Darlington North Cemetery house to be auctioned for £30,000

The grade II-listed Darlington abode is built of local stone, but buyers will have to put up with some spooky neighbours as it is in a graveyard.

And if the locals weren’t enough there’s a gaping hole in the roof, the windows are shuttered up and thick ivy covers the brickwork.

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Built in 1875 as a home for the cemetery keeper at the town’s North Cemetery, it is now set to go under the hammer with a guide price of £30,000.

The house is shuttered outside. (Image: AUCTION HOUSE NORTH EAST)

Constructed in a stone gothic style, it has three bedrooms across two floors and an outside courtyard area.

An auction listing says the property needs renovation and warns that internal viewings are not possible due to its condition.

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According to Historic England downstairs is a central entrance hall where a stair used to lead to the first floor which is says “could not be inspected”.

It was first auctioned in 2021 but is now due to be up for bids on September 5.

Anyone who buys the rundown property from current owners Darlington Council will have to complete works within 30 months.

This photo was taken inside the property ahead of a previous auction in 2021.