doratheexplorer Posted December 10, 2021 Report Share Posted December 10, 2021 On 08/12/2021 at 20:38, MtB said: An ordinary three bed terrace around here is about £350k, so the asking price of £400k means £50k for the front door opening onto the towpath. And yes Newbury is a nice, pleasant place to live. My abiding memories of Newbury are permanently gridlocked roads. Maybe I was unlucky whenever I've been there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tree monkey Posted December 10, 2021 Report Share Posted December 10, 2021 5 minutes ago, doratheexplorer said: My abiding memories of Newbury are permanently gridlocked roads. Maybe I was unlucky whenever I've been there? Didn't they build some sort of a bypass, I sort of remember a bit of kerfuffle about it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doratheexplorer Posted December 10, 2021 Report Share Posted December 10, 2021 3 minutes ago, tree monkey said: Didn't they build some sort of a bypass, I sort of remember a bit of kerfuffle about it They did. Swampy et al. Presumably it used to be even worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEngo Posted December 10, 2021 Report Share Posted December 10, 2021 Pre-Bypass Newbury could be a PITA, but generally was not, on the A34 at least. The traffic system was set up to facilitate the A34 North to East or West on the A4 and for the A34 North South. A34 South to A4 East West was more difficult. The pain fell on the local roads. Post bypass the priorities, road layouts etc. have been changed. Now all roads are local! N Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tree monkey Posted December 10, 2021 Report Share Posted December 10, 2021 15 minutes ago, BEngo said: Pre-Bypass Newbury could be a PITA, but generally was not, on the A34 at least. The traffic system was set up to facilitate the A34 North to East or West on the A4 and for the A34 North South. A34 South to A4 East West was more difficult. The pain fell on the local roads. Post bypass the priorities, road layouts etc. have been changed. Now all roads are local! N Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uxter Posted December 10, 2021 Report Share Posted December 10, 2021 DIY dream, Shed conversion, Hardstanding for narrow boat renovation and half an acre of land to clear to find canal. https://www.onthemarket.com/details/11198139/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtB Posted December 10, 2021 Report Share Posted December 10, 2021 3 hours ago, doratheexplorer said: My abiding memories of Newbury are permanently gridlocked roads. Maybe I was unlucky whenever I've been there? Yes definitely, I sometimes spend days on end getting home. Best not to buy that house. You'll never get there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enigmatic Posted December 10, 2021 Report Share Posted December 10, 2021 59 minutes ago, Uxter said: DIY dream, Shed conversion, Hardstanding for narrow boat renovation and half an acre of land to clear to find canal. https://www.onthemarket.com/details/11198139/ Even by estate agent standards, calling that shed a 3 bedroom property is pushing it 🤣 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtB Posted December 10, 2021 Report Share Posted December 10, 2021 (edited) 17 minutes ago, enigmatic said: Even by estate agent standards, calling that shed a 3 bedroom property is pushing it 🤣 Lol yes, three bedrooms but you have to build it yourself!! Mind you, £295k for half an acre right there strikes me as a screaming bargain. But oh hang on, once again it is a "Guide Price" not a selling price. Edited December 10, 2021 by MtB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tacet Posted December 10, 2021 Report Share Posted December 10, 2021 45 minutes ago, MtB said: Lol yes, three bedrooms but you have to build it yourself!! Mind you, £295k for half an acre right there strikes me as a screaming bargain. I would want to know whether all the 0.5 acre is authorized for residential use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Tee Posted December 10, 2021 Report Share Posted December 10, 2021 one in milton keynes https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/117448421#/?channel=RES_BUY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uxter Posted December 10, 2021 Report Share Posted December 10, 2021 Decor needs TLC inside, but it has private mooring, pub next door and astro turf in back garden what more could you want. https://www.propertypigeon.co.uk/property-search/doncaster/dn7-1732012rcd_50e7689335dd5a7?utm_source=Lifull-connect&utm_medium=CPC&utm_campaign=premium Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty40s Posted December 10, 2021 Report Share Posted December 10, 2021 5 hours ago, Mike Tee said: one in milton keynes https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/117448421#/?channel=RES_BUY Why is the 50 foot mooring rarely available, do CCers keep spending 14 days on it?? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roland elsdon Posted December 10, 2021 Report Share Posted December 10, 2021 I used to work in milton keynes. I lived 28 miles away. Says it all. Only in milton keynes would the locals break into the secure mental health unit. ’ We wundered why there was i big fence wiv camera’s so we thought we would climb over’ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Mack Posted December 10, 2021 Report Share Posted December 10, 2021 9 hours ago, Uxter said: DIY dream, Shed conversion, Hardstanding for narrow boat renovation and half an acre of land to clear to find canal. https://www.onthemarket.com/details/11198139/ You're a bit late with that. Bidding closed at midday today! