{"id":7972,"date":"2025-07-19T10:27:05","date_gmt":"2025-07-19T10:27:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/7972\/"},"modified":"2025-07-19T10:27:05","modified_gmt":"2025-07-19T10:27:05","slug":"ordinary-two-bedroom-house-on-sale-for-325k-but-buyers-stunned-after-spotting-otherworldly-entity-hiding-on-top-floor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/7972\/","title":{"rendered":"Ordinary two-bedroom house on sale for \u00a3325k but buyers stunned after spotting ‘otherworldly entity’ hiding on top floor"},"content":{"rendered":"

By FRANCINE WOLFISZ<\/a> <\/p>\n

Published: 09:55 BST, 19 July 2025 | Updated: 10:01 BST, 19 July 2025 <\/p>\n

From the outside, there’s nothing particularly remarkable about the two-bedroom terraced home in Hampshire on the market for a modestly-priced \u00a3325,000.<\/p>\n

Estate agents Morris Dibben in Southampton describe the property in Richmond Road, Shirley, as a ‘rare gem’ that has been looked after by the same owner since the mid-70s.<\/p>\n

And aside from the outdated decor and carpeted bathrooms, there’s not too much to raise eyebrows among potential buyers.<\/p>\n

But on second glance, there’s one very incongruous and ‘shocking’ feature inside the ‘welcoming’ hallway that has set the internet alight.<\/p>\n

As visitors reach the stairwell, they are sure to be immediately struck by a vibrant mural of ethereal female figures.<\/p>\n

Painted against a turquoise background and outlined in striking yellow, the faces of each figure transform from smiling to terrifying.<\/p>\n

Quite what it is meant to represent has left social media users scratching their heads, while opinion is sharply divided between those who like it – and others who simply find it ‘truly baffling’.<\/p>\n

One Reddit user simply wrote that the artwork ‘made me jump’.<\/p>\n

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From the outside, there’s nothing particularly remarkable about the two-bedroom terraced home in Hampshire on the market for a modestly-priced \u00a3325,000<\/p>\n

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As visitors reach the stairwell of the property in Richmond Road, Shirley, Southampton, they are sure to be immediately struck by a vibrant mural of ethereal female figures<\/p>\n

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Artist Natalie Tate completed the unusual design in 1979 and it has adorned the walls of the ‘character’ property ever since<\/p>\n

Another joked that the home would be more suited for the likes of Mulder and Scully rather than first-time buyers.<\/p>\n

‘I think there\u2019s an otherworldly entity residing on the top floor,’ they wrote.<\/p>\n

A third said the hall was\u00a0‘so distracting’ that they did not notice the carpets in the property’s bathrooms.<\/p>\n

Another wrote: ‘What in the A Level Art Project is going on here???!’<\/p>\n

However, one impressed viewer said:\u00a0 ‘I love the off-beat artistry. I\u2019d keep it!’<\/p>\n

According to the estate agents, there is actually some history behind the mural.<\/p>\n

Artist Natalie Tate completed the design in 1979 and it has adorned the walls of the ‘character’ property ever since.<\/p>\n

Other features at the ‘well-proportioned’ home for sale on Rightmove <\/a>include driveway parking, an oversized detached garage, two double-sized bedrooms, a well-established rear garden and bright reception rooms with ‘a charming bay window and neutral d\u00e9cor.’<\/p>\n

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