10 Tamworth Street in Tyersal had a guide price of between £20,000 and £25,000 when it when it went under the hammer at an online property auction by Pugh which ran from Tuesday to Wednesday.
But the property, a short distance from Dick Lane, eventually sold for £61,000.
10 Tamworth Street (Image: Pugh)
The listing said: “The property comprises a living room and kitchen-diner to the ground floor, with a bedroom and bathroom to the first floor.
“The property benefits from double-glazing throughout and central heating – it otherwise requires comprehensive renovation.”
Inside 10 Tamworth Street (Image: Pugh)
The house was one of several long empty properties across the District that had been purchased by the Council as part of a push to get these homes back into use.
A condition of the sale is that the buyer will have to renovate the property “to a habitable condition for occupation as a dwelling house” within a period of 12 months.
If the buyer does not do this, the Council will have the option to buy back the property.