Property

A house in Greater Manchester has gone up for sale for £1 – but it needs some work

Daisy Jackson Daisy Jackson - 31st January 2022

A three-bedroom house in Greater Manchester has gone on the market for just £1.

The property in east Manchester has been listed on Rightmove in the last week and will be sold at auction next month.

The listing states that the Openshaw home is in need of refurbishment – and photos show walls that need plastering and painting, bare floorboards and broken tiles.

There’s also, interestingly, a skull clown toilet seat in the bathroom.

But it looks to us like there’s loads of potential here, with an open-plan ground floor and three bedrooms upstairs.

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A £1 house in Openshaw. Credit: Rightmove

The ground floor is made up of that open living room/dining room space, with a kitchen and shower room at the rear.

Then the upstairs landing of the £1 house leads to three bedrooms.

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There’s also a small yard out the back of the property.

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The ‘traditionally constructed’ end-of-terrace house is currently vacant.

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One thing that has been updated in the property is new gas central heating.

The house is located just off Ashton Old Road, near bus routes into the city centre as well as Gorton train station.

It will be sold at online auction between 23 and 24th February, through Auction House North West.

Featured image: Rightmove

Property

UK’s biggest property show is coming to Manchester and needs house hunters for new series

Emily Sergeant Emily Sergeant

Are you looking to move but finding the house hunting process a lot harder than you thought it would be?

Well, this could be the helping hand you need.

The UK’s biggest property show, Location, Location, Location – which has been a fixture in Channel 4’s schedule for more than 20 years at this point – is looking for house hunters from across Manchester for the new series. 

First airing all the way back in 2000, if you’ve never seen Location, Location, Location, it’s fronted by presenters and property experts Kirstie Allsopp and Phil Spencer who head all across the UK to help buyers in search for their dream home.

Despite being on our TV screens for 26 years at this point, Kirstie and Phil have never tired in their efforts to match the nation’s hopeful house hunters with their perfect home.

For its next series being filmed this May, Channel 4 are now looking for individuals, families, and couples from Greater Manchester who need Kirstie and Phil’s expertise to find their next home.

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The UK’s biggest property show is coming to Manchester and needs house hunters for its new series / Credit: James Feaver (via Unsplash)

Whether you’re upsizing, downsizing, first timer buyers, or looking for a forever home, Channel 4 wants to hear from you.

“We are casting for the new series, and we are interested in hearing from chain free (or SSTC) house hunters who would be ready to buy in May this year,” a spokesperson for Channel 4 said as the casting call was announced.

“Applications are now open and we’re looking for individuals, families and couples who need Kirstie and Phil’s expertise to buy their dream home.”

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Anyone interested in appearing on Location, Location, Location can apply on the Channel 4 website here.

Applications will be received by a member of IWC Media and they will contact you directly if they wish to take your it any further.

Featured Image – Channel 4 (Supplied)


Property

Inside the regal Cheshire home for sale on one of Britain’s most expensive roads

Emily Sergeant Emily Sergeant

A stunning detached family home on one of Britain’s most expensive roads is currently on the market over in Cheshire.

In case you hadn’t heard, a recent report by The Times has revealed where you’ll find Britain’s top 20 most expensive roads for 2026, based off Rightmove data, and Congleton Road in Alderley Edge – slap bang in the middle of Cheshire’s iconic ‘Golden Triangle’ – has appeared in the top five most expensive outside of London.

So we snooped around to see what your money (… or your hypothetical money, at least) can get you on this street, and came across a regal residence currently for sale for a whopping £4.95 million.

This is Highclere – a six-bedroom detached family home occupying a private plot of over 1.3 acres and enjoying panoramic views across the adjoining Cheshire countryside.

This is Highclere – a stunning family home on one of Britain’s most expensive roads / Credit: Andrew J Nowell

Approached behind electric gates, and set back along a sweeping driveway, estate agents say Highclere has been ‘carefully and tastefully’ renovated by the current owners.

It now offers ‘spacious and versatile’ accommodation, and benefits from being within easy reach of Alderley Edge village centre and all the amenities it’s known and loved for.

Some of the stand-out features include an impressive reception hall with large sweeping staircase, open living kitchen with a large central island, large bedrooms, and a full leisure suite with a pool, jacuzzi, steam room, and showers.

There’s also a dedicated bar area, a games room, cinema room, and a gym.

Upstairs is where you’ll find what is described as the ‘unparallelled’ principal bedroom suite with two large dressing rooms, its own living area, en-suite bathroom, and a powder room, as well as four other large bedrooms.

Just as you’d expect, the outside of Highclere is as impressive as the inside.

The property is set within a private plot of over 1.3 acres enjoying panoramic views / Credit: Andrew J Nowell

Not only are there expansive terraced lawns with mature trees and shrubs and two large courtyards perfect for outdoor entertaining, but there is also a large driveway providing off-road parking for multiple vehicles and a detached double garage converted into annexe accomodation.

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This property is currently on the market with Alderley Edge-based independent estate agents, Andrew J Nowell, for a Guide Price of £4.95 million, and if you fancy taking a closer look, then you can contact the agents to arrange a viewing.

Or you could just take the cheaper route instead and have a nosy at the Rightmove link here.

Featured Image – Andrew J Nowell

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