New survey crowns £15k Preston one-bed flat the cheapest home in the UK

By The Newsroom
Published 16th Feb 2016, 08:19 BST
Updated 16th Feb 2016, 08:40 BST
Rothwell Lodge Grange Avenue, RibbletonRothwell Lodge Grange Avenue, Ribbleton
Rothwell Lodge Grange Avenue, Ribbleton
The cheapest property in the UK is thought to be a one bed flat in Preston, a new survey has found.

The second-floor flat in Ribbleton has a price tag of just £15,000 - and it even comes with a parking space - putting it in the running for the title of the cheapest home in Britain.

At £5,000 less than the price of an average wedding or £2,000 less than the cost of a brand-new Mini, the value of the home is half that of the average deposit in the UK, which now stands at more than £31,000. Online estate agents HouseSimple.com say the flat in Grange Avenue flat boasts a three-piece bathroom as well as a bedroom, lounge, kitchen and access to a communal garden.

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The average UK house price is now just under £300,000 but the flat is one of 24 properties in the country available for £20,000 or less, according to the agents.

Affordable home: £15,000 could get you the cheapest property in the UKAffordable home: £15,000 could get you the cheapest property in the UK
Affordable home: £15,000 could get you the cheapest property in the UK

Alex Gosling, from HouseSimple.com, said: “They may not be much to look at, and they may need a little TLC, but it does seem crazy in this day and age, when the average UK house price is so high, that you can still buy a property for a tenth of that price.”

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