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There are plenty of excellent investment opportunities available at auction across Yorkshire and the Humber this May. In this article, we’ll introduce ten carefully selected lots – all of which offer significant potential for a strong return on investment.
With both residential and commercial local auction properties on offer for excellent guide prices across the region, read on to discover just a few of the options that will be open for bidding this month.
With an atmospheric open wooded vista and surrounded by greenery, this attractive two bed property sits towards the edge of Illingworth Moor, less than ten minutes’ drive from the centre of Halifax.
Comprised of a reception room and kitchen to the ground floor and two bedrooms and a family bathroom to the first floor, the property is in good condition. The property sits just three minutes’ walk from the local supermarket, with a number of shops and eateries nearby.
The Wrigley Hill bus stop can be found just a minute up the road, and offers swift connections to the town centre and to Illingworth, while Keighley Road – the A629 – allows drivers to head north to Keighley within half an hour.
The lot will be brought to auction by Taylor James Auctions on 10th May 2023 with a Guide Price of £20,000.
Located in a highly desirable neighbourhood, this pretty end terrace cottage sits in the centre of the Lincolnshire village of Barrow-upon-Humber, a brief walk from local pubs, grocery shops and eateries.
Less than 40 minutes’ drive across the Humber Bridge from Hull, and half an hour from Scunthorpe and the Grimsby seafront, the property is comprised of a lounge/dining room, a kitchen, a comfy bedroom and a good-sized bathroom. It requires some modernisation to bring it to its full potential and improve the required energy performance, but offers an excellent return on investment.
The lot will be brought to auction by Landwood Property Auctions on 17th May 2023 with a Guide Price of £40,000.
An attractive end-terrace property requiring a little refurbishment, this lot is made up of a good-sized living room and very well-proportioned kitchen, as well as a utility space to the ground floor. To the first floor, the home features two spacious bedrooms and a family bathroom. There is also an enclosed garden to the rear.
This lovely family home sits fifteen minutes’ walk from the centre of Royston, where residents have easy access to supermarkets, eateries, shops, schools and more. Barnsley is also just 20 minutes’ drive away.
The beautiful green spaces of Rabbit Ings Country Park are a little over five minutes’ walk from the property, and the entire area is fringed with countryside views. The Midland Road/Alfred Street bus stop sits just across the road, and is visited regularly by the number 59 bus, which takes passengers to Wakefiels in half an hour.
The lot will be brought to auction by Auction House Lincolnshire on 15th – 16th May 2023 with a minimum opening bid of £15,000.
In need of a programme of cosmetic upgrades, this property, which sits just ten minutes’ walk from the centre of Edlington and around 20 minutes’ drive from Doncaster city centre, is comprised of a separate dining room and large sitting room, a kitchen, a store room and a good-sized family bathroom to the ground floor, with three spacious bedrooms to the first floor.
There are also gardens to the rear and front, with the latter providing an option for off-road parking space.
Auburn Road park sits less than ten minutes’ away on foot, and Edlington Lane – just four minutes’ walk from the property – offers a number of eateries, takeaways, convenience stores, supermarkets and more. There are also a number of schools nearby.
The lot will be brought to auction by Auction House Lincolnshire on 15th – 16th May 2023 with a Guide Price of £10,000.
A large terraced property with planning permission already granted for conversion from commercial to residential use, this lot is ready to be transformed into three apartments: one ground floor single-bedroom flat, one two-bed apartment to the first floor and one “studio/loft” apartment arranged between the first floor and the second floor.
The property is currently in shell condition and ready for conversion work to begin. It sits less than fifteen minutes’ walk from the centre of Rotherham and from Rotherham’s Central Station and transport Interchange (30 minutes to Sheffield).
Rotherham Market is under ten minutes away on foot, and the open spaces of Clifton Park are very close by.
The lot will be brought to auction by Regional Property Auctioneers on 4th May 2023 with a Guide Price of £35,000 – £45,0000.
This bijoux commercial property includes a retail space of around 104 square feet and features a sink to the rear.
Just over fifteen minutes’ walk from the centre of Pudsey and around five minutes from Pudsey Park, the lot is located on Lowtown – alongside a number of eateries, shops and other amenities – and benefits from a good amount of footfall.
New Pudsey train station can be accessed from the site within ten minutes, and Leeds city centre is only 20 minutes’ drive away.
The lot will be sold at auction by Auction Agent on 16th- 17th May 2023 with a Guide Price of £20,000 – £40,000.
A good-sized commercial lot located on popular Stony Lane, just over fifteen minutes’ drive from Bradford‘s city centre, this property formerly served as a beauty salon. It offers significant potential for a range of uses, dependent on consent, and is currently in needs of a little refurbishment.
It is comprised of a “shop floor” area with a kitchen and WCs to the ground floor, with a storage area or other potential retail space to the first floor. There is a garden to the rear.
Cavendish Primary School can be found only five minutes away on foot, while Eccleshill Community Hospital and the Inspire Bradford Business Park are both only ten minutes’ walk away.
The nearest train station is Frizinghall, accessible within around ten minutes’ drive.
The lot will be brought to auction by Pugh Auctions on 23rd – 24th May 2023 with a Guide Price of £60,000.
Featuring a main retail space, a kitchen and a separate WC, this retail property is arranged across a single storey and sits alongside popular businesses on Grimsby’s Wellowgate.
The total footprint of the property comes to approximately 612 square feet, and, according to the lot’s auctioneers, it offers a potential return of around £8,000 per annum. With Grimsby Town train station only two minutes’ walk away, Ainsley Park accessible on foot within four minutes and a Holiday Inn Express just along the road, the unit benefits from plenty of traffic.
The lot will be brought to auction by Taylor James Auctions on 10th May 2023 with a Guide Price of £60,000.
Previously serving as a bookmaker’s, this detached single storey property features a good-sized open plan office, a kitchen, four WCs and storage space. Depending on consents, the lot has potential for conversion and extension, particularly considering the large plot of land on which it sits.
The centre of Athersley sits just two minutes’ drive away, which Barnsley town centre can be accessed within fifteen minutes. Laithes Lane, on which the property is located, features a range of eateries and shops, with New Lodge Village Green nearby. There are a number of bus stops nearby, visited by the numbers 11 and 488 buses, which take passengers to Athersley and Barnsley Interchange respectively.
The lot will be brought to auction by Auction House West Yorkshire on 17th May 2023 with a Guide Price of £55,000.
A single storey sports hall measuring around 2,195 square feet, this lot is the subject of a Proposed Development Scheme that has been submitted and is currently awaiting planning consent.
The scheme would involve conversion of the property in to two 1-bed flats and three 2-bed flats, totalling five residential units in all.
With Hull train station and the Prospect Shopping Centre just ten minutes’ away on foot, and the Hull New Theatre accessible within two minutes, and the A165 within easy reach, the property is in a prime location for a range of uses.
The lot will be brought to auction by Allsop Auctions on 11th May 2023 with a Guide Price of £50,000.
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