I must admit I dont know the area at all, but I stumbled across this lovely house (see link below) at a seemingly amazing price, whats the catch? Is it a dodgy area? This house would surely cost at least twice that in areas such as S10/11 where that sort of money would only buy a flat or a terrace.

http://www.vebra.com/home/includes/vdetails.asp?src=vebra&fd=0&bd=1&db=1&cl=416&pid=8770103

Nothing particularly "wrong" with Frechville really, the only thing you could say is that the area is no where near as expensive as S10/S11 and on the outskirts of the city, so commuting might be a bit tricky.

Looking at the area and the size of the house, the asking price is probably just a little under what you might expect, but not by that much.

There's nothing strange about the price.
It's the prices of the small terraces around Hunters Bar that are completely distorted.
Birley Moor Road isn't central, trendy, gentrified etc and landlords won't make a fortune by cramming students in either. Students with a rich Ma and Pa won't be looking to buy out there either, which all takes a lot of heat out of the competition

Might be a good reason why they need to get rid of it quick or something although it doesn't seem particularly cheap for the area. To be honest it looks awful from the outside but that's just my opinion. Frecheville isn't a bad area but it's nothing special either - at least it's close to some shops.

Not by any chance your house that your selling? :P

To be honest I don't think there is anything amazing about the price of that house considering the size and area, doesn't look a lot out of the ordinary.

I can assure you that I'm not selling the house. My girlfriend and I are looking to buy our first house. Neither of us are from Sheffield so we don't know the areas that well (we both met at Sheffield uni). We were just thinking of looking away from the area we know and love (S10, Crookes etc) because the houses are so sought after and expensive.

I work in houses round that area quite a bit. Most of them are nice and there are some great people there but you will find most of the houses, mainly the private ones around thornbridge rd are tiny upstairs and unless they've been extended, the kitchens are shockingly small as well.

THIS AREA IS A COUNCIL AREA AND I THAT THIS IS DUE FOR THE PRICE BEING SO LOW. ALSO BECAUSE OF ALL THE REFUGEES THAT ARE COMING OR CREEPING IN TO THIS CITY. THEY LOWER THE PRICE. THIS IS BECAUSE WHERE I LIVE WHICH USED TO BE
A MAJORITY OF ENGLISH PEOPLE- WE ARE NOW A MINORITY AS WE ARE NOW TAKEN OVER BY THE ETHNIC MAJORITY, NO, I AM NOT RACIEST AT ALL, I JUST SEE WHAT IS HAPPENING AND THE HOUSING MARKET FOR THE WHITES HAS GONE DOWN DRAMATICALLY. I TRIED SELLING OUR HOME WHICH WAS AN EX-COUNCIL HOUSE. BUT WHEN THE COLOUREDS CAME LOOKINFG THEY ASKED ME TO SELL FOR £13. THOUSAND WHEN IT WAS ACTUALLY ON THE MARKET FOR £42. THOUSAND. [ THIS WAS STATED BY THE ESTATE AGENTS ].

Originally posted by juliediane
ALSO BECAUSE OF ALL THE REFUGEES THAT ARE COMING OR CREEPING IN TO THIS CITY. THEY LOWER THE PRICE. THIS IS BECAUSE WHERE I LIVE WHICH USED TO BE
A MAJORITY OF ENGLISH PEOPLE- WE ARE NOW A MINORITY AS WE ARE NOW TAKEN OVER BY THE ETHNIC MAJORITY, NO, I AM NOT RACIEST AT ALL, I JUST SEE WHAT IS HAPPENING AND THE HOUSING MARKET FOR THE WHITES HAS GONE DOWN DRAMATICALLY. I TRIED SELLING OUR HOME WHICH WAS AN EX-COUNCIL HOUSE. BUT WHEN THE COLOUREDS CAME LOOKINFG THEY ASKED ME TO SELL FOR £13. THOUSAND WHEN IT WAS ACTUALLY ON THE MARKET FOR £42. THOUSAND. [ THIS WAS STATED BY THE ESTATE AGENTS ].
I took the liberty of bolding your blatenly racist comments; and making your stupidly inaccurate 'not racist' comment Red.

