Have you ever been through Alnmouth on the East Coast mainline? The sea sparkles beyond the platforms, and a row of brightly-painted houses invites you to dream of doing a modified John Stonehouse or Reggie Perrin and setting up home with the family as crab fishers in this idyllic spot.
That might be less of a strain on the purse than you'd expect, judging by the heading on a despatch from Northumberland by our ever-industrious friends at North News. 'Flat may become Britain's cheapest with guide price of £1000', it says. And this is in Alnwick, the beautiful town just up the river Aln from your railway reverie, whose residents include the Duke and Duchess of Northumberland.
The Northerner prompted much discussion earlier this year with a couple of pieces on England's cheapest house, offered on eBay for £501. As with the Alnwick flat, that was just a starting price but actually the final, successful bid wasn't hugely much more, at £8250. It will be interesting to see what happens with this latest example.
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