The "have a look at this!" thread II

PollyOnAMission

moneyistooshorttomention wrote: »

Errr...am I missing something somewhere? Allowing for the worst "expander" photos I have seen for a long time...it still looks a rather nice house to me.

Is the "sea view" one where you look at it and then instantly start calculating just how long it will be before it's actually IN the sea iyswim?

I was just referring to the bargain price for such a huge (and rather nice) house :beer:

PollyOnAMission

vivatifosi wrote: »

Does anyone know the area? I'm curious if this is a typical house price for that coast, or whether the fact that there is a nuclear power plant practically on your doorstep helps keep prices low.

Yes, I know it well. House prices are cheap although increase substantially if you travel the 3 miles to the next village, which is just inside the National Park boundary. I'm not sure Sellafield has too much of an impact on the house prices to be honest (compared with other Cumbrian coastal towns slightly further away); it's more that it's a fairly isolated place and a bit run down. It's essentially a commuter village for Sellafield and the potential dangers don't really seem to cross residents' minds.

House prices in the coastal Cumbrian towns/villages are pretty low, but they are generally ex-industrial towns that have seen substantial decline, although many are now having heavy investment.

PollyOnAMission

Sensible_Jess wrote: »

I want the bathroom in picture 13 .... Amazing!!

Edited to add - right on the edge of the Lake District too...some lucky person should snap that up!

You can get an enormous house for your money up there! Although the village isn't exactly the prettiest and transport links are poor, it's a good compromise if you want to be close to the Lakes but still get plenty of property for your money. The beach is lovely these days too

PollyOnAMission

olias wrote: »

No work (except at the power station!) No investment, remote, insular, declining...............need I go on?

Olias

That's a reasonable description, although it's a reprocessing plant rather than a power station

There is a nice community atmosphere though!

EdwardS033

Quick sweep the drive the estate agent is coming round

rightmove property-for-sale/property-43102361

...Pic 2, nice cooker

phoebe1989seb

Tallu wrote: »

'Griege' being a colloquial term for 'grey and beige' - think low-rent Farrow&Ball with smatterings of low-rent Laura Ashley 'tasteful middle class tat'... You're pretty much bang on with the 'Love' wooden 'objets' :rotfl:



you're well entitled to take a dislike to the conservatory Koi pond - glad to hear you aren't a dyed in the wool Griege enthusiast!

I have to say I think your bathrooms have held up very well - very tasteful / period appropriate, I wouldn't be in a rush to replace them if I were moving in.

Thank you Tallu I must confess that we are still fans of that style of bathroom 21 years on and have fitted something similar (free-standing roll top bath etc) in the three houses we've had since, although in this house DH has finally convinced me to have a slightly more contemporary look including a back-to-wall loo - but I got my own way in the main bathroom, lol!

Edited to add - I detest those *wall words* et al too.......

phoebe1989seb

fashionlover10 wrote: »

It IS the part of Essex I live in and I love it! OH wants to move but I love our little town.

Apologies fashionlover, there was honestly no offence intended

We were unfortunate enough to relocate from what we considered a very nice part of Hants to a less than perfect part of Essex (won't name it here - don't want to offend anyone else - but Clacton & Colchester were our nearest large conurbations ) and whilst I admit there were some extremely pleasant villages/smaller towns within reach (and I do remember Manningtree as being one of the nicer ones.......but Dedham was our particular favourite ), we were deeply unhappy during our time there.

This was our own fault entirely as we failed to research thoroughly before purchase, but instead fell hook, line & sinker for a gorgeous period house, then to compound the issue we lost out big time financially when we sold three years later........

fashionlover10

phoebe1989seb wrote: »

Apologies fashionlover, there was honestly no offence intended

We were unfortunate enough to relocate from what we considered a very nice part of Hants to a less than perfect part of Essex (won't name it here - don't want to offend anyone else - but Clacton & Colchester were our nearest large conurbations ) and whilst I admit there were some extremely pleasant villages/smaller towns within reach (and I do remember Manningtree as being one of the nicer ones.......but Dedham was our particular favourite ), we were deeply unhappy during our time there.

This was our own fault entirely as we failed to research thoroughly before purchase, but instead fell hook, line & sinker for a gorgeous period house, then to compound the issue we lost out big time financially when we sold three years later........

You didn't offend at all! I just thought it was funny how differently two people could feel about the same area. Dedham is lovely, I have to agree.

I actually moved from a less than perfect part of Hants to what I consider to be a lovely part of Essex.

Better_Days

Anyone fancy buying a theme park?
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bouicca21

I cannot resist adding this one to the thread. Hard sell or what?

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-43098293.html?premiumA=true