The birthplace and childhood home of a musical icon has been sold within just three days of going on the market.

Sir Elton John learned to play the piano at his birthplace and childhood home, a three-bed semi-detached home in Pinner Hill Road, Pinner, which was put on the property market in June.

With a value of £525,000, estate agents agreed a sale of the Rocket Man’s former home within just 72 hours.

To celebrate the sale, the firm invited leading award winning Sir Elton lookalike and tribute performer Paul Bacon to pop down to the property to say goodbye to Pinner Hill Road.

The estate agency’s co-owner James Gibbs, said: “Paul is regarded as the World’s premier Sir Elton lookalike and tribute artist so I just thought it would be fun to get him down to the house.

“We even got a piano delivered for him to give us a few renditions of some Sir Elton classics.

“When we were outside the property with Paul people were stopping and taking photos and I’m sure some of them thought it really was Sir Elton.”

Mr Bacon added: “Obviously I know about Sir Elton being from Pinner but to visit the home where he grew up in was surreal.

“I’ve been performing a tribute to Sir Elton since the 1980s so both professionally and personally I found seeing the home really interesting and inspiring.”