. He moved there with his mother when his parents separated at age three .He also spent his formative years there celebrating his 21st birthday party and getting married at the property.
This home was a bargain compared to the other Beatles members homes that sold in recent years
Sir Paul McCartney's childhood home at 72 Western Avenue, Speke, sold in six minutes to a local mystery buyer for £150,000 in 2015 .
George Harrison's former home, 26 Upton Green, in Speke, sold for £156,000 in 2014
John Lennon's childhood home at 9 Newcastle Road in Wavertree sold at auction for £480,000 in 2013.
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