Inside the 'ghost town' where three-bed houses are on the market for just £5,000 - despite being a once-thriving mining community and seaside hotspot
Inside the 'ghost town' where three-bed houses are on the market for just £5,000 Horden, in County Durham, was a successful mining village with a lively community, but has suffered heavily since the closure of the local colliery in 1987. Four houses were listed on RightMove in May with an auction starting price of £5,000, including one three-bedroom terrace. Another, a two bed, (left) remains on the site. Also pictured are boarded up houses on the same street (top right); miners socialising during the town's heyday (bottom right); and Horden Colliery (top
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Inside the 'ghost town' where three-bed houses are on the market for just £5,000
Horden, in County Durham, was a successful mining village with a lively community, but has suffered heavily since the closure of the local colliery in 1987. Four houses were listed on RightMove in May with an auction starting price of £5,000, including one three-bedroom terrace. Another, a two bed, (left) remains on the site. Also pictured are boarded up houses on the same street (top right); miners socialising during the town's heyday (bottom right); and Horden Colliery (top
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