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[enteirah]

Of all the things I ever thought I'd see online, being able to look on Rightmove and find the house I grew up in for 20-odd years is not one of them...

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-39302194.html

Seeing such photos is weird to say the least!

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[avon-deer.livejournal.com]

25k?!

[enteirah]

That's generally been the response from most people so far! House prices round there are so dismally low as being away from major cities with nothing particularly desirable to encourage commuting, there's just no demand for them. The house itself also needs a lot of interior refurbing done as it's been left neglected so long (wood panel effect in the kitchen? Hello 1960s). However no time to really do anything with it before selling up. As Durham County Council are one of those who've jumped straight on the 'you can charge council tax on empty properties' as soon as they could get away with it, the parents have to get rid of the property as soon as possible, even if it means selling so low.

Mind there's a 3 bedroom house on the same street in much newer condition, and that's been on the market for over 6 month now with 3 price drops (think it's down to about 50k now and still not selling). :S

[avon-deer.livejournal.com]

I have long been campaigning for reasonably priced housing for Britain's population but 25k might be a little TOO low. I had no idea things were that depressed in the NE :(

[porsupah.livejournal.com]

It's a little odd, for me, to read such an entry, when we tended to move every year or two. ^_^; (Though, certainly, there were places we remember with greater fondness, such as where I popped into the world - the inn we owned at the time)

[eliki.livejournal.com]

I can only begin to imagine how strange that must be. I found it weird enough when I used Street View recently and wandered down the street that I used to live in some 30+ years ago. To see that garden and front door again after all that time, even though we only lived there for 7 years (and to be able to view the back garden in the satellite mode!) was very strange. So it must be quite moving in a way seeing that house up for sale.

[skipai.livejournal.com]

25k? Damn I can put down 10% of that house price right now as deposit...

Probably in a bad area since what it used to be though. Never own a house. :(

[whitetail.livejournal.com]

I can imagine how that must feel. The house looks to be in fairly good shape, though. Much nicer than the house my mother grew up in in Burnley.

http://goo.gl/maps/Xntp4

It was still quite pretty when we visited it, 50 years after her family moved out. Today, though, I am sad to see that it is in a very rundown condition.