A FIVE-BEDROOM house on the market for £300,000 looks perfectly ordinary from the street, but what lies inside has left people stunned.
From the outside, the Burnley property appears to be a “truly enchanting” detached, stone-built home.
It is described on the listing as a house “which has to be seen to be appreciated”.
But inside, the Brooklands Road site tells a completely different story.
House-hunters online have ridiculed the listing, slamming it for its shocking state of disrepair.
Viewers have commented that the house has been “left to rot” and they wouldn’t even be paid to take on the project, let alone cough up the hefty price tag.
Photos of the inside of the building, which features five bedrooms and three reception rooms, show crumbling walls, mouldy floorboards, and exposed beams.
The property is unrecognisable from its former glory, with overgrown trees and hedges swamping the driveway and garden.
Somewhere buried beneath the unruly vegetation lies a pond and tennis courts, according to the estate agents.
One Reddit user said: “I adore the bones of the house and that picture of the path to the front. I can’t fix that, however.”
Another chimed in: “What are we looking at? Water damage? Fire damage? Both?
“That seems a big price tag for the condition of the house and for the area.”
Estate agents Clifford Smith Sutcliffe have tried to flog the property as an exciting renovation project.
They admitted that it is in need of “a complete programme of renovation, modernisation and recommissioning.”
“The life of this property has been resting in recent years, standing silent and waiting patiently for a new chapter,” they added, acknowledging the shoddy photos.
They highlight the acre of land the property sits on, and the “generous sized reception spaces”, many of which “retain the original character and charm.”
It occupies “a choice position well within this secluded avenue,” and is “within a few minutes drive of all the amenities of Burnley town centre, including access onto the M65 motorway,” they say.
But the property, formerly the residence of celebrated wartime hero Captain G.W. George Haffner, has certainly seen brighter days.
The listing also features a photo of the home before it was overtaken by the garden, appealing to prospective buyers.
It captures the entrance, adorned with charming blue trim along the roof and a weathered cobblestone path winding through the front garden to the door.
Today, that once-quaint scene is largely hidden beneath a tangle of trees, bushes, and other foliage, leaving only a shadow of its former charm.
The estate agents added: “An accompanied viewing for serious buyers is highly recommended and, given the excitement stimulated so far, advised sooner rather than later.”
