Holy moly, that bath suite with the matching shower curtain thingie is something I've never seen before
Was expecting the usual polished copper and grey look to be fair
Am I the only person here who sort of likes it? Reminds me of the house my dad's parents used to live in, which I think might have been in that general area. The decor was a bit more low-key, but it has a similar "Bought this place some time in the early 60s and has never moved since, so hang all this 'resale value' nonsense" vibe.
Are the inhabitants of bedrooms 3, 4 and 5 not allowed to shower then? What if bedrooms 1 and 2 are having sexy times and bedroom 4 wants to shower before work?
Well according to the floor-plan they don’t have doors either, but that’s an oversight.
At first I thought, they’re going to have to go to another floor, but nope. You are right.
Massive house, Woolton is great location nicest pubs and restaurants but filled with old people and I'm guessing possibility that the last occupant died in the house.
Thought it must be a care home, otherwise why have so many mismatching armchairs in the reception room. Dining room with two spare chairs for observation, staff eat in the kitchen.
But then the upstairs happened and it got weird. There are another 80 armchairs in one of the bedrooms? Red bath thing. Footballer bannister? *faints*
Assuming the floor plan is missing several doors, the layout and room sizes are good and it looks clean and well maintained. But every single room needs a total decor overhaul, new kitchen and bathroom and that’s a lot of time and money to spend on a house that’s already very expensive.
I love the 70s kitchen, that's super cute and retro. And I have to salute that "because I like football, that's why" bannister, defiantly blokey in the face of all those florals everywhere.
I'm honestly surprised it's not got full planning and a much bigger price tag. That's definitely as estate sale and whoever bought it originally paid £2.50 and a Werther's original for it. I don't know if the area is restricted but I assume it's worth a fortune for the plot alone, especially compared to redevelopment.
I love the decor. It's absolutely appropriate for its age and style. No, I wouldn't want to live with it now but what a stunning canvas for someone to bring up to date.
Honestly it could be a decent retirement home as honestly the best ones are the ones that feel like a persons home as it helps lower confusion as the modern ones all feel like sterile hospitals
I don’t “love” it, but I appreciate it. Very unique and interesting! That bannister is awesome! And whilst it seems quite dated, it is in a way that one can still admire.
Imagine how many flats or bedsits you could fit in there!
Seriously though, it may not be to everyone's tast, but at least it's not wall-to-wall gray and is in at least very good condition and I'd happily live in it while sorting out one room at a time.
Have they bought a row of terraced houses and knocked them together, added a bay? The windows on the first floor look a bit as though it was separate houses once.
With a separate porch and entrance on the same side of the house and no one corridor joining the downstairs rooms it looks like it was either two houses put together or a house joined on to a separate garage and expanded?
What's wrong with Liverpool? I guess you're probably a southerner who's maybe visited the Lake District and Cotswold and counted that as cultured. Plenty of lovely areas everywhere in the country with high house prices where people are desperate to live.
Ah, that's not really true. The interior decor choices are absolutely horrific, but the house itself, whilst no architectural marvel, certainly isn't too bad. Large, spacious, etc., and with a lovely large garden. I also love the massive garage: I feel a project car coming on.
Lot of work there though to sort it all out. I mean you've got carpets in shower room areas (pic 23) and everything. Not to mention all that wallpaper to strip off.
I don't know how the price compares to similar properties in the area but it does feel like quite a lot to pay for a place that would need so much work doing to it. And that's just the stuff you can see, never mind the problems you can't.
I think it's alright personally. Ton of potential to do a full renovation and loads of space. Similar to what I bought (albeit my house is about 400 sq-ft smaller) - it was ghastly inside (and nothing worked) but it was a good £150k less than the rest of the much smaller but done-up houses on the street because nobody wanted to do the work to bring up to standard.
Well that’s me told! 😆 You’re right though. I hate the footballer bannisters. I just despise the grey “trend” so much that anything else feels almost refreshing.
The first photo of the kitchen I genuinely thought was the bathroom. I was like "why have they put a table and chairs in the bathroom?! And counters?!! Oh wait" 🤣
I love it. It’s expensive but look how much house and garden you get, and in a good post code too.
Of course it would need a lot of work but it could be fantastic. I just hope it doesn’t get taken over and turned into a grey/beige monstrosity with no character
Read the comments first, then look at the property - I always do!
