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Inside the 'scariest house on Rightmove'

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Patel, A. (2026, September 26). Inside the 'scariest house on Rightmove'. BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6n07yzly81no?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

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BBC News · collected 2026-09-26 · by Asha Patel

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An old station house in Bleasby, Nottinghamshire, dating back to the 1840s, has gained notoriety as the "scariest house on Rightmove" due to its eerie appearance and abandoned state. The property's listing includes images of a creepy doll and pram, which have garnered significant attention online, particularly through TikTok videos highlighting unusual properties for sale. Despite initial concerns about the spooky ambiance, the auction manager reports continued interest in the historical property, set to be sold on September 28.
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A property in Bleasby, Nottinghamshire, dating back to the 1840s when a railway station opened, has gained notoriety as the "scariest house on Rightmove." The building was once home to station masters. After multiple break-ins, the downstairs windows were boarded up, contributing to its eerie appearance in online listings. Jonathan Way from Auction House Notts & Derby noted that a creepy doll left standing in one of the bedrooms likely captured people's imaginations. The site had been unoccupied for an extended period and was untouched before the images were taken, leading to a dark atmosphere with no natural light downstairs and non-functioning lights, requiring phone lights to navigate during Way's initial visit.

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Asha Patel
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🔮 The property in Bleasby dates back to the 1840s, when the railway station opened, and would have been home to the station masters who were responsible for opening and closing the station barriers.
2026-09-26 · assertive framing · Inside the 'scariest house on Rightmove'
🔮 The appropriate question might be - missed opportunity to do what precisely?
2026-09-09 · assertive framing · Police say Nottingham attacks were 'not preventable'
Also by Asha Patel
Nothing else under this byline is closely related to this article, so these are simply their most recent.

Topics

Auction House Notts & Derby Bleasby Nottinghamshire Rightmove external

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Way PERSON · 3× external ORG · 3× Rightmove ORG · 2× Auction House Notts & Derby ORG · 1× BBC Radio Nottingham ORG · 1× Bleasby GPE · 1× Housing Horrors ORG · 1× Jonathan Way PERSON · 1× Nottinghamshire GPE · 1× Sounds ORG · 1×

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The house had been empty for some time and a number of break-ins eventually led to the downstairs windows being boarded up, which had not helped the atmosphere, Way said. He added the house had been left untouched before the images were taken for the listing.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-26
🔮 The property in Bleasby dates back to the 1840s, when the railway station opened, and would have been home to the station masters who were responsible for opening and closing the station barriers.
2026-09-26 · BBC News
Inside the 'scariest house on Rightmove' · assertive framing

Claims (18 extracted, 0 hedged)

- Published An old station house that is up for auction in Nottinghamshire has had unexpected attention after being dubbed the "scariest house on Rightmove". asserted
that → publish → Rightmove
The property in Bleasby dates back to the 1840s, when the railway station opened, and would have been home to the station masters who were responsible for opening and closing the station barriers. asserted
who → date → barriers
Although steeped in local history, the eerie character of the house in its listing images is what seems to have gathered interest. asserted
what → steep → interest
Area manager at Auction House Notts & Derby, Jonathan Way, said he believed it was a "creepy doll" left standing in the corner of a bedroom that had captured people's imaginations. asserted
that → say → imaginations
The house had been empty for some time and a number of break-ins eventually led to the downstairs windows being boarded up, which had not helped the atmosphere, Way said. He added the house had been left untouched before the images were taken for the listing. asserted
images → lead → listing
Speaking about his first visit, alongside his colleagues, Way said: "It was a little bit unsettling. " asserted
It → speak → colleagues
It was all boarded up downstairs, there wasn't any natural light downstairs. asserted
It → board → ?
The lights weren't working either so we had to use phone lights to move around. asserted
we → work → lights
"I definitely wasn't expecting that when I walked up the stairs." asserted
I → expect → stairs
The property caught the attention of the content creator behind the Housing Horrors TikTok account, where a video was posted dubbing the old station house the "scariest house on Rightmove". asserted
video → catch → Rightmove
The social media account regularly shares videos of property listings, often highlighting some of the strangest looking houses on the market across the country. asserted
account → share → country
In response to the video, one person commented: "If I was rich, I'd just buy it for fun." asserted
I → comment → fun
Another said: "Not a chance that will go for so little in Bleasby." asserted
that → say → Bleasby
The post had not put people off, Way added. asserted
Way → put → people
The area manager said the property had still proven to be very popular. asserted
property → say → ?
He said: "You get the odd quirky [property] but I've not really done one like that before. " asserted
I → say → that
It's still got the original brickwork and the design inside obviously hasn't been touched for a number of years." asserted
design → get → years
The property is due to go under the hammer on 28 September. asserted
property → go → September
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