A home-owner has bemused their neighbours and incensed corners of the internet by listing their semi-detached property for £6million – despite the average home on the road selling for £5.5million less than that on average.
Residents were confused to learn the property in Brent, which was last sold at auction for £1.675million in 2021, had been listed for that amount with one telling the Mail it was ‘delusional from the owners.’
Located close to Brondesbury Park station, the recently refurbished property is spread over three floors and comes with five beds and a host of modern amenities including eaves storage and a walk in dressing room for the master bedroom.
According to agents Cluttons, the ‘truly remarkable home’ has been ‘designed from the ground up with an uncompromising commitment to quality and detail [..] resulting in a property that blends architectural brilliance with effortless everyday living.’
The listing also states that any purchase includes ‘approved planning permission for a studio and swimming pool, offering the potential to further develop and create a unique living experience in the heart of London.’
Lush pictures of the inside of the property show a sleek modern paradise with trendy furniture and immaculately manicured lawns – however, the agent does also admit that photos have been ‘staged with furnishings to provide a more appealing presentation of space.’
According to property marketer Purplebricks, the £6million pound price tag of the property is an optimistic one – with the average property in the wider area selling for around £536,480 although some houses in the same street have been priced in the £2-3million bracket.
The borough in which the refurb squats has also struggled in the last year with the average home losing 5% (around £26,157) in value over the 12 months to July, according to the latest House Price Index.
A home-owner has bemused their neighbours and incensed corners of the internet by listing their five-bedroom property for £6million
The listing is all the more ambitious as the average home in the area sells for £5.5million less on average
According to agents Cluttons , the ‘truly remarkable home’ has been ‘designed from the ground up with an uncompromising commitment to quality and detail’
The asking price for the smartly presented property has caused consternation among locals and potential buyers who have claimed it is ‘overpriced’ an a bit of a joke.
Speaking to the Daily Mail, one neighbor who preferred to stay anonymous laughed heartily when he was told how much it was on for.
‘That is a joke, what are they smoking!’ he said, ‘I remember what was there before, it was a bog standard house like all the others in this road.
‘They have made it nicer and I’m sure its fancy inside – but nobody will pay £6million for a house on this road!
‘This is Queens Park, not Hampstead!’
According to Purple Bricks, the most expensive property ever sold on the road went for £3,825,000.
In the last ten years, six properties have sold on the road with the last home going for £2,575,000 in May 2021.
Another neighbour told the Mail it was ‘only a bad valuation if nobody buys it.’
They said: ‘I mean yes, it is a bit of a silly price when you consider the area – but that’s London now.
‘Everywhere you look now there are houses being sold for even more than that which used to be ex-council flats!
‘The demand is outstripping the stock and you have all this foreign money coming in that doesn’t care how many zeroes are on the end of the price.
‘Good luck to them to be honest, if it does sell I might put my own house up for it!’
According to Purple Bricks, the most expensive property ever sold on the road went for £3,825,000
The property listing was savaged on a RightMove Reddit thread
When news of the listing reached notorious property trolling Reddit channel ‘Spotted on RightMove’ it received a predictably savage reception.
Under the post, titled ‘Semi detached from reality price’ one user said: ‘I dont care how much they’ve done or how much sq m’s they’ve added it’s an ordinary semi house.’
Another agreed: ‘Whatever they have done to it, I don’t see how they could justify asking anything like that kind of price hike!’
Another laughed: ‘Comical, imagine buying this when you could move to a another country, have a beach front property, and still have millions left in the bank for cocktails?’
The online furore comes hot on the heels of a similar property storm that puzzled residents of Hove in August.
An elderly couple infuriated house hunters online after listing their home for almost £2million over the average sale price of their street.
Residents reacted with ‘shock’ and ‘disbelief’ after the ordinary looking property in Hove, East Sussex, was put on the market for a staggering £2.5million.
The asking price for the smartly presented property has caused consternation among potential buyers who have claimed it is ‘overpriced’.
They claim that although the red brick home has a sought-after seaside location, it actually backs on to a block of high rise flats and sits on a busy road which has a high crime rate.
The owners – who are in their late 80s – bought the property in East Sussex in 2010 for £750,000 but have now put it on the market for more than three times that amount.
According to property experts Purplebricks, the average cost of a house on the street where the couple are looking to sell is £600k.
One resident told the Daily Mail: ‘I’m shocked. It’s incredible how much house prices have risen in the last 15 years but I’d never expect a house to be on the market for so much – it’s a King’s ransom.
‘It’s unbelievable really. I understand it is in a desirable location but this road is very busy all the time and the back garden looks out over the flats – not exactly a beautiful view.’
An elderly couple looking to downsize from their three-bedroom home have drawn the ire of some house hunters online
The £2.5million house sits in the upmarket Hove and is just 100 yards from the pebble beach
The house sits just 100 yards from the pebble beach.
The elderly couple are understood to be selling it so they can downsize away from the seafront.
Hove is a well-heeled and desirable location to live where the average price of a detached house is £846,600.
Neighbour Barbara Crafts, said: ‘They are a lovely couple but they’re getting on.
‘Although the house only has three bedrooms it is deceptively large and the bedrooms are huge and have walk-in dressing rooms.’
Mrs Crafts, who is in her 70s and lives in a spacious three-bedroom flat on the street, said: ‘Although it looks quite ordinary from the front it is a lovely house and very spacious and they’ve spent some money doing it up.
‘I’ve lived here for around eight years and my children who live up north are always telling me to sell. They tell me I could buy a fantastic property near them for just a fraction.’
Viewers checking the online listing questioned how the ‘modest’ home could command such a high price.
One said: ‘Those flats overlooking the back would be an instant no for me even if dirt cheap. Half the house is the master suite. Seems unnecessary.’
Another said: ‘£2.5m is insane money for this. Surely its not worth even close to that. Even at half, it would be steep, no?’
Another viewer said: ‘How much!? And why does that main bedroom need two dressing rooms and such a huge bathroom?! Should have just made one of the dressing rooms a guest room instead.’
Yet another said: ‘Faaaaar too much.Front of property faces west, back faces east. Front faces a row of guest houses/hotels including a God awful 60’s(?) 5 story guest house directly opposite.
‘Back faces an 11 story block of flats. So, no privacy and no sunlight in the morning or evening.’