BROKEN BRITAIN, The cheapest houses in the UK ? Deprived town and regeneration.

[@stanadams5541]

I left England thirty years ago and emigrated to Australia i miss going to the football each week but we get it live on tv and let me tell you that the life style in Australia is on a different level to England i live in a beautiful house,the people are great and contryside,beeches are spectacular i consider myself very lucky .

[@AbroadYorkshire]

Sounds awesome Stan. We keep getting invites from subscribers to head down under, so we might get do visit one day.

[@michelleaththas659]

Agree with you 100% moved to Australia from France 🇫🇷 40 years ago and it is the best thing I did in my life. Would not want to go back anytime. I live in Sydney 🇦🇺 the life is so much easier, people very friendly. Everytime I go back to France to visit family, I cannot wait to come back to Australia. This is now my country.

[@tonykuli]

Enjoy it Stan

[@AbroadYorkshire]

@@michelleaththas659 I’ve had loads of invites to go to Australia, but keep procrastinating due to the biting, stinging, poisoning, eating types of animal. Knowing my luck I’d avoid them all, only to get bit on the arse by a dingo or punched in the head by a Kangaroo.

[@AbroadYorkshire]

@@tonykuli 👍

[@johntaylor5968]

This man is an expert speaker, straight forward, down to earth and quietly confident. A refreshing change, he’ll go far. 👍👍

[@AbroadYorkshire]

Very kind of you to say John, Thanks. I’m just a fat northern bloke who waffles on unscripted and usually ends up drunk somewhere..lol.. Cheers for watching mate.

[@johntaylor5968]

@ keep doing the posts and your following will grow, you’re underestimating yourself.

[@AbroadYorkshire]

@@johntaylor5968 Thanks John

[@Dailymailnewz]

@@AbroadYorkshire Build or the UK government should build an airport even if it is small and the area will come up on one year and the airport won't cost the earth a small one. In fact, an airport in your area or town or nearer to it means flight abroad directly to the Netherlands and others and vice versa, so yes it is a place to make big money but it is government who is not doing anything.

[@AbroadYorkshire]

@@Dailymailnewz Doncaster which is 15 minutes away already has an airport mate.

[@Metformin1951-rc9ff]

I recently sold my late brothers house for nearly £500K. It was nothing special, it just happened to be in north west London. My parents bought it for £7K in the 1970s under Maggie Thatchers Right to Buy scheme. Madness.

[@AbroadYorkshire]

The differences in property prices are mental pal. 500k around here would get you something special. But it’s all relative I suppose

[@lesteubes-r1t]

I bought a house in Hampstead Garden Suburb in 1993 for £148k. Sold it a few years later during a mini-recession (to relocate) for £168k. It would cost millions (not one million) to buy it now.

[@AbroadYorkshire]

@@lesteubes-r1t what a nightmare Jack. I’d be gutted.

[@Metformin1951-rc9ff]

@jackhargreaves1911 I really feel your pain. I am not trying to be funny, I really do. The house I mentioned was our family home. My parents, my brother and I moved there in 1949 when it was built as part of post war reconstruction. I have no recollection of us moving there as l was only one year old then.

[@ladycheddar-afromoneyfarme2763]

Late 60s you could get a house in west london for £6000.00 toits worth £2,000,000

[@sarahwilson2949]

First time coming across your channel and I am so excited to see more

[@AbroadYorkshire]

Hi Sarah, welcome to the channel, plenty to get your teeth into and plenty more to come.

[@jon-kp2rq]

NONE of these houses are 5/10/20 grand, thats just the start bid to get interest, as im sure you know, these ALWAYS go for 40k PLUS!!.... whats needed is a co-operative of like minded people to buy the whole street at the same time , and renovate together, to keep the lowlifes at bay!!which in turn raises the average value,

[@AbroadYorkshire]

Bargain. !

[@joline2730]

Jon: Yep, auction starting price, but they won't go for over £40k cos stamp duty will kick in. I bought two houses in Shildon £33k and £34k about 5 years ago. Price very much depends on condition.... 😮

[@AbroadYorkshire]

@@joline2730 👍

[@Jorn-gy3yc]

ive been construction engineer renovating these bought houses, correct, they go for £30-75k, can need £5-20k work on them,sometimes more.., in the same area, yorkshire

[@edwardoleyba3075]

That’s a great idea. A cooperative, (as long as they’re not speculators), would bring back a strong community.

