‘I have the keys to David Bowie’s childhood home – it’s extraordinary standing inside’

The origins of David Bowie’s rise to global superstar will be told at his childhood home in Bromley when it opens to the public in 2027 (Picture: Getty) It was where a young boy honed his craft to become one of the greatest musical icons the world has ever known. 4 Plaistow Grove in Bromley is an unassuming semi that could line any suburban street. But it’s here is where David Bowie called home from the age of eight to 20 and wrote his formative songs in a 9ft x 10ft bedroom. He described the room as his ‘entire world’, a place where he was surrounded by books, his music and a record player, giving him the inspiration he needed to go on and pen his breakthrough hit Space Oddity. Now the family home of David Robert Jones – Bowie’s real name – will be open to the public late next year after