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A decommissioned Cold War-era Royal Observer Corps nuclear bunker in England has just been put on the real estate market and is set to be auctioned off later in July.
Knewz.com has learned that the unique property comes with additional features like secure off-road parking and a shed.
The property has been listed by SDL Property Auctions, tantalizing potential buyers by describing it as a "piece of past war British history."
Located in the town of Sedbergh in Cumbria County, the up-for-sale nuclear bunker is actually a Royal Observer post built by the British Royal Observer Corps in the 1950s.
SDL wrote in the property listing that the bunker was designed to accommodate three observers and provide protection against nuclear explosion and the resulting fallout.
Observers stationed at the Royal Observer posts in the 1950s were "expected to report on the nuclear bursts and on the fall out of a nuclear attack."
"They were provided with enough food and water for fourteen days and had a landline and radio communications available to them," SDL Property Auctions wrote.
Pictures of the property posted by SDL show a sizable plot of land with a hatch that leads to the underground interior of the bunker.
The company further mentioned that the bunker is secure, dry, and in its original condition, and has been renovated and decorated by the current owner of the property. The landline telephone connection is still active and the company noted that it can have broadband connected.
The current owner has also built a shed right next to the entrance of the bunker.
"The site also has its own gate to access the land it comes with and vehicular access from the road over the land for access," the property auction company wrote in the listing.
Decommissioned and sold off in 1993, properties like these are rather lucrative real estate opportunities for telecom companies since these nuclear bunkers were built as telecommunication posts.
SDL Property Auctions mentioned in the property listing that the location of the bunker is suitable for the installation of mobile phone towers.
The property is set to be auctioned on July 25 with a guide price ranging between $19,462 to $25,949.
"The sale of this property will take place on the stated date by way of Auction Event and is being sold as Unconditional with Variable Fee (England and Wales). Binding contracts of sale will be exchanged at the point of sale," SDL Property Auctions clarified.
This is not the first time a nuclear bunker has made its way into the real estate market as a similar listing was put up across the Atlantic in January 2024.
A Cold War-era nuclear bunker converted into a three-bedroom home located a few hours from Seattle in the United States was listed on WashingtonMissileBase.com.
The listing claimed that the property is "move-in-ready with its three furnished bedrooms, three bathrooms, a games room, and a library, and features an elevator that was built by the previous owner who happened to be an engineer by trade," per a Knewz.com report.
Priced at over a million dollars, the nuclear bunker near Spokane County in Washington State features 24.5 acres of land and includes a landing strip. The interior features 16,740 square feet of living space, with additional space where things like tractors, RVs, cars, and surplus food can be stored.