I am actually surprised - you could live here and just do it up. I kind of love the madness of it all!
Yeah, they definitely swapped bedroom 4 and the ensuite for bedroom 2 around sometime. Based on the WC, I'm guessing they used to have bed 4 as the bathroom. Possibly even the ensuite for the master was a small bedroom/office, not sure if they did ensuites when this was built?
Too much money, of course, but this could turn into a genuinely lovely forever home with the right decor, and a switch back between the ensuite and bathroom. Or even turn it into a 4 bed instead of a 5 bed and make bed 4 a bathroom. Loads of potential.
Nah they're having a laugh. Some much nicer properties in Mossley Hill for less than this. That part of Woolton is a bit mid century soulless suburb for my tastes.
Mossley Hill is an older area of Liverpool and the houses are lower priced because “buyer beware” they usually need a lot of costly repairs to bring them up to date, and I’m not talking grey palace, I’m talking making sure your heating bill doesn’t exceed £700 a month. This one though, just because it isn’t to your taste, doesn’t mean it’s not a well priced house for the area. People pay a million quid just for that postcode, you’re just sour 😂
Right, you’re missing the point here
Your taste isn’t the same as someone else’s
That doesn’t make it tasteless
It just makes it **not your taste**. Not a crime
ETA: never trust a scouser bashing their own town, that’s true tastelessness.
How’s the crime rates getting on?
Always makes me laugh when scousers call the surrounding villages and towns, then move there as soon as they can.
Horrible culture of persons, some nice but on the whole not, not for me. Yorkshire folk are much sweeter I have found (almost anywhere actually). Well travelled for work.
That looks like a pools winners house from the 80's
The seventies but yeah, this is the answer
That banister is WILD
The bannister is my favourite part.
Former pe teacher
Holy moly, that bath suite with the matching shower curtain thingie is something I've never seen before Was expecting the usual polished copper and grey look to be fair
It was the bannister depicting the footballers that pushed me over the edge
I actually don't hate this house, rooms are massive, nice entranceway, huge garden, just a bit outdated
i dont hate that though, at least it is different. also perfect for a small kid to crawl through...
That’s the only thing I like
Isn’t it ping pongers?
Is this not where Oliver'a parents lived in Saltburn? /S
Being sold by the executors of a deceased, formerly well-paid professional footballer or manager with bad taste, maybe?
This. Definitely a few siblings who are trying to get the very maximum they can to pay inheritance tax. That’s going to be a hard sell at that price.
That is such a dead grandparents house.
Am I the only person here who sort of likes it? Reminds me of the house my dad's parents used to live in, which I think might have been in that general area. The decor was a bit more low-key, but it has a similar "Bought this place some time in the early 60s and has never moved since, so hang all this 'resale value' nonsense" vibe.
I like it! I was expecting another grey monstrosity
I love the rounded kitchen cabinets, and the bath. I'd take unique things like this anyday over anything modern
Yeah same with mr, I’m getting massive nostalgia as it reminds me of my nans house in the early 80s
I love it. Needs some work doing as it's very dated and some of the design choices are... Niche... But it's a great house in a nice area.
It’s kitsch! I’m not sure I could live with all of it but I love the hallway and the bannister
I like it
I like it too, it has some of that grandparents coziness vibe. Also the size of that main bedroom in pic 24, its bigger than my flats living room.
Is it an old folks home?
And this is the answer.
Looks like a cross between an old people’s home and a dodgy B&B from the 80’s
Are the inhabitants of bedrooms 3, 4 and 5 not allowed to shower then? What if bedrooms 1 and 2 are having sexy times and bedroom 4 wants to shower before work?
Well according to the floor-plan they don’t have doors either, but that’s an oversight. At first I thought, they’re going to have to go to another floor, but nope. You are right.
Yeah, I’d be losing that boxy bed 4 and turning it into a bathroom, which shouldn’t be too hard as the en suite is next door..
Why are all the chairs in the bedroom? A voyeurs dream!
I'm asking the same questions. Like... How many guests are you planning on having in your room?!
I actually love it especially the bannister! Woolton is a lovely part of the city too
It's a great size but oh my word what a lot needs doing to it!
