'Britain's loneliest home' taken off market after failing to attract buyer
A derelict cottage dubbed 'Britain's loneliest home' has been taken off the market after failing to find a buyer in two years.
The three-bedroom property in Whernside, North Yorkshire, which lacks mains electricity or water, is no longer for sale, according to estate agents on Wednesday. The rundown address was initially priced at £300,000 when it first went on the market in the summer of 2022. In May last year, an offer was made when the owners dropped the price to £250,000.
However, after deciding to remove it from the listings of estate agent Fisher Hopper, it is now not available for purchase. The house, three Blea Moor Cottages, is next to England's most remote signal box on the Settle to Carlisle train line and is a 20-minute walk from the nearest parking spot.
Inside three Blea Moor Cottages in the Yorkshire Dales (Fisher Hopper / SWNS)One of the bedrooms has blue carpets and wallpaper from floor to ceiling, which has peeled away due to what appears to be extensive mould damage. Another bedroom has purple flooring and painted walls, while the third seemed to have had a green theme previously. The best-kept room is the kitchen, which features a large range cooker and an exposed brick wall. The previous residents generated electricity through a windmill, and their water was transported by a trailer.
Potential buyers were warned that they would need a 4x4 vehicle or quadbike to reach the property because it's so remote. The house, which is nestled under Whernside, the tallest mountain in the Three Peaks challenge, was previously advertised as a business opportunity.
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The best-kept room is the kitchen, which features a large range cooker (Fisher Hopper / SWNS)When estate agents Fisher Hopper put the home up for sale, they said: "The property presents an interesting investment, with a range of potential commercial opportunities apparent: private holiday home, unique AirBnB style experience, bunkhouse or refreshment stop on the Yorkshire 3 Peaks Challenge route.
"Plans will be subject to the necessary consents - this is in the heart of the National Park - but for the right buyer with vision, there is great potential here." The cottage was first built for workers by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway in the 1940s and is the last one standing of three properties.
The previous owner was John Myerscough, a man who liked to keep to himself. He was served with planning enforcement action by the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority in 2010. This happened after he stored lots of scrap vehicles and waste on the land, including five old oil tanks, a caravan, a small digger and two shipping containers. He complied with the order and the site was cleared.
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