[@GaiusAgricola]

So nice to hear such a clear genuine speaker narrate! Many thanks!

[@AbroadYorkshire]

Thank you. Most people struggle with the accent !

[@Jaques2go]

Houses up for auction usually go for 3 or 4 x the starting price....and the problem is these areas are notorious for unpaid rent....I'm a landlord so I know

[@AbroadYorkshire]

Bargain at 4 x the price

[@AbroadYorkshire]

@@curtisducati 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 What a load of old tosh. No wonder your old mates ignored you..🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@AbroadYorkshire]

@@curtisducati what a pile of old crap you’re talking !

[@tahirmirza4707]

Thanks for the valuable information, great work

[@AbroadYorkshire]

Thank you for taking the time to watch

[@philthompson2239]

Auction guide prices, deliberately low to attract interest. Even here nothing sells below about 40k+ plus all the auction fees.

[@AbroadYorkshire]

Still cheap as chips that pal

[@philthompson2239]

@@AbroadYorkshire Appreciate that its a low £ cost but is that good value, they are dilapidated houses on the worst street of a poor area. There's no profit in it for a business person whichever way you look at it.

[@jon-kp2rq]

@@philthompson2239 and very few buyers who want to live in a shithole like that once done up!!

[@KiwiCatherineJemma]

@@philthompson2239 That could be a good thing. We need to get the "businesspeople" and the "profiteers" OUT of housing, so as to allow ordinary people to be able to buy ordinary houses at affordable prices, so they can have somewhere cheap to live !

[@annalafayette838]

​@@philthompson2239fixing it up, rent to council who will rent to migrants 🎉

[@Anthony-t8y1n]

Your a very charismatic chap, keep her lit !!!

[@AbroadYorkshire]

Cheers Anthony. Very kind of you to say so pal.

[@adeniyiodubanjo7645]

You make me fall in love with Yorkshire accent again. I love your manners also.

[@AbroadYorkshire]

😊 thank you, very kind of you to say. Cheers for taking the time to watch.

[@johnherbert6497]

All the best, keep going, great show!

[@AbroadYorkshire]

Cheers John. Thanks for taking the time to watch pal.

[@yeshua-Political-Party]

🙏🏿🕊️🙌🏽 beautiful place spent a lot of time up there , the people are friendly and caring just my personal opinion on how I was treated fantastic place, God bless you all

[@AbroadYorkshire]

Thanks for your kind words Yeshua, I totally agree, the people around there are great. Thank you for taking the time to watch, I hope you find the time to view more of my channel.

[@heatherashley785]

Have sent this to my cousin as they are looking to relocate to Yorkshire. Cheers.

[@AbroadYorkshire]

Thanks for watching Heather. I hope your family find a home soon.

[@OrlaEmmett]

Enjoyed all you Benidorm videos and your home content also .Keep up the good work Shaun .

[@AbroadYorkshire]

Cheers Orla, thanks for watching

[@steve11211]

"There is no catch".... There is always a catch and with this the catch is they are guide prices which means they are gong to auction and they put a stupidly low guide price to gather interest... If you look at sold prices for Elizabeth Street in Goldthorpe what you actually find is they are £35-50k, still very cheap but not £15-20k, the ones that are £5k will need £20-30k in renovations which will after they are renovated will be worth about what you put into it which is why there are so many.. It is a good example though that there are cheap houses available but not quite as cheap as this video makes out..

[@AbroadYorkshire]

Great opportunity for someone to get onto the property ladder. The mortgage alone would be much less than the rent.

[@JohnWozza-b6k]

Government to blame!

[@AbroadYorkshire]

Eyup John, Cheers for watching mate

[@GC-fi9xl]

I like the music during parts of the video - it’s a good touch

[@AbroadYorkshire]

Cheers mate, thanks for watching

[@yorkshiredownunder]

I was a yorkshire miner i went through the 84 strike its all too clear in my mind to this day And it hurts ....really deeply hurts It moulded who i am today Everything that is happening in todays uk economy is thatchers lasting legacy And they gave her a statue in recognition of the destruction of the working class communities!

[@AbroadYorkshire]

I know what you mean mate. In 84 I was at secondary school, not too far from Orgreave. I remember sitting on the old Iron bridge wall with my mates watching the battles. It features in an upcoming vlog as it happens mate when we have a look round some of the places around Sheffield where I spent my teen years.

