CELL OF THE CENTURY

Unassuming 3-bed house looks ordinary from the outside – but wait until you see incredible secret inside

AN UNASSUMING three-bed house has hit the market for £160,000 - but it holds an incredible secret.

The semi-detached home in Arbroath, on the east coast of Scotland, appears like any other in the street.

Advertisement
The home appears normal from the outsideCredit: Deadline
But a police station is attached to the property - and the inside has not changed much from its time as a slammerCredit: Deadline
The former police station reception is now a peculiar bedroom with a fridge and weightsCredit: Deadline

But on closer inspection, the real cell-ing point becomes clear.

That's because the home comes with its own POLICE STATION - and not much has changed since the bobbies moved out.

The first of the three rooms in the converted Police Scotland lock up appears to be the old reception.

But bizarrely, the stark room - which still boasts original strip lighting, windows and flooring - has been fitted with a bed and a weights bench.

Advertisement

The owners have even thrown in a set of dumbbells and a fridge in the peculiar space which would have once processed nicked locals.

Even the original police noticeboard still hangs out the front of the reception.

Another image shows a double bed mattress that has been rammed in next to a sink.

Wooden cabinets are visible on the wall and appear to be the old kitchen where the old bill would have rustled up cups of tea and gobbled down biscuits.

Advertisement

Most read in Property

Can I move home with my existing equity release plan?
black gold
UK's 'darkest ever house' with all black floors and walls on sale for just £195k
HOUSE THAT
Bank hikes mortgage rates amid market turmoil as brokers warn others will follow
GETTING CRABBY
Our seaside town is being turned into a Airbnb mecca by ‘monstrous’ eyesore

Despite the bedding, neither of these rooms have been classed as bedrooms.

The property also boasts three bathrooms - and two of them appear totally unaltered from their days as a cop shop.

One person claimed the station's cell is visible in a 3D tour, but there are no pictures of this.

In comparison to the bizarre extension the remainder of the property is somewhat normal.

Advertisement

The kitchen is modern and offers a flash cooker, washing machine and dishwasher.

Police house offers excellent accommodation over two floors

Purple Bricks, estate agent

While the living room has light flooding through the windows - a feature wall with smart patterned wallpaper, a swish carpet and couch complete the space.

Three bedrooms can be found upstairs, all of similar size.

While a modern bathroom fitted with a large heated towel rail and shower can be accessed by all three rooms.

Advertisement

Property agents Purple Bricks listed the home last week (7 APR), writing: "Police house offers excellent accommodation over two floors, a bright spacious lounge with the kitchen offering modern wall and base units and complimentary worktops and separate utility room."

The property has also caught the eye of intrigued social media users who offered their thoughts about the unique property.

One person wrote: “A three-bed semi-detached house, all very normal looking, except the former police station attached out front.”

Advertisement

Another person chimed: “Gutted they don’t show you inside the cell, but the door does appear to be there in the 3D virtual tour.

A bed appears to be rammed into the old kitchen where the bobbies would have once rustled up a cuppaCredit: Deadline
The police station straddles the decent sized front gardenCredit: Deadline
One bathroom appears unchanged from its time as a policeman's bogCredit: Deadline
Advertisement
One room appears light and airy with decent space to move aroundCredit: Deadline
A light and airy living space is found in the main houseCredit: Deadline
The house itself offers a modern kitchen with all the appliances you needCredit: Deadline
A smart bathroom is accessible on the first floor of the property and can be used by bedrooms in the houseCredit: Deadline
Advertisement
A light and spacious bedroom in the former police stationCredit: Deadline
Topics
Advertisement
machibet777.com