A “terrifying” house has gone up for sale in “one of UK’s worst neighbourhoods” – leaving property hunters shocked.
The three-bedroom home in Edlington, Doncaster, has been listed as an “opportunity not to be missed”, with estate agents highlighting its “spacious living room, dining room and fitted kitchen”.
But pictures of the property show broken, boarded-up windows, caved-in ceilings and a “trashed” interior.
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And according to the website CrimeRate, Edlington is one of the top 10 most dangerous small towns in South Yorkshire, as reported by Luxury Property News.
It has seen skyrocketing crime rates in recent years, gathering 460 offences during 2023.
Images show the exterior of a large grey building sandwiched between two adjacent red-brick homes.
To the front of the home is a red wall and slabs of wood strewn among tall blades of grass and pieces of white plastic.
The property appears to have only one window intact, with three others and a doorway boarded up with planks.
One window can be seen with a small white sign and bullet-like holes fired into its heavy wooden planks.
A former ‘For Sale’ sign can also be seen lying on the ground as the prospective buyer enters through a metallic black gate.
Further images show the entry to the home with incomplete walls and a ceiling appearing to cave in from the hallway.
Electric appliances appear to have been torn off walls as they sit crookedly by the entrance to the home, revealing the back of the electric machines.
An open-plan kitchen can be seen to the left of the hallway, with broken cabinet doors against a wall, while black mould grows around the spacious room.
A counter with a sink still attached appears to have been pulled apart as it lays scattered across the kitchen floor and underneath a boarded-up window.
Further images show a single bathroom with broken ceramics littered across the floor alongside inhalers, crisp packets and cans of soft drinks.
Insulation foam can be seen shoved inside the broken toilet with what appears to be half of a broken sink toppled next to it on the ground.
However, the walk-in shower appears nearly untouched, with only a few scatterings of litter inside its otherwise pristine cubicle.
A rustic square gate can also be seen in photos, with prospective buyers able to preview what appears to be a closed-off part of the home.
As prospective buyers venture to the upper landing of the home, they are greeted with three bedrooms containing thin flooring, grey walls and nails embedded in a square plank.
Each bedroom appears to have boarded-up windows which conceal an overgrown garden complete with weeds and shrubbery.
Cracked concrete ground can be seen hidden underneath the foliage and leading to the end of the garden that overlooks further houses.
The property was placed on the marketplace by letting agency Bettermove for £42,000.
The agent described the property as being “in need of renovations”.
The listing reads: “The first floor consists of 3 bedrooms and the family bathroom. The exterior boasts a private rear garden, perfect for enjoying the summer months.
“Located in the popular town of Edlington, the property is close to a range of amenities, including shops, supermarkets, restaurants and pubs.
“Excellent transport connections can be found from the A1(M), A630 and many local bus routes. This exciting opportunity should not be missed.”
Social media users have been left stunned.
“Bit of a fixer-upper I thought. But wait until you check out [Google] Streetview,” the social media caption reads.
One person said: “I really, really can’t see how £42,000 can be justified for an entirely trashed house in a terrace which really does need to be knocked down.
“What do they imagine you’re going to do, spend money to renovate it while either side fall further and further into disrepair to the point where they can’t be rescued?
“I doubt the sincerity of Bettermove’s pride in this presentation.”
Another person said: “The worst thing about this is the police told them to move out as if it’s their problem to fix.
“We’ve got a housing crisis but streets full of empty houses because we, as a nation, can’t handle some teenage yobs. So sad people are living like this.”
A third person commented: “That looks like a terrifying place to live. According to Crimerate (an organisation of which I know nothing other than Google) it makes the area one of the most dangerous places to live in the UK, which I assumed from looking at the street.”
A fourth person added: “I’m not a gambling man, but I’d happily put a wager on the google car locking its doors whilst driving through this street.”
The CrimeRate report for Edlington reads: “In November 2023, Edlington had the worst crime rate in South Yorkshire for possession of weapons, with five crimes reported and a crime rate of 0.69 per 1,000 daytime population.
“January 2017 was also a bad month for Edlington residents, when it was South Yorkshire’s most dangerous area for robbery, recording 5 crimes at a rate of 0.69 per 1,000 daytime population.
“This is 21 per cent lower than 2022’s figure of 585 offences and a difference of 17.26 from 2022’s crime rate of 81. Edlington’s least common crime is bicycle theft, with 0 offences recorded in 2023, a decrease of 0 per cent from 2022’s figure of 2 crimes.”
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