[@yorkshiredownunder]

Thanks for recognising it mate i was a lad but i was on the picket lines and the london march and im proud​@@AbroadYorkshire

[@AbroadYorkshire]

@@yorkshiredownunder no worries buddy, I’m hoping to get it filmed tomorrow or Monday, weather depending, so I can get it on KZbin for Weds.

[@kyivwithgeofftanya5546]

I remember every winter freezing with no electricity because of miners and power workers holding the country to ransom, so blame the unions and the globalists who had already started their net zero crap

[@moggie-wf5pg]

She looked after her friends, I mean millionaires who were generous contributors to Tory Party funds. I remember a lot of daft women voted for her, they reckon she showed what a woman can do when she sets her mind to it. teenage students, unemployed teenagers and people in low paid jobs voted for her because they reckoned she was good for the country.

[@arvinkumar4407]

Searched the postcode on Zoopla, only 2 houses within 1 mile for sale, both at 45K. Not sure where these 5K and 10K came from, unless it's on an auction guide price, which can go way above the advertised price.

[@AbroadYorkshire]

All sold just days after the video went live mate, details for each house are in the video. Thanks for watching.

[@jeevanbhandari-l2t]

Im from nepal and i am suprised to get all the information from this video. good job.

[@AbroadYorkshire]

Thanks for watching

[@cmssonline]

The house you inquired about cannot be bought for £5000. It is up for auction, so the starting price is a suggested amount. To acquire the property, you will need to submit a bid, and the final selling price may vary between the guide price and the amount you mentioned. It's important to note that there will also be additional fees associated with the purchase.

[@AbroadYorkshire]

Thanks for taking the time to watch a little of the content on my channel. I hope you will find the time to subscribe and watch more.

[@meaks4005]

Great vid Shaun, that pie, can't beat a warm pork just baked pie...

[@AbroadYorkshire]

It was absolutely the best pork pie I’ve ever tasted meaks. Well worth a visit.

[@edenhundsdoerfer7971]

Nice area to walk around! Cheap houses but am sure need a lot of money for renovations!!!

[@AbroadYorkshire]

Agreed, they won’t be for the faint hearted. Good for a competent DIYer or trades person though.

[@DavidBrowne-m5t]

Great content fella looking forward to watching more of your vlogs

[@AbroadYorkshire]

Thanks David, welcome to the channel pal.

[@shirleyburke1571]

Great stuff shaun,my hubby loves a pork pie,but hes proper fussy with them x👌

[@AbroadYorkshire]

Treat him Shirley, I guarantee he will never eat a Tesco special again

[@shirleyburke1571]

@AbroadYorkshire lol will do shaun👍

[@AbroadYorkshire]

@@shirleyburke1571 😋

[@LenzaRNG]

The boarded up houses on Co-operative and Victoria Street are not for sale, they are being knocked down and Barnsley MBC are building more houses like the ones on the Market site. I know this because I was in one of the houses on Co-op Street - and now live in one of the new market houses!

[@AbroadYorkshire]

Brilliant. Thanks for watching. Its good to hear someone with first hand experience of the regeneration that’s happening in the area.

[@ivanlee35]

Subscribed well.done pal good presentation. Keep it up we'll.done

[@AbroadYorkshire]

Thanks for the sub! Cheers for watching Ivan. Hopefully you’ll enjoy watching some of my other content mate.

[@ivanlee35]

Absolutely I used to see a bird tound there there was club opposite. Aldis. Used to get some crumpet in there. Glad it's changing for the better

[@AbroadYorkshire]

@@ivanlee35 Lol… 🤣🤣🤣

[@jacquelinejohnson7541]

Interesting about the houses cheaper amazong i ought to get saving more ,that pie kooks totally amazing mmm 😋 👍🤗🙏💖🇬🇧

[@AbroadYorkshire]

Hi Jaqueline, Thank you for watching. The Pork Pie was amazing. You should watch the follow up video where we compared it side by side with another. kzbin.info/www/bejne/momUpmyZZpl8g68

[@rumedaniel1133]

Hi I am a black British male. Is it safe to buy a property in this locality without being discriminated on .

[@AbroadYorkshire]

Hi, absolutely yes. It is a very safe place. There is no racial discrimination in the area that I have ever seen. Indeed the community spirit there is very good and welcoming to all races mate. The location itself is excellent for work prospects, schools, shopping and commuting.