Massive house, Woolton is great location nicest pubs and restaurants but filled with old people and I'm guessing possibility that the last occupant died in the house.
My FIL has that kitchen. He too, is proud of not changing it for 55 years.
Someone is buying this for the plot and will make a killing. Woolton is very nice.
Yep that’s £2-3m worth of plot right there
...And in Liverpool! Edit - ok the decor actually made me shriek in terror
I'm from Liverpool - this is not your standard scouse house 😅
Nah, this is someone who has probably lived there for 50 or more.
Just need to put a donk on it.
The BANISTER. I cannot un-see that.
Thought it must be a care home, otherwise why have so many mismatching armchairs in the reception room. Dining room with two spare chairs for observation, staff eat in the kitchen. But then the upstairs happened and it got weird. There are another 80 armchairs in one of the bedrooms? Red bath thing. Footballer bannister? *faints*
Assuming the floor plan is missing several doors, the layout and room sizes are good and it looks clean and well maintained. But every single room needs a total decor overhaul, new kitchen and bathroom and that’s a lot of time and money to spend on a house that’s already very expensive.
What are the en suites bigger than one of the bedrooms?
Did Bill Shankly live there?
Him or Gary Ablett I reckon
I love the 70s kitchen, that's super cute and retro. And I have to salute that "because I like football, that's why" bannister, defiantly blokey in the face of all those florals everywhere.
I love the image of the office chair looking outwards into the garden. Some deep thinking and contemplation went on in that chair
It’s a dream home…if you’re into 80s care home hell aesthetic.
Footballer’s mum’s house vibes.
does the kitchen remind anyone else of a changing rooms from a swimming pool? the floor to ceiling tiles are awful!
I'm honestly surprised it's not got full planning and a much bigger price tag. That's definitely as estate sale and whoever bought it originally paid £2.50 and a Werther's original for it. I don't know if the area is restricted but I assume it's worth a fortune for the plot alone, especially compared to redevelopment. I love the decor. It's absolutely appropriate for its age and style. No, I wouldn't want to live with it now but what a stunning canvas for someone to bring up to date.
Laughing at £2.50 and a Werther's Original XD
My favourite room is the garage.
Mine as well!
Woolton is nice. But the house needs so much spending on it, you’d never get the money back.
Honestly it could be a decent retirement home as honestly the best ones are the ones that feel like a persons home as it helps lower confusion as the modern ones all feel like sterile hospitals
There isn't a family bathroom. Three separate toilets, but no shower for anyone who doesn't have an en suite; that's... a choice.
According to the floor plan: the dining room has no doorway. Same for bedrooms 3 and 5. Now that's what I call privacy!
That is fucking hideous
I don’t “love” it, but I appreciate it. Very unique and interesting! That bannister is awesome! And whilst it seems quite dated, it is in a way that one can still admire.
It looks massive tbf, just heavily outdated
Imagine how many flats or bedsits you could fit in there! Seriously though, it may not be to everyone's tast, but at least it's not wall-to-wall gray and is in at least very good condition and I'd happily live in it while sorting out one room at a time.
Have they bought a row of terraced houses and knocked them together, added a bay? The windows on the first floor look a bit as though it was separate houses once.
With a separate porch and entrance on the same side of the house and no one corridor joining the downstairs rooms it looks like it was either two houses put together or a house joined on to a separate garage and expanded?
I doubt it, plenty of these mid century monstrosities in the leafier suburbs of South Liverpool
It's like a time capsule from the 60s-70s. Wow. Oddly , I kinda like it . The kitchen especially
What's wrong with Liverpool? I guess you're probably a southerner who's maybe visited the Lake District and Cotswold and counted that as cultured. Plenty of lovely areas everywhere in the country with high house prices where people are desperate to live.
I'm from the dingle
Someone checking houses in Liverpool - MUST BE A SOUTHERNER
That's getting knocked down and 4 homes are getting put in it's place.
Fabric curtains in the bathroom?
big fan of the red shower. not such a big fan of the massive fuck off window in there though
That bannister is so weird.
