One-bedroom home on the market for just £210k looks normal from the outside – but hides disgusting secret inside

A ONE-bedroom flat has gone on the market for the bargain price of just £210,000 – but any potential buyer needs to take a look inside. The rather pokey pad looks pretty ordinary from the outside. The flat is situated above a cocktail bar and vape shop not far from Bournemouth beach Credit: ACN / McHugh and Co Once inside though and the property is so full of junk that there is barely room to move Credit: ACN / McHugh and Co It’s located on the second floor above a cocktail bar and a vape shop. The auction guide price is £210,000, less than the UK average price of a one bed property which is £230,000. Sign up for the Money newsletter Thank you! Estate agents McHugh and Co make no mention of what is actually inside. They just say it needs “modernisation” but that is a massive understatement. The kitchen is falling apart Credit: ACN / McHugh and Co Oddly, there is a large supply of Domestos cleaning products in the bathroom Credit: ACN / McHugh and Co Once potential buyers step through the front they will see why the suggested price is so low. The grimy kitchen has brown marks across the wall tiles, cabinet doors and microwave. One of the doors to the cupboard under the sink has come off. And there is a filthy tea towel hanging up which is browny black yet it’s impossible to say what colour it was originally. Most read in Money The bath is grimy and piled high with junk Credit: ACN / McHugh and Co The entire one-bedroom flat is stacked full of junk Credit: ACN / McHugh and Co The living room of the hoarders home is littered with mountains – albeit neat ones – of old newspapers. There are also old chocolate tins and ice cream tubs piled up and the dining table is covered in clutter. Only a small section of the carpet is visible and the wallpaper is peeling off. Festive fairy lights are hanging up although it’s difficult to say which Christmas they are from. The bedroom has toy and electrical goods boxes everywhere. There is even junk in the bathtub although ironically bottles of Domestos cleaning products are neatly lined up on top of the toilet. It is located in Poole Hill, Bournemouth, in Dorset, and it goes under the hammer on September 16. One home hunter said: “Imagine what that tea towel has seen.” A second joked: “The bottles of bleach are because they’re big on cleanliness, clearly.” A third said: “That place needs burning to the ground.” Another added “Over a vape shop. Next to a nightclub. In Bournemouth. “I don’t think I’ve seen a property with less potential.” A McHugh and Co spokesperson said: “Six week completion or earlier. “Leasehold flat vacant possession. “A self-contained second floor flat requiring modernisation with accommodation comprising. “Entrance hall, living room, kitchen, bedroom, bathroom. “Situated on Poole Hill, close to the amenities available in Bournemouth town centre and travelling facilities including Bournemouth train station. “Bournemouth beach and Bournemouth pier are also nearby.” Comment now