[@christinehebiton4126]

Would be fine we've had coloured people for decades Yorkshire people are much friendlier than Southerners. Go stay for a week's holiday in the summer and you will love the people, peacefulness and the pubs. 🎉

[@gerryclarke7702]

imust congradulate YOU YOU ARE ONE OF THE BEST U TUBERS I HAVE EVER SEEN IN THE WAY YOU SHOW AND DESCRIBE AND GIVING A DESCRIPTION OF WHERE ITS BETWEEN MOST OF THEM DONT DO AS GOOD A JOB THEY COULD LEARN FROM YOU GOOD LUCK IRELAND

[@AbroadYorkshire]

Hi Gerry, That’s very kind of you to say, I hope you stick around and enjoy more content pal.

[@M.SalimChoudhry-vh5uh]

Carry on and keep it up with these interesting videos

[@AbroadYorkshire]

Thank you Salim and thank you for taking the time to watch.

[@courtneyjones2474]

Come do South Elmsall buddy just seen Goldthorpe just subscribed keep up your good work 👍

[@AbroadYorkshire]

Sounds like a plan mate.

[@desbishop2624]

Very informative good show

[@AbroadYorkshire]

Cheers Des. Thanks for watching mate.

[@Fredboot1]

Just to add, Highgate Colliery was my first mine I worked at, had best part of 20 years as a miner.

[@AbroadYorkshire]

It’s part of the Trans Pennine Trail now Highgate pit mate, along with industrial estates and housing. The old embankment that runs from Highgate to Bolton On Dearne is still there but is a nature walk these days, the other end up towards Thurnscoe is now a nature walk too

[@Fredboot1]

@@AbroadYorkshire I go to the TPT at Worsborough, it's brilliant up there.

[@AbroadYorkshire]

@@Fredboot1 I’ve been asked to visit The Boatmans Rest at Worsborough, somewhere I’ve never been before so gonna try it one evening for something to eat.

[@michelleelliott8919]

Brilliant tour thanks from Preston

[@AbroadYorkshire]

Thanks Michelle, and a huge hello to Preston.

[@davidhurstfield3622]

Carry on mate great channel 😂

[@AbroadYorkshire]

Thanks David. We will do.

[@annashton8742]

First time watching you, great to see your down to earth delivery, definitely going to take a trip to Elmhursts butchers it’s only 40 miles from us lol. Always looking for a great pork pie 😋 subscribed.

[@AbroadYorkshire]

Hi Ann. Thank you for watching and welcome to the channel. Take a look up at the follow up video too when you get the time kzbin.info/www/bejne/momUpmyZZpl8g68 we compared Elmhurst and Percy Turners side by side, by popular demand !

[@Dawnsmith-r8m]

This what will happen to uk when we go EKO, NO WORK ETC , YOU HAVE BEEN TOLD MILLIBAND

[@AbroadYorkshire]

The odd faced bacon muncher is another one who only wants to line his own pockets rather than help his constituency, sadly. Much the same as most politicians these days. Sad really.

[@nikkion2140]

Yes, this is bad news when you have lunatic politicians who are out of touch with reality. God gave us coal for fuel and they want to do something anti-God.

[@nerinaince]

So jealous of your pie❤

[@AbroadYorkshire]

They are absolutely gorgeous. We’ve tried another couple since and put them to the test against Percy Turners in the pork pie wars video.

[@roybond5404]

The trouble is not with the houses it’s the people you living next to , you would get nothing but trouble.

[@AbroadYorkshire]

I suppose you could say the same about anywhere really Roy, but I get what you mean.

[@gefleigh4264]

Landlord's not allowed to buy,they wouldn't get the rent paid anyway.

[@AbroadYorkshire]

@@gefleigh4264 Thank you for watching GefLeigh. Very much appreciated. Please do watch more of the content on the channel if you find the time

[@stevescott9027]

Just watched your latest blog. Brilliant again the pork pies looked good. Hope you and Mrs Yorkshire enjoyed them. When did you get the new pup. Have to fetch him down on the dearne. Keep the blogs coming you do such a good job so natural but that's shaun I know. All our local places are not the same as they use to be

[@stevescott9027]

Bet you wish you was back in benidorm festival is on today

[@AbroadYorkshire]

@@stevescott9027 You’re not wrong. Lol

[@AbroadYorkshire]

Awesome pork pies from Elmhurst in Goldthorpe pal.

