Whoever collects the keys to Number 10 later this week will reside in what Margaret Thatcher called "one of the most precious jewels in the national heritage". If you fancy a property with political connections of its own, how about a Belgravia apartment that belonged to Lord Boothby, MP for East Aberdeenshire? Or a Georgian house in Westminster that Home Secretary John Anderson once called home? The following five properties all get our vote.

This six-bedroom Georgian 'double house' is the former home of John Anderson. Anderson was Home Secretary during the Second World War and responsible for air-raid precautions (hence the Anderson Shelter). Lord North Street has always been a favourite with politicians and counts two former prime ministers – Anthony Eden and Harold Wilson – among previous residents.

Grade II-listed Foxholm has herringbone brick elevations, crow stepped gables and brick mullioned windows. Set in 14 acres, the six-bedroom house was built by Charles Buxton MP to house the Chaplain to Queen Victoria. Both Buxton's father, Thomas, and son, Sydney, were MPs.

Built between 1913 and 1914 as village hall, Hotham was used for a variety of public meetings and community events. In the 1930s Winston Churchill addressed an annual meeting of the Primrose League here. The following year, Anthony Eden addressed a meeting in support of the Putney By-Election candidate. The hall was subsequently converted into apartments and this ground-floor maisonette has two double bedrooms, open-plan double height reception room, and a sheltered courtyard garden.

This third-floor, two-bedroom apartment is located on the eastern terrace of Eaton Square. With views over the pretty garden square and St Peter's Church, the propety is the former home of Lord Boothby MP, later Lord Boothby, who lived here from 1946 to 1986.

This six-bedroom house in Wimbledon was once the home of Barney Hayhoe, an MP from 1970 to 1992. During his tenure, the house was visited by both John Major (then a junior minister) and Prime Minister Edward Heath.

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