Cornwall. I meant to take you there last week but we took a sideways step.
I should perhaps point out that, personally, I've never been to Cornwall. Devon yes, and other bits of the far south, but never Cornwall. I did get fish boxes delivered to me from there for quite a few years and I'm a fan of a dollop of Rodda on a scone, so maybe someday soon.
I have three properties to show you today, all good locations, reasonable price-wise, and great potential. But all with a sadness about them, of time-stopped abandonment; of lonely later lives.
This three bedroom detached house in bustling St Austell sits on a quiet street, on a hill overlooking fields and already renovated neighbouring houses. It has a large garden, a fair bit of privacy for the location, garage and parking.
Rooms are a good size - two reception rooms, hall, kitchen, utility/pantry and loo downstairs; three bedrooms and bathroom upstairs.
That damp-trapping external render will need to go, and you'll want to keep the style, if not the reality, of those original metal-frame windows. And of course, there's a whole lost childhood to be cleared away.
On the market with a guide price of £250k through May Whetter and Grose. More details on the agent's site here and on Rightmove here.
My second pick is also a three bedroom detached house over looking hills, and also up for £250k.
This one in Cornwall's countryside rather than a town, sitting on the A395 a couple of miles from Davidstow.
Good size garden, garage, parking, and lovely views over fields.
Currently on the market for cash only - drainage issues (to an old cess pit) means the house isn't yet mortgageable. And moving the downstairs bathroom upstairs might lose you a bedroom, but you could also look to ditch the garage and extend sideways.
Anyway, that downstairs bathroom probably meant the house (and hats) owner got to live here longer.
On the market through Cole Rayment and White at £250k. More pictures, video and details on the agent's site here and on Righmove here.
Which brings us to my left-field property. A four-bedroom, Grade II-listed, mid-terrace house at Perranarworthal, between Truro and Falmouth, with cobbled courtyard and a barn. For £185k.
It's on the busy A39, parking will be an issue - particularly for the works needed, but it is a pretty extraordinary building. Except ...
I'm sorry, but how many cats does one person need??!!
On the market through Lodge and Thomas at £185k. Details and more pictures on the agent's site here and on Rightmove here.
