{"id":478782,"date":"2025-10-06T19:42:22","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T19:42:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/478782\/"},"modified":"2025-10-06T19:42:22","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T19:42:22","slug":"the-highly-unique-underground-bunker-on-the-market-for-20000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/478782\/","title":{"rendered":"The &#8216;highly unique&#8217; underground bunker on the market for \u00a320,000"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This property dates back to the cold war era<\/p>\n<p>16:10, 05 Oct 2025Updated 16:31, 05 Oct 2025<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1_rare-undergroun-1437265.jpg\" alt=\"Underground bunker\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>The bunker is going on auction next month(Image: David Plaister Ltd\u00a9 SWNS)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">A rare property has hit the market, with an auction taking place next month. A &#8220;highly unique&#8221; underground bunker, which is just one of 1,500 left in the UK, is on the market for \u00a320,000.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">Agents David Plaister Ltd describes the unique listing as a secure underground rural Royal Observer Corps bunker, a self-contained underground space and and an &#8220;extreme rarity&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">It even has an underground room that is described as being &#8220;perfect as a private wine cellar, safe room, or secure utility area&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/0_rare-undergroun-1437791.jpg\" alt=\"This underground bunker has gone on the property market for \u00a320,000\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>This underground bunker has gone on the property market for \u00a320,000(Image: David Plaister Ltd\u00a9 SWNS)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">The self-contained underground facility is discreetly embedded into the hillside &#8211; which the listing states offers &#8220;a private and secure space with a range of potential uses&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">Originally constructed during the Cold War era, the bunker retains authentic roc furniture and fittings. The secure underground bunker is located in the village of Hallen, in South Gloucestershire.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">The internal layout comprises a small access shaft leading to underground rooms designed for operational use.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">Positioned on elevated ground, the site offers expansive views over the Mouth of the River Severn &#8211; although the bunker itself &#8220;remains hidden and unobtrusive&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/0_rare-undergroun-1437273.jpg\" alt=\"Inside the underground bunker in the village of Hallen, in South Gloucestershire\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Inside the underground bunker in the village of Hallen, in South Gloucestershire(Image: David Plaister Ltd\u00a9 SWNS)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">Access is typically via a locked hatch entrance and ladder descent, consistent with original roc specifications.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">The listing description added: &#8220;This is a highly unique listing, as only around 1,500 such roc posts were built across the UK, with many now decommissioned or lost.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">&#8220;It presents a unique investment opportunity for buyers with an interest in military history, secure storage, or rare architectural assets. No residential planning permission is in place.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">It is located &#8220;well positioned on the hillsides of Hallen providing exquisite aspects of the Mouth of the rover Severn&#8221; and is described as being &#8220;ideal for those with a unique taste for historical relics and rare investment opportunities&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1_rare-undergroun-1437267.jpg\" alt=\"The rare underground bunker is just one of 1,500 left in the UK\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>The rare underground bunker is just one of 1,500 left in the UK(Image: David Plaister Ltd\u00a9 SWNS)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">The bunker will be on sale by Public Auction on Thursday 20 November 2025 at Leigh Court, Pill Road, Abbots Leigh, BS8 3RA and online at 7.00pm.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">The listing can be found on<a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zoopla.co.uk\/for-sale\/details\/71156642\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\"> Zoopla by following this link<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This property dates back to the cold war era 16:10, 05 Oct 2025Updated 16:31, 05 Oct 2025 The&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":478783,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8818],"tags":[381,748,393,4884,10003,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-478782","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-bristol","8":"tag-bristol","9":"tag-britain","10":"tag-england","11":"tag-great-britain","12":"tag-property-news","13":"tag-uk","14":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115328932601258551","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/478782","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=478782"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/478782\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/478783"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=478782"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=478782"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=478782"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}