[@chillygangster3497]

Subscribed from the Netherlands, nice content you got! keep it up :)

[@AbroadYorkshire]

Hi , welcome to the channel. Thanks for watching.

[@robertvandall6213]

Hello, I'm from the States (West Virginia) and I'm delighted to have discovered your channel. I am hoping to relocate to UK. Told I need local Rep. Is the immigration process terribly difficult? Pork pie looked delicious. Thank u, Bob

[@stoptheworld9319]

move to Afghanistan much cheaper, same culture and weather better

[@AbroadYorkshire]

Welcome to the channel Robert and thank you for watching. The pork pie was fantastic. I’m not sure about the immigration process unfortunately so I’m likely the wrong person to ask about that, but the best of luck if you did decide to move to the UK, there are some absolutely fantastic places.

[@willevans429]

you have to have a minimum income and health insurance, unless you have a job which sorts that, local rep is helpful and needed, if you get a firm job offer its easier, self financing plenty of dosh, even better, but the Home Office (responsible) is a bit like the gestapo, maybe i get banned for that lolol

[@hanzo.design8443]

Don't do this. Wasted 20 years in UK

[@lesteubes-r1t]

The RNLI will deliver you to our shores for free, and will fill in all the forms for you. They did for a woman I’ve gotten to know recently, and she came from Chad…

[@mathewmkenya5260]

Amazing job, very educative. Muthiora

[@AbroadYorkshire]

Thank you and merry Christmas

[@ronendicott3809]

Watching from Kenya Interesting prices of house

[@AbroadYorkshire]

Thanks for watching and welcome to the channel.

[@WashingtonSAFC]

I'm from a town in the County Durham coalfield (Washington)..... When I first started primary school, there was 4 pits in the town. F-Pit, Usworth Colliery, the Glebe Pit, where me dad worked, and Harraton Colliery. By the time I left school, 11 years later, THERE WAS NONE..... Oh, BTW.... The Tories closed one, and LABOUR CLOSED THREE. So let's not get carried away with the lazy 'Maggie closed all the pits' tropes. Harold Wilson (Labour), in one parliament, closed more than twice as Maggie did in 3 parliaments. (And I'm not a Tory, Reform all the way for me).

[@AbroadYorkshire]

It’s such a shame buddy that all of the industries that kept such places alive are all gone.

[@leeyoung9469]

Nothing to do with immigration then. All self-inflicted by both Tory and Labour. The country has been a desert since the 1970s. Immigrants might be just what the country needs as the locals have screwed up big time.

[@edwardoleyba3075]

Yes, it’s a great shame that the country couldn’t produce coal cost effectively. It became cheaper to import it from Poland. It was a salient message about government trying to run industries. When it became cheaper to import coal that was the death knell for the pits. I’m given to understand that there is 400 years worth of coal still under our feet! If this mad dash for nett zero goes awry we may need that resource, as well as the oil and gas in the North Sea, but at what cost? We’re already importing oil and gas anyway, so all we’ve achieved so far is to move the CO2 emissions abroad. Still, at least the Environment Secretary can say; “it wasn’t us”. How lovely. Meanwhile we’re going to spend billions on short term solutions, and on equipment that is environmentally unfriendly, has a finite lifespan, is produced in countries that are pumping out most of the world’s carbon but, Hey - it wasn’t us!

[@AbroadYorkshire]

@@edwardoleyba3075 Thanks for watching Edward.

[@edwardoleyba3075]

@ . Enjoyed it thanks. Nice factual, down to earth presentation. Subscribed today. Thank You.

[@QuBiXMeDiA]

You know why there's lots of barbours, not a lot of pharmacies though!!!. Not only the mines being shut down but the big Corperate stores are what destroys communities like that, you see it in so many small towns and villages all around the country.

[@AbroadYorkshire]

Sad to hear mate, but I totally agree with you.

[@paulclairethomas1344]

If you think Goldthorpe is bad (I know it well), try having a look around Worksop, north Notts and this place has gone from bad to worse..

[@AbroadYorkshire]

I’ve been asked to visit Worksop a couple of times mate. I might have to drive over to see how it’s changed.

[@dazp2247]

Second that

[@AbroadYorkshire]

Cheers Daz.

[@paulclairethomas1344]

@AbroadYorkshire The outskirts are quite good but unfortunately the town centre is 'questionable'. I'll not bias your adventure...

[@AbroadYorkshire]

@@paulclairethomas1344 No worries at all mate, its many a year since I walked around the centre, I might have to get the train through and enjoy a bit of the hospitality while I’m there.