Coloureds / Whites / Refugees... are you stupid. And have you never heard of taking Caps lock off :loopy:
Go elsewhere with your racists thoughts... they're not welcome here you loser!

I don't think it being a 'council estate' has much to do with it... the private ownership on these estates is currently running at well over 70%.

And it does seem remarkably cheap when there is a pokey 3 bed (with a shower room only) at a sniff under £100k just a touch down the road.

juliediane, you sound like alf garnett!!!!!!!!!

Originally posted by zozzer
juliediane, you sound like alf garnett!!!!!!!!!

yes, she does sound exactly like Alf Garnett, but at least your manner of pointing out her failings is a little more subtle than some people's i could mention.

Well if you're looking for subtlety when it's on such a controversial subject then I'm afriad you're either misguided or havne't been around here long enough.

I call it how I see it... and if you don't like it... well tough!

The house in question is NOT ex-council although there is a mix of both council and private housing. I am not sure what the other comments relate to, I live in the area and am not aware of any racial problems here.

Originally posted by DaBouncer
Well if you're looking for subtlety when it's on such a controversial subject then I'm afriad you're either misguided or havne't been around here long enough.

I call it how I see it... and if you don't like it... well tough!

wow, you're so macho. bet everyone's scared of you.

Originally posted by DaBouncer
Well if you're looking for subtlety when it's on such a controversial subject



i'll give you that one - buying/selling a house is a very controversial subject.

i would like you to know that i was born in this country when all the streets were sweet with the smell of flowers and every sunday the smell of the sunday roast. now i am sorry to say that is all gone. all we smell is a smell of another form of cooking.
i have no doubts that what is happening at all and i accept it with open arms. i have been round here for nearly 50 years and have seen a tremendous change in everything. the schools are now all taken over and thwere is a street here what is called , well i am not saying what because you will only get the wqrong idea as i always call a spade a spade and have never tolds a lie in my life so i am not going to start now. but please believe me i am and never have been raciest for one minute. can iplease state something that i have just heard on the tv- an advert has just been on which states to come to the eastern country and see our lands. if this is so. why are all these people coming over here then. if you take this the wrong way then you are the biggotted one and not myself who you state as raciest. for it us who have helped the coloured ones. see i have not stated whit or black that would raciest which i am truely not, i have been brought up different to that in a world where everyone is coloured from each other. all the gardens have gone now to make way for rubbish.

I wonder where you lived with streets all smelling of flowers.
I remember the thick choking smogs and th smell of sulphur,and evrything covered with emissions of steel making.Sheffield is a lot cleaner now,apart from the litter.

Originally posted by juliediane
i would like you to know that i was born in this country when all the streets were sweet with the smell of flowers and every sunday the smell of the sunday roast. now i am sorry to say that is all gone. all we smell is a smell of another form of cooking.
i have no doubts that what is happening at all and i accept it with open arms. i have been round here for nearly 50 years and have seen a tremendous change in everything. the schools are now all taken over and thwere is a street here what is called , well i am not saying what because you will only get the wqrong idea as i always call a spade a spade and have never tolds a lie in my life so i am not going to start now. but please believe me i am and never have been raciest for one minute. can iplease state something that i have just heard on the tv- an advert has just been on which states to come to the eastern country and see our lands. if this is so. why are all these people coming over here then. if you take this the wrong way then you are the biggotted one and not myself who you state as raciest. for it us who have helped the coloured ones. see i have not stated whit or black that would raciest which i am truely not, i have been brought up different to that in a world where everyone is coloured from each other. all the gardens have gone now to make way for rubbish.

