The photo of one of the bedrooms inside the Blackwood home is creepy at first glance. Pic: realestate.com.au
You could be forgiven for thinking the ghost of a small child haunts this Blackwood home.
Many househunters innocently flicking through photos of the rundown house at 9 Station Avenue have been left shocked after a disturbing image of one of the bedrooms reveals a blonde-haired child clutching a teddy bear in the doorway.
It might look like a creepy scene out of a horror film but selling agent Peter Jeffrey, of Harcourts Packham, assured it was nothing more than a picture.
The house at 9 Station Avenue is rundown. Pic: realestate.com.au
It has been owned by the same residents for almost 60 years. Pic: realestate.com.au
“It’s actually a painting on wallpaper,” he said.
“It’s a solid, bolted shut, used-to-be sliding door.
“There were eight girls brought up in that house and one of the daughters … put that there many years ago.
“It’s certainly getting a lot of attention.”
Mr Jeffrey said he had been inundated with emails and calls from people wanting to be assured it wasn’t a real ghost.
He said it was important to include the photo in the listing because it came with the house.
“We’ve got to photograph the property as it is,” he said.
The three-bedroom, one bathroom house on an 825sqm block has had the same owners for 57 years.
Mr Jeffrey said they have moved to a retirement home, which was why the house has hit the market.
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It is going to auction at the end of the month. Pic: realestate.com.au
It has three bedrooms and one bathroom. Pic: realestate.com.au
It is listed without a price guide and scheduled to go to auction on November 28.
Mr Jeffrey said it would probably sell for a price reflective of its land value.
He said the buyer could either renovate the mostly weatherboard house or redevelop the entire site as it was located in a new suburban neighbourhood zone where subdivision might be possible with council approval.
“For me it’s something you’d probably bowl over,” he said.