[@jeffreyokeefe3694]

I spent happy days in wombwell in the middle 50's great people a bus ride was a old pence. I am sure they used to have a brass band of fame, also picking wild raspberries and bilberries and gooseberries, but where you are is a great start for younger people, god bless Yorkshire, can't go there now live abroad and 77.

[@AbroadYorkshire]

I’ve not been to Wombwell in years either mate. Might be worth a visit to see how it’s changed.

[@benjaminbuckley2077]

This is such a good format for dishing out them bobby dazzler prizes mate.. excellent work In other news, that pork pie looked absolutely rammed full of goodness but was lacking in the gelatinous goo that comes standard with a nasty one out of lidle fridge 😂

[@AbroadYorkshire]

It was absolutely awesome Benjamin. Highly recommended pal

[@andrewgage6942]

Lovely part of the world, I love the countryside said the guy who lives by the sea down south, Yorkshire and surrounds are beautiful as far as countryside goes, like you mentioned, the employment, most places closed down and the lack of investment in the area, the north was hung out to dry by all governments, they also did the same in Wales, whilst they invested in the southern part of the country

[@AbroadYorkshire]

You’re not wrong Andrew.

[@liamm7613]

Yorkshire has some beautiful places south Yorkshire not so much, Rotherham in particular is an absolute dump

[@AbroadYorkshire]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@AbroadYorkshire]

Thankyou for taking the time to comment. I appreciate you taking the time to watch the video, it really does make a difference, Thank you so very much. I hope you find the time to watch more of the content and enjoy.

[@michaelbbb2271]

Excellent blog on the houses thank you so much

[@AbroadYorkshire]

Glad you enjoyed it buddy.

[@HarilalSolanki-s5x]

Keep up this Excellent job mate 👍🏽

[@AbroadYorkshire]

Thanks, will do! And thank you for stopping by to watch.

[@terranceyeo3087]

why dont the government buy them and rent them out as council houses

[@shaundevine8052]

Good point mate. You'd have to take it up with two tier Kier pal.

[@AbroadYorkshire]

Too busy taking money out of pensioners pockets mate..lol..

[@kickcanlurky7147]

Many working collierys ruined and lives devastated in the early 80s, the cut runs deep in my town Warrington, and all surrounding areas Manchester, Liverpool, Wigan. Thank you for being part of the solution and not the problem ❤ + Light brother, and thank you for your informative videos 🐝👋🏻

[@AbroadYorkshire]

Well said mate. Thank you for watching, I hope you enjoyed. If you did enjoy, please like and subscribe. Cheers again.

[@yeshuaexcel3407]

I know a very nice family from Warrington. Stay blessed over there.

[@andrewhanlon5855]

were you being sarcastic when showing the 'sights' near by? it looks absolutely dreadful

[@AbroadYorkshire]

Beautiful open countryside all around mate. You simply cant beat those sights!

[@dkaloupis75]

​@AbroadYorkshireOf course you can beat those so called sights but unfortunately you live in Doncaster mate can't fault you for that....

[@AbroadYorkshire]

@@dkaloupis75 Thank you for watching Dimitri. Every click makes a huge difference

[@tahirmirza4707]

I remember attending the Gala Dinner with miners

[@AbroadYorkshire]

Thanks again mate. I’m glad you enjoyed the video.

[@cheds1]

I’m in Northumberland and my town and area are exactly the same. The townis on its knees.

[@AbroadYorkshire]

It's a shame pal. I might have to pop over while I'm up that way.

[@WashingtonSAFC]

You want to try Easington Colliery, Horden, Blackhall Colliery, Coundon and Ferryhill Station in County Durham. Or for a great laugh, Sulgrave Flats in Washington. @@AbroadYorkshire

[@whatsupwithpchannel7329]

Hi New subscriber. Good video, a real eye opener. From Pauline

[@AbroadYorkshire]

Thank you, welcome to the channel.

[@custossecretus5737]

Sounds like a good investment. I wouldn’t call a new housing estate “regeneration” though, rather expansion that will increase traffic, have no schools, local shops or other services. I do love meat covered in pastry and will bookmark that shop for a visit sometime. A question about the houses, subsidence in mining towns and asbestos would be a concern.

