Sir Paul McCartney's childhood home has been purchased by a mystery buyer for $240,000 (£150,000).

The three-bedroom terrace house in Liverpool, England where the Beatles star and his parents lived during his younger years went under the hammer on 26 February (15), at the nearby Cavern Club, the band's former haunt.

The bidding began with a guide price of $160,000 (£100,000), and although estate agents at Countrywide Property Auctions, who handled the sale, said there were a number of interested parties from around the world, the house ultimately sold to a man from the U.K.

The winner who paid the hefty sum chose not to release further details about his identity.

MCCartney's property follows previous sales of John Lennon's childhood home in 2013, and the house where George Harrison grew up, which sold for $249,600 (£156,000) last year (14).

Another house where MCCartney lived as a child, 20 Forthlin Road, is now owned by Britain's National Trust so it can be preserved for future generations.