You sound like my grandparents. They could spend ages telling you how 'not racists' they were, whilst being completely racist.

I believe what you just described is called a Lapsarkian fantasy. In fact, that can be my word of the day.

Originally posted by Cyclone
I believe what you just described is called a Lapsarkian fantasy. In fact, that can be my word of the day.

Lapsarkian? excellent word. er, what does it mean?

MOD - Can we please keep this thread on topic? There are plenty of other threads where racism is being discussed so can people just keep their responses relevant to this thread?

Originally posted by Killian
wow, you're so macho. bet everyone's scared of you.
Not far wrong their!
I can show you if you like! PM me and we'll arrange something eh! ;)

I wouldnt arrange to meet a bloke who offered to show me something. If its in public bogs especially,think G.Michael. and no 1s, eeeeeeeuch

Originally posted by dragonsoup
I wouldnt arrange to meet a bloke who offered to show me something. If its in public bogs especially,think G.Michael. and no 1s, eeeeeeeuch
LOL.... I thought that was funny :thumbsup:... even if aimed at my expense!

Nice one!!!

Originally posted by DaBouncer
Not far wrong their!
I can show you if you like! PM me and we'll arrange something eh! ;)

do you get off on threatening middle-ages women? yes, I expect you do, don't you.

Well if you had a username more resembling a woman than I suppose it wouldn't have happened.

Either way... don't make sweeping nonsense statements that having nothing to do with being hard!

I was addressing a racist blatently racist comment backed up by a PM of said individual and you decided to have a pop.

If you don't like it... don't join in!

Originally posted by DaBouncer
Well if you had a username more resembling a woman than I suppose it wouldn't have happened.

Either way... don't make sweeping nonsense statements that having nothing to do with being hard!

I was addressing a racist blatently racist comment backed up by a PM of said individual and you decided to have a pop.

If you don't like it... don't join in!

my maiden name is Killian, but you can call me little Bo Peep if you prefer something more resembling a woman. i certainly wouldn't want to meet you anyway as your macho rubbish does nothing for me. hopefully, you'll meet your match one day and then you can pm me so i can have a laugh at your expense.

I'll remember to do that! :loopy:

Originally posted by DaBouncer
LOL.... I thought that was funny :thumbsup:... even if aimed at my expense!

Nice one!!! Nice to see that someone on this board has a sense of humour, be carefull with the thumbs up sign though or make sure you manicure regularly.

Are violent threats really necessary on a message board anyway, regardless of age/sex of the potential victim? Such behaviour should be limited to boxing rings and not brought in when there are clashes of opinions on an internet message board, FFS.

Originally posted by t020
Are violent threats really necessary on a message board anyway, regardless of age/sex of the potential victim? Such behaviour should be limited to boxing rings and not brought in when there are clashes of opinions on an internet message board, FFS.
Wow you're one to talk about being opinionated t020!

Now at the risk of sounding like teachers pet, can we get the thread back on track to the OP. Otherwise a MOD may lock it!

Originally posted by max
MOD - Can we please keep this thread on topic? There are plenty of other threads where racism is being discussed so can people just keep their responses relevant to this thread?

MOD - The same goes for messages that should be exchanged via PM

Originally posted by dragonsoup
Nice to see that someone on this board has a sense of humour, be carefull with the thumbs up sign though or make sure you manicure regularly.
You remind me of someone I work with in the Bouncer job. He's got a similar sense of humour.

V . Funny... :D

and back to the house!!!

Yes the house looks very nice.
Well worth the asking price IMO however it will go for well over the asking price I would say too.

My prediction is about £155k min... possibly even £160k

Originally posted by wednesdayowl
and back to the house!!!
and a very nice house it is too. would cost almost twice that much for a similar house down here in Torbay area. so what's the catch?

think we're back where we started.

The catch is probably the estate agents underpricing it to generate interest. Pointless in the end, but it seems to be how they operate in Sheffield.