[@AbroadYorkshire]

Hi, thanks for watching. About 7:10 in on the video, there is an open piece of land that used to be a school, this was demolished and a huge new school built with leisure facilities a few years back. Plenty of small businesses still open, 2 x fuel stations, 2 x supermarkets (Asda / ALDI) with a massive Tesco and Cortonwood Retail park just minutes away. The increase in traffic has already been taken care of with the Goldthorpe Bypass and work on expanding the Dearne Valley Parkway so plenty of services mate. The pork pies were absolutely awesome.

[@worldgonemad8622]

WTF

[@AbroadYorkshire]

@@worldgonemad8622 TMAI

[@BertelFlynn]

From the sun well done

[@AbroadYorkshire]

Thanks for watching

[@Oponu-Ayirada]

Watching from Glasgow, wish council can buy then renovate then put on help to buy and help homelessness

[@AbroadYorkshire]

Good call mate. I think they did buy the ones in the video with the metal shutters, where the workmen were working.

[@radoslawjocz2976]

In Goldthrope on new estate called Iris you can buy houses for as little as £300,000.

[@AbroadYorkshire]

Regeneration and development mate. Stunning views over the countryside

[@radoslawjocz2976]

@AbroadYorkshire I was glad that two buildings in town centre was knocked in last couple of years including Goldthrope Hotel and the other one was near the library. But regarding the new houses this Iris development is crazy expensive and gardens are very small and proximity to the road. Barnburgh View and Bella Wood View are better and cheaper. Margaret Thatcher deserved respect but I do understand people frustration, this place was neglected for many years. There will be new industrial estate too near the new roundabout.

[@AbroadYorkshire]

@@radoslawjocz2976 yeah, they knocked down the Horse and Groom pub opposite the Police Station and its like a little park type thing now with benches etc, the little market stalls set up there a couple of times a week. Quite nice.

[@jonsnow6741]

Had a quick peep they are starting prices . Not sure who will want them now the land lords are all quitting .

[@AbroadYorkshire]

Got to be worth a punt for anyone wanting a cheap starter house in the area pal. Despite its looks, the community and folk around there are absolutely brilliant, warm and very welcoming. The major towns and cities are only half an hour away, trains every hour into Sheffield or Leeds.. It really is a bang on location !

[@jonsnow6741]

@@AbroadYorkshire The problem is getting even a small amount of money fast enough to buy at auction . Yes they are good starter homes but many young people think they are beneath them . Just going through this process with my son

[@neilbrunyee980]

Need to go to Turners at Jump for a good pie. Nice video.

[@AbroadYorkshire]

We went in a follow up video buddy. kzbin.info/www/bejne/momUpmyZZpl8g68 Take a look Neil, we compare them side by side.

[@geraldwalsh6489]

😅Watching from Cork,Ireland,where house prices are through the roof,(pun intended).....our house is an average 3 bed semi...now it would fetch c.£450,000...yikes!!

[@AbroadYorkshire]

Wow.. that’s crackers.. saying that, Cork is absolutely beautiful, as is the whole of Ireland mate. I can’t wait to get back in the spring.

[@rebeccahale4673]

Becca from western Oregon US, carry on! LOVE Pep. 🥰

[@AbroadYorkshire]

Hi Becca. Thanks for watching.

[@realismatitsfinest1]

As a dual citizen of both the UK (by descent) and Canada (by birth), I'll say "thanks, but no thanks." You couldn't pay me enough to live in the UK. Even if the house was free and you offered me £500k to live there, I still wouldn't move. I value my freedom too much to be able to say (and write) what I want to say online whenever I want to say it. I don't like the idea of being locked up just for speaking the truth online. Britain has gone full Hitler/Stalin (take your pick - they're both cut from the same Far Left cloth). The high taxes, high inflation, terrible weather -- no thanks! Don't get me wrong ... I don't live in Canada either. I love in a tropical country where I can express myself freely online without the threat of being thrown in jail because of it.

[@AbroadYorkshire]

Thank you for taking the time to watch my video. I hope you stick around and find the time to watch more of my content

[@AbroadYorkshire]

Hi, Thanks for watching. I hope you can be kind enough to subscribe and hit the notification bell, hopefully finding then time to watch more of the content on my channel. Cheers again buddy.

[@mattbutcher3634]

❤️❤️❤️❤️ always wanted a black fridge magnet / bottle opener from Benners ☺️😊

[@AbroadYorkshire]

Congrats Matt. Drop me an email mate. [e-mail] and I'll get it sent out.

