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Huge six-bedroom house in Bolton could be yours for just £80,000 – but there’s a catch

The spacious former vicarage in Bolton, Gtr Manchester, is going under the hammer next month

THIS SIZEABLE six-bed home could be yours for just £80,000, but there’s one slight catch - it's in such a state viewings aren't possible.

The spacious former vicarage in Bolton, Gtr Manchester, is going under the hammer next month - but prospective purchasers will not be able to try before they buy because the floorboards are missing.

 Abandoned vicarage is going under the hammer with a guide price of just £80,000
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 Abandoned vicarage is going under the hammer with a guide price of just £80,000Credit: MEN Media
 Photos of the property's interior show it in a dire state - with the kitchen needing significant updating
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Photos of the property's interior show it in a dire state - with the kitchen needing significant updatingCredit: MEN Media
 Windows and fireplaces are boarded up in the sizeable home that could be yours for a bargain £80,000
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Windows and fireplaces are boarded up in the sizeable home that could be yours for a bargain £80,000Credit: MEN Media

But with the average detached property in the town going for £296,780 it sounds like it could be a gamble worth taking.

According to the advertisement on the Auction House website, where the home has a guide price of £80,000, it says: “The property requires a complete refit and due to the vandalism, lack of lighting, lack of natural light together with missing floor boards no internal access is available.”

There are some photographs from the interior of the property but if the description is anything to go by they may be a little out of date, as there is still some flooring left.

However, despite the state of disrepair the auctioneers, Ryder-Dutton, say that the property has a lot of potential and has already had several interested parties make contact.

Auction manager at Auction House Manchester, Amanda Lamont, said: “This property is proving very popular and there are lots of interest for a variety of uses such as community uses, residential, childcare, amongst others and interest has come from both within the local areas as well as from further afield.

"In fact we have even had enquiries from abroad.”

You can bid for the home on Feb 7 at Manchester’s Etihad Stadium.

 Years of vandalism have taken their toll on the six-bed home in Bolton, Gtr Manchester
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Years of vandalism have taken their toll on the six-bed home in Bolton, Gtr ManchesterCredit: MEN Media
 Auctioneers, Ryder-Dutton, say that the property has a lot of potential and has already had several interested parties make contact
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Auctioneers, Ryder-Dutton, say that the property has a lot of potential and has already had several interested parties make contactCredit: MEN Media
 Viewings are not permitted at the property for a number of reasons including missing floorboards
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Viewings are not permitted at the property for a number of reasons including missing floorboardsCredit: MEN Media
 With the average price of a detached property in Bolton at nearly £300,000 this six-bed home could prove a real bargain
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With the average price of a detached property in Bolton at nearly £300,000 this six-bed home could prove a real bargainCredit: MEN Media


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