This is the incredible transformation of what was once one of Belfast's cheapest houses.
From crumbling ruin on the market for around the price of a car to a
swish, modernised city pad snapped up just weeks after going on sale.
Number 22 Parkgate Avenue, in the Strandtown area of east Belfast,
was initially put on the market in a dire condition last year for just
£20,000.
With a bricked-up door and windows, it was not even possible to see inside.
However, buyers were undeterred and saw the potential - if not the
inside of the property - in a popular area of east Belfast, a short
distance from the city centre.
A bidding war commenced, which saw the price it eventually sold for
last year increase to three times what was initially asked for.
The house went on to become one of the most popular properties ever advertised by estate agents Simon Brien.
Fast forward a year and the end terrace house has been completely
transformed. Marketing photographs show the previously wild front garden
transformed to a neat lawn.
The new wooden front door leads into a wooden-floored hallway and a
compact, but bright, living room, boasting a feature fireplace.
But the biggest transformation comes in the kitchen, freshly painted
white with a sleek hob, built-in ovens and a breakfast bar peninsula - a
far cry from the old, narrow-galley kitchen frequently found in
similarly aged properties - and a dining room leading out on to a tidy
back garden.
Upstairs, there is a brand new bathroom suite and two bedrooms.
Unrecognisable from its condition in 2017, the property went on the
market in April for £125,000, a significantly higher price than other
houses on the street which have recently sold, and was snapped up in
weeks, according to Simon Brien, who marketed the property again after
its refurbishment.
However, bargain hunters need not despair, as there are a number of
properties currently on the market at very low prices, including a three
bedroom mid-terrace house at 15 Egeria Street in south Belfast with an
asking price of £30,000.
And like 22 Parkgate Avenue last year, it is in need of a total refurbishment.
Belfast Telegraph
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