West Ham legend Bobby Moore is to be honoured with a blue English Heritage plaque.

The scheme, which has been running for 150 years, marks the houses of many of the nation’s best-loved cultural icons.

Now, 50 years on from lifting the World Cup at Wembley, the footballer is set to be included in the list.

The plaque in Waverley Gardens, Barking, will mark the house where Moore grew up and where he still lived when he made his England debut in 1962.

Prof Ronald Hutton, chair of the English Heritage Blue Plaques Panel, said: “Since 1866, these modest but distinctive blue roundels have reminded us of the people and places that made history.

“It’s a roll-call that underlines the wide range of talent who over the centuries have made London their home.”

Others to be recognised this year include comedian Tommy Cooper, Queen frontman Freddie Mercury and playwright Samuel Beckett.