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtB Posted December 10, 2021 Report Share Posted December 10, 2021 1 hour ago, Uxter said: Decor needs TLC inside, but it has private mooring, pub next door and astro turf in back garden what more could you want. https://www.propertypigeon.co.uk/property-search/doncaster/dn7-1732012rcd_50e7689335dd5a7?utm_source=Lifull-connect&utm_medium=CPC&utm_campaign=premium £70k???!! Is there a "3" missing off the front of that price? What's the catch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john6767 Posted December 10, 2021 Report Share Posted December 10, 2021 1 hour ago, Uxter said: Decor needs TLC inside, but it has private mooring, pub next door and astro turf in back garden what more could you want. https://www.propertypigeon.co.uk/property-search/doncaster/dn7-1732012rcd_50e7689335dd5a7?utm_source=Lifull-connect&utm_medium=CPC&utm_campaign=premium Private mooring, it is on the towpath. We moored overnight there a couple of years ago, the pub was seriously cheap for very good food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetzi Posted December 11, 2021 Report Share Posted December 11, 2021 Something doesn't add up! Private mooring you say? Ad says niwt about mooring. Given that its on the towpath and the house only looks 10' wide im skeptical you'd get an end of garden mooring on that? The price is unbelievably low though. It does say "guide price", perhaps it is being auctioned for much higher as usual (though it doesn't say that either). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stroudwater1 Posted December 11, 2021 Report Share Posted December 11, 2021 That’s what you pay for small terraced houses in that area, Similar in Gainsborough Scunthorpe Hull or Grimsby and surrounds, some cheaper still. I knew a couple of people who lived in huge dirt cheap houses in Doncaster and commuted to London. The London effect has not really reached these parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetzi Posted December 11, 2021 Report Share Posted December 11, 2021 Fascinating maybe im just looking too far south. Even given its distance from London the price seems low considering that prices everywhere have rocketed since the pandemic. Is the area rough? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George and Dragon Posted December 11, 2021 Report Share Posted December 11, 2021 41 minutes ago, jetzi said: Fascinating maybe im just looking too far south. Even given its distance from London the price seems low considering that prices everywhere have rocketed since the pandemic. Is the area rough? Most Stainforth postcodes are medium flood risk, with some high, and low flood risk postcodes. https://www.getthedata.com/flood-map/stainforth Otherwise, not as far as I'm aware. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetzi Posted December 11, 2021 Report Share Posted December 11, 2021 Ah I noticed the "private mooring" sign on the wall. I wonder if it is legitimate and how long it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stroudwater1 Posted December 11, 2021 Report Share Posted December 11, 2021 1 hour ago, jetzi said: Fascinating maybe im just looking too far south. Even given its distance from London the price seems low considering that prices everywhere have rocketed since the pandemic. Is the area rough? Not really, its partly unfashionable places and just a relatively long distance from high wage employment , London and other wealthy cities. Perhaps not surprising therefore that wage rates are lower, we see this a bit with boat repair costs between the North and South. I would equate Doncaster perhaps to its railway manufacturing counterpart in Swindon which is possibly rougher and definitely ridiculously overpriced housing wise. If you want French polishing/ curtain making other manual jobs transport things up that way, you will save much on any substantial job. We saved well over £700 just on some curtain fabrications (Swags tails,....SWMBO planned ones) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Mack Posted December 11, 2021 Report Share Posted December 11, 2021 1 hour ago, jetzi said: Ah I noticed the "private mooring" sign on the wall. I wonder if it is legitimate and how long it is. It has no status at all. What it actually means is "Don't moor in front of my house". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchcrawler Posted December 11, 2021 Report Share Posted December 11, 2021 4 hours ago, jetzi said: Something doesn't add up! Private mooring you say? Ad says niwt about mooring. Given that its on the towpath and the house only looks 10' wide im skeptical you'd get an end of garden mooring on that? The price is unbelievably low though. It does say "guide price", perhaps it is being auctioned for much higher as usual (though it doesn't say that either). They may have rented the towpath mooring from CRT, That does happen in some places Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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