Rock legend Sir Mick Jagger, who famously grew up in Kent, is turning 80 today.

In celebration, we sent reporter Alex Langridge to visit his old childhood home in Denver Road, Dartford, to see where he spent his youth.

His homes are now said to include a French castle and a mansion in Florida, but for Mick Jagger it all started on a quiet road in Dartford.

It’s hard to imagine, but the rock’n’roll legend – known for hits Satisfaction and Paint it Black – grew up in Denver Road in Dartford, just around the corner from bandmate Keith Richards.

It’s like any other road in the county and is where Jagger spent his youth while attending local public schools.

Fast forward, 60 years and the house has become a landmark for his biggest fans.

“I had to get used to seeing people stopping and taking pictures of the house,” said Farrah Ohue, who now lives in Jagger’s former house.

She only moved into the property earlier this year with her two-year-old daughter and husband but has already had a number of people standing outside the family home, snapping pictures and posing.

The mum added: “We do every now and again get people outside taking a picture of our house. There are not any screaming fans.

“I am more surprised about how many people know about it. For us it it feels like a normal house. We always get asked about it by delivery men.”

Another neighbour said it is often Portuguese, Japanese and German tourists that turn up in the street but he said their numbers have dwindled since before the pandemic.

Like most on the street, Farrah was told that the house she was buying was on the road Dartford-born Jagger lived and that it was the one he lived in by the estate agent but that was not the deciding factor.

“I do not know much about the history of him living here, but it is the nice thing about living here,” the 35-year-old said. “It is a talking point. It is more of a quirk, a thing we can tell people.”

There is even a plaque on one of the sheds in the garden commemorating his time there – although Farrah believes the owner of the house before them put it up.

It reads: “Mick Jagger. Born: 26th July 1943. Lived here. Lead Singer with The Rolling Stones. Legend.”

A few doors down, neighbour Jay Bovell said he knew when moving in the musician lived along the street but that was not why he bought it.

He said: “The estate agent told me when I was moving in. It is interesting to know that. My partner was more excited than me, she is a fan.

“I was just looking for a nice house in a nice area but now I do just drop it in my conversations.

“I have had someone knock and ask if he lived here. You get people who come here to take photos.”

Another neighbour said although he is not the biggest Rolling Stones fan, he was enough of a fan to keep the front door of Jagger’s house which was getting removed during double glazing work a few years ago.

He said: “Jagger might have walked through that door. I have got it stored away and am just trying to prove it was here when he was.”

As a youngster, Jagger attended Wentworth Primary School, in Wentworth Drive, alongside Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards before they went their separate ways.

He went on to attend Dartford Grammar School for Boys, in West Hill, while Richards attended Dartford Technical High School, in Heath Lane.

Jagger is now the official patron of the Dartford Music School, with funding from the superstar being used to run a wider range of courses.

As a boy, Richards lived above a parade of shops on Chastilian Road, just round the corner from Jagger.

The pair famously reunited on October 17, 1961, when they met at Dartford railway station and fell into a conversation about music while waiting for a train.

A blue plaque has already been placed in the station to mark their chance encounter on one of its platforms.

The Rolling Stones were formed the following year in 1962.

Dartford council is now set to pay tribute to the legendary musicians as it has commissioned bronze statues capturing them together in mid-performance.

Leader of the council, Cllr Jeremy Kite said: “It is not just about them as important people. It is about sending a message to the people of a small town in Kent that it can produce people who can go and change the world and the message to the young people is that you can do the same.

"If you have got a talent, keep pushing and go for it and maybe you can do it too.

"He is a powerful and international figure and it is wonderful to see what his image and achievements can do for the people of Dartford."

The statues will now be unveiled just after Jagger’s 80th birthday, at the start of August, and the people living in his childhood home have passed on their well wishes.

Farrah added: “Happy birthday to him.”