Seven-bed house is a steal for £650,000 - but mystery door detail may deter you

06 March 2024 , 12:11

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The house is hiding a strange door detail (Image: Jam Press/Hurst Estate Agents)

Would the odd detail in this house put you off?

We all know that the housing market is in absolute shambles with prices for the most basic of properties through the roof. So if you're in the market for a huge home with a staggering seven bedrooms, you might want to check this one out - as it's a pretty good deal at £650,000. There's only one slight detail that might make you think twice - it's got two mysterious doors that lead to nowhere.

The property, in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, looks like a perfectly normal house from the outside, with a typical front door with stairs leading up to it. The four-storey pad also has a normal back door on the ground floor that takes you out into the garden.

There's a door on the second floor that leads nowhere (Jam Press/Hurst Estate Agents)

But on the second floor, directly above the front door, there's another large double door that leads straight outside. Even more bizarre is the existence of another door that also leads outside at the back of the property.

What's more, both doors don't have any stairs leading to the ground or any platform to stand on like a balcony, so anyone opening the doors would be at risk of falling if they were to step outside.

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There's another mystery door at the back of the property (Jam Press/Hurst Estate Agents)

If you can get past the bizarre doors, however, the property could be perfect for you. It has seven bedrooms and three bathrooms but needs a modern update. There are broken wardrobes and chest of draws in several of the bathrooms, and in some rooms, the wallpaper appears to be peeling off.

Hurst Estate Agents, who are marketing the property, say it could be transformed into a HMO or converted into flats if you'd rather pick it up as an investment property rather than a huge family home. The listing reads: "A rare opportunity to acquire this four-storey property that sits on an elevated, corner plot position and is located to the west side of High Wycombe, siding the National Trust Parkland and Dashwood estate.

The house needs modernising but could be a great family home (Jam Press/Hurst Estate Agents)

"The property, which was built in 1912, offers versatile accommodation across four floors and would make an ideal family home or has huge investment potential to convert into a large HMO or possible conversion into flats (subject to obtaining the relevant planning permission).

"This striking property does require a degree of redecoration and modernisation throughout but has recently had the roof completely replaced and an internal viewing is recommended. The accommodation includes an entrance hall, fitted kitchen, sitting room, dining room, study, cloakroom, seven bedrooms and two bathrooms.

"The property also benefits from front and rear gardens, gas central heating, balcony, parking to the rear and is also offered to the market with no onward chain."

Zahna Eklund