The London property where British actress Diana Dors lived during her professional heyday has hit the market for £4.5million.
Dubbed ‘England’s Marilyn Monroe’ thanks to her blonde bombshell image and Hollywood career, Diana scandalised 1950s Britain when tales of her sex parties and infidelity emerged.
She hosted notorious, alcohol and drug-fuelled get-togethers at her various properties – including one in Kent – for A-list celebrities – with the guest list thought to also include gangsters Ronnie and Reggie Kray (who were believed to be old friends of Diana’s).
Her Chelsea double-fronted townhouse on Burnsall Street, located just off the King’s Road, was her home between 1953 and 1968 and offers an abundance of living space over basement, lower ground, ground and two upper levels.

The London property (pictured) where British actress Diana Dors lived during her professional heyday has hit the market for £4.5million


Dubbed ‘England’s Marilyn Monroe’ thanks to her blonde bombshell image and Hollywood career, Diana (pictured) scandalised 1950s Britain when tales of her sex parties and infidelity emerged

She hosted notorious, alcohol and drug-fuelled get-togethers at her various properties – including one in Kent – for A-list celebrities – with the guest list thought to also include gangsters Ronnie and Reggie Kray (who were believed to be old friends of Diana’s). Pictured, the living room at her former home in London

Her Chelsea double-fronted townhouse (pictured) on Burnsall Street, located just off the King’s Road, was her home between 1953 and 1968 and offers an abundance of living space over basement, lower ground, ground and two upper levels

Providing 2,152 sq. ft of living space, the three storey, fully modernised Blue Plaque home of the British-Hollywood actress Diana provides two reception rooms and four spacious bedrooms, all offering access to en suites (pictured)
When living there, Diana (1931-1984) was famous for regularly holding racy parties at her Burnsall Street townhouse, with guests enjoying lavish champagne functions that lasted until dawn.
Providing 2,152 sq. ft of living space, the three storey, fully modernised Blue Plaque home of the British-Hollywood actress Diana provides two reception rooms and four spacious bedrooms, all offering access to en suites, with the ground floor opening onto a patio garden.
The current owners converted the basement to provide an additional fourth bedroom with an en suite and transformed the Victorian property into a light-filled home with modern living spaces and a contemporary feel.
As part of the refurbishment, the ceiling heights were increased on the lower ground and basement floors and two glass floors were added, one in the patio garden and another directly below it on the lower ground floor, allowing light to cascade into the lower floors.
The original staircase, which had sat awkwardly in the middle of the house, was also moved, creating open living spaces on all floors.

The current owners converted the basement to provide an additional fourth bedroom (pictured) with an en suite and transformed the Victorian property into a light-filled home with modern living spaces and a contemporary feel

As part of the refurbishment, the ceiling heights were increased on the lower ground (pictured) and basement floors in the property
The modernised house now provides a large open-plan kitchen and reception room with a glass feature ceiling and guest cloakroom on the lower ground floor, as well as a ground floor double reception room which features a framed print from Dors’ iconic 1953 photoshoot at the house.
The Victorian-era property was extensively renovated by its current owners who purchased the property in March 2018 in a bad state of repair and spent 18 months renovating it to provide a stylish London home.
On February 11 2018, the Blue Plaque to Diana Dors was installed on the outside of the house, unveiled by her son Jason Dors-Lake.
Percy Lendrum, Director of Dexters, said: ‘With its wonderful baby-blue facade and beautiful modern interiors, this elegant townhouse on Burnsall Street was the Chelsea home of British-Hollywood actress Diana Dors during the 1950s and 1960s.
‘Famous for the fantastic celebrity parties held here over two decades, this Chelsea house has been enlarged and modernised and now offers a discerning buyer heritage, character and stylish interiors, a home that is really memorable and adorable, just like Diana Dors herself.’

The original staircase, which had sat awkwardly in the middle of the house, was also moved, creating open living spaces on all floors (pictured)

The Victorian-era property was extensively renovated by its current owners who purchased the property in March 2018 in a bad state of repair and spent 18 months renovating it to provide a stylish London home. Pictured, one of the four bedrooms available

Two glass floors were also added during the makeover, one in the patio garden (pictured) and another directly below it on the lower ground floor, allowing light to cascade into the lower floors