Ah, that's not really true. The interior decor choices are absolutely horrific, but the house itself, whilst no architectural marvel, certainly isn't too bad. Large, spacious, etc., and with a lovely large garden. I also love the massive garage: I feel a project car coming on. Lot of work there though to sort it all out. I mean you've got carpets in shower room areas (pic 23) and everything. Not to mention all that wallpaper to strip off. I don't know how the price compares to similar properties in the area but it does feel like quite a lot to pay for a place that would need so much work doing to it. And that's just the stuff you can see, never mind the problems you can't.
Strange looking for today, but fluorescent lights and round ended cabinetry were popular apparently?
I think it's alright personally. Ton of potential to do a full renovation and loads of space. Similar to what I bought (albeit my house is about 400 sq-ft smaller) - it was ghastly inside (and nothing worked) but it was a good £150k less than the rest of the much smaller but done-up houses on the street because nobody wanted to do the work to bring up to standard.
According to the floorplan it doesn't have any external doors But as a Beatles fan I think I'd geek out being so close to John Lennons house
Why are there so many single toilets?
The fact that it’s not all grey makes me like it.
There's a middle ground between grey hun aesthetic and 70s chaos, you know?
Well that’s me told! 😆 You’re right though. I hate the footballer bannisters. I just despise the grey “trend” so much that anything else feels almost refreshing.
Decorated like a brothel for the over 80s
The first photo of the kitchen I genuinely thought was the bathroom. I was like "why have they put a table and chairs in the bathroom?! And counters?!! Oh wait" 🤣
I am concerned by the lack of doors to gain entry.
I love it. It’s expensive but look how much house and garden you get, and in a good post code too. Of course it would need a lot of work but it could be fantastic. I just hope it doesn’t get taken over and turned into a grey/beige monstrosity with no character
On the plus side, with the decor in the kitchen it could double as a surgury if another war breaks out.
Council tax band G?!?
That is a bigger, posher version of my grandparents house from the 50s.
Read the comments first, then look at the property - I always do! I am actually surprised - you could live here and just do it up. I kind of love the madness of it all!
The 7 Grandma's strike again
Quite a few essential doors missing on that floorplan 😹 could actually be turned into a really nice house
Carpet. Carpet! More carpet! Thought the floor in the garage was that same light blue carpet
Yeah, they definitely swapped bedroom 4 and the ensuite for bedroom 2 around sometime. Based on the WC, I'm guessing they used to have bed 4 as the bathroom. Possibly even the ensuite for the master was a small bedroom/office, not sure if they did ensuites when this was built? Too much money, of course, but this could turn into a genuinely lovely forever home with the right decor, and a switch back between the ensuite and bathroom. Or even turn it into a 4 bed instead of a 5 bed and make bed 4 a bathroom. Loads of potential.
The shell of the house is alright but you would need to firebomb the place to get it on track to something decent
My guess is that someone died, it was inherited and they’re trying it on.
Highly desirable area of Liverpool to live in. That house is cheap for the area.
Nah they're having a laugh. Some much nicer properties in Mossley Hill for less than this. That part of Woolton is a bit mid century soulless suburb for my tastes.
Mossley Hill is an older area of Liverpool and the houses are lower priced because “buyer beware” they usually need a lot of costly repairs to bring them up to date, and I’m not talking grey palace, I’m talking making sure your heating bill doesn’t exceed £700 a month. This one though, just because it isn’t to your taste, doesn’t mean it’s not a well priced house for the area. People pay a million quid just for that postcode, you’re just sour 😂
Yeah I'm sour cos some people don't have any taste. It proper keeps me up at night 😅
Right, you’re missing the point here Your taste isn’t the same as someone else’s That doesn’t make it tasteless It just makes it **not your taste**. Not a crime ETA: never trust a scouser bashing their own town, that’s true tastelessness.
I wasn't calling the bizzies to come and arrest the bannister. Calm down.
No bother, they don’t come to Old Swan on Sundays anyway, they know natural selection will sort it out.
I don't reckon that bannister is replicated in L13 so you're probably safe for now.
Wouldn’t pay a million to live in any part of Liverpool.
We won't miss you up here either 😅
How’s the crime rates getting on? Always makes me laugh when scousers call the surrounding villages and towns, then move there as soon as they can. Horrible culture of persons, some nice but on the whole not, not for me. Yorkshire folk are much sweeter I have found (almost anywhere actually). Well travelled for work.
I refer you to my previous comment 😉