UK's oldest lottery winners, who scooped £18 million, will stay in the house they bought for £2,000

Britain’s oldest ever National Lottery winners say they will stay in the house they bought for £2,000, despite scooping more than £18 million.

Now multi-millionaires, Dennis Banfield, 87, and wife Shirley, 83, said they have no intention of moving from their family home in Winterbourne, Gloucestershire.

The couple have lived there for 57 years though have spent the last four months in a budget hotel as they renovate the property.

The Banfields hope to be back at home for Christmas, although builders are still there and there is currently a large skip in front of the house.

Dennis and Shirley won an £18,139,352 jackpot back in February, but say the win has not changed them.

‘We decided to stay in the house and just have the whole of the inside of it completely redone,’ said Shirley.

‘We’ve been there for 57 years now. We know the area, the house is not overlooked, it’s got a lovely big driveway.

‘We’ve gone back to see it as it’s been done up.

‘There’s still a bit of a way to go on it, but we’re hoping to move back in within the next fortnight – we’ll definitely be back in in time for Christmas.’

It is thought the house is now worth in excess of £300,000.

The OAPs have shared their winnings with their daughters Tina and Karen, and said they only played the lottery to secure the children’s futures.

Tina and Karen got just over £6 million each, with Dennis and Shirley keeping the remaining third for themselves.

The daughters have brought new homes but Dennis and Shirley have also given money to local good causes, including cancer units and a children’s hospital.

‘We can’t exactly go jetting off on a round-the-world adventure at our age,’ added Shirley.