With the current property market, a house selling for £25,000 might conjure up images of disrepair, damp and an undesirable location.
But that's a misguided interpretation of what can actually a pretty good bargain - and that goes for people living on Lancashire's cheapest street, where the locals were baffled by such shockingly low deals.
Meadow Street in Accrington is the cheapest street in the county where, in the last 12 months, you could get a house for £25,000.
When LancsLive made its way to the town to get a glimpse of life on the street, they prepared themselves for a street in the middle of nowhere with hardly anything aside from a few alleyways and maybe a patch of grass.
But they were surprised at how central it was – also having a local Aldi, Home Bargains, McDonald's and even a trampoline park. Two rows of terrace houses line the street with ample parking spaces, yet there were just a few cars on the entire road.
The narrow but long footpaths contained single rows of terrace house made of charming stone bricks that all seemed to match up perfectly. There were no mismatched designs or identical facades you see in some of the newer builds – instantly being able to tell this street had its own charm and character.
However, the entire street was somewhat of a ghost town with very few people walking up and down and hardly anyone at home to have a chat with LancsLive. One thing they did notice was how most homes belonged to families, indicating the area is a friendly and safe place to live.
This was echoed by newcomer to the street Muhammad Choudary, who has lived on Meadow Street for the last three years. When asked what he thought of living on the same street where a property could sell for £25,000 he said he couldn't believe that was true.
The 45-year-old taxi driver didn't agree that this could be the cheapest street, having a keen interest in the local property market himself. "At this time, no I don't think it is the cheapest, three years ago my family bought this property- before Coronavirus -they were cheap then yes, " Muhammad said.
"But after coronavirus, no it's gone up, it's gone triple the price. One house that maybe sold for £25,000 before the pandemic. After, the owner sold for £68,000.
"Because I have interest in property I look at the prices and I noticed that before the pandemic there are different prices. In Lancashire, there's so many cheaper properties in Accrington, Burnley, Blackburn, very cheap but now, it's equal."
Despite living only living on the street for a few years, Muhammad says he's had no problems and finds it be a very family friendly area in the town.
"We don't have any problems here anymore, there was some disturbances when I came but that's all stopped now. Most people living here are families you have a few families at the bottom. Some are older people, they just come, do their shopping, go out and then go back home- it's quiet, it's safe around here too now I think."
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