The murderer from Adolescence lives on our humble terraced street… and he’s the sweetest boy in the world! Neighbours of Netflix sensation Owen Cooper, 15, tell of their pride as he soars from working class Warrington to the heights of Hollywood

The life-long neighbours of Adolescence star Owen Cooper have described him as a ‘lovely lad’ who would do anything for them.

The 15-year-old is currently shooting a big-screen adaptation of Wuthering Heights alongside superstar Margot Robbie – after Adolescence became the most popular show on Netflix. 

But less than a year ago Owen was just another ordinary schoolboy kicking a football around with mates and playing PlayStation in his bedroom, MailOnline can reveal. 

His life until July 2024 was one that will be recognisable to most as an entirely normal one in a provincial English town.

For Owen, that town was Warrington in Cheshire, where his carer mum Noreen and IT worker dad Andy bought a modest terraced house for £87,000 almost 20 years ago as the base where they could raise a family. 

Christine Walker, 75, who has lived next door to the young star all his life, told MailOnline: ‘I’ve known him since he was a baby and to me he’s just a regular kid.

‘I’d see him play football…