Anything look strange to you? (Picture: North News & Pictures Ltd)
This ‘exceptional new-build’ home – the estate agent’s words, not ours -isn’t selling.
Now, we don’t have any proof, but we think it might have something do with that lamp post. Yes, the one sitting right in front of the door.
The house is one of ten properties in South Shields, South Tyneside that went on sale in September and reportedly not a single one has been bought so far.
This is despite Signature estate agents offering a six months mortgage-free deal.
The end-of terrace isn’t the only home on the development which has its very own lamp post.
There’s actually another situated in the middle of a driveway, apparently preventing anyone from parking there.
The lamp post sits within the boundary of the house and right in front of the door (Picture: North News & Pictures Ltd)
The wonderful view from the door (Picture: North News & Pictures Ltd)
The lamp posts, as odd as they are, might not be the only reason buyers aren’t biting.
The properties are going for £235,000, but the average cost of a home on Boldon Lane, where the development is located, is less than half that price at £102,000.
They also sit opposite a number of deserted shops.
One local said: ‘I couldn’t believe it when I saw there was a lamppost in the middle of someone’s drive.
‘How are you supposed to park your car? Surely that’s the whole point of having a driveway.
‘I definitely won’t be purchasing one of these homes. It’s a really run-down area. The pub opposite is absolutely feral.’
Locals were also quick to comment on the bizarre development on social media.
One wrote: ‘Oh man! Imagine trying to move in!’
None of the ten homes have reportedly sold (Picture: North News & Pictures Ltd)
Another commented: ‘Ridiculous”.
And a third said: ‘Yeah, the person that gets the house on the end can practice pole dancing without leaving too far from home.’
Described by Signature as an ‘exceptional new-build development’, the homes feature a kitchen, living room and kitchen and the master bedrooms come with an en-suite.
The homes are close to a number of amenities including shops and supermarkets, the estate agents said.
Signature has been contacted for comment but not responded. It has not been possible to contact Hepscott Developments.
Last month a builder forced to build a house around a lamppost hit back at critics who slammed his unique solution.
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