[@AR-wk7gr]

Great keep doing what you are doing

[@AbroadYorkshire]

Cheers AR. It was just a bit of fun, but so many good people asked me to carry on after Benidorm, that is what I’ll do. Thanks for watching. Merry Christmas

[@StevenGuy-d4q]

Great idea. Abraham.

[@AbroadYorkshire]

Glad you think so! Thanks for watching Steven

[@johntreadwell6846]

Wow that’s unbelievable. I think I might move there.

[@AbroadYorkshire]

Hi John, thanks for watching

[@Steve53]

Holy cow Shaune I've won a pair of real Ray ban glasses, fab.

[@AbroadYorkshire]

PMSL.. Congrats mate. Drop me an email to [e-mail] and I’ll get them posted pal

[@MarkPallister-sy4iy]

Greetings to a Friendly Northerner from a Southerner in Philippines....

[@AbroadYorkshire]

Hi Mark. Thanks for watching mate, I hope you find the time to watch more of my content pal.

[@MarkPallister-sy4iy]

@AbroadYorkshire How was that Pork pie old chap? Can't beat a pork pie with a nice serving of Heinz baked beans . Btw, l used to live in Sheffield back in 2003 and was struck by the down to earth, kind and friendly people there...All the best English people are from up north.

[@AbroadYorkshire]

@@MarkPallister-sy4iy It was superb pal. We were challenged by a couple of subscribers though recently, so a great Pork Pie wars looks likely. Keep watching mate !

[@janvangorp6918]

This is nuts. i live in Togo, West Africa. a small old house goos at 16000 stearling, exclusive renovation costs. 12000000 cfa / 750 a pound. not in the capital Lome, but in Kpalime

[@AbroadYorkshire]

Cheers mate. Thanks for taking the time to watch.

[@gazmartin50]

Hi Mate, Just found ya Videos. I,m a Donny Lad living in Germany since 86 been thru ya Video,s an think th great. Keep em comin Mate i have subscibed😊😊

[@AbroadYorkshire]

Welcome aboard! As it happens I was filming in Doncaster Centre and Hyde Park yesterday. Great Vlog due out on Wednesday pal.

[@gazmartin50]

​@@AbroadYorkshire Hyde Park know IT well as a young Lad. Use to be some benches next to a Long wall. Going Back in the 70s. Could lay down ON the benches😂😂😂

[@AbroadYorkshire]

Eyup Gaz. I was told that the Hyde Park area was a total no go.. I have no clue why to be honest. Obviously the folk aren’t the most affluent, but at the end of the day they are every day folk. Saying tat, it did go a bit Pete Tonge later on that day. Luckily as you can probably tell, I’d already had a skin full so it wasnt too bad, no loss of supping..lol.. Enjoy the channel pal and welcome.

[@gazmartin50]

@@AbroadYorkshire Hyde Park know IT from the 70s. Long time ago.👍☺️

[@AbroadYorkshire]

@@gazmartin50 👍

[@reylauresta3836]

10 grant at auction, normally 5x higher plus renovation materials are astonishing expensive.

[@AbroadYorkshire]

Thanks for watching

[@alistairshepherd2756]

Good for first time buyers

[@AbroadYorkshire]

Hi Alistair, thanks for watching

[@sirbanan1280]

Very informative ❤👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👀🇩🇲🇩🇲🇩🇲🇩🇲 good job.

[@AbroadYorkshire]

Thanks for watching. I hope you stick around and watch more of the content on the channel mate.

[@CrownBar]

I lived at number 6 Elizabeth street around 18 years ago

[@AbroadYorkshire]

Hi, thanks for your comment. It’s a shame how it is at present, but the folk are just as friendly which is great. Hopefully the regeneration that is happening will boost the area. Lots of huge industrial units already built with expansion on the old Manvers pit as well as all up the Dearne Valley Parkway and what ever it is they are building in Goldthorpe now, should give the jobs market a bit of a lift too.

[@CrownBar]

@ yes hopefully. I live near Skegness now but nice to see the old village. I didn’t even realise they’d built them bungalows on the old market. Thanks for sharing mate. Subscribed

[@AbroadYorkshire]

@@CrownBar Cheers mate, thanks for watching. Skegvegas is another one on the list !

[@blueneeson9888]

Thanks a Brilliant Video looks Like It's Going To Be a Good Town Again

[@AbroadYorkshire]

Thanks for watching mate.

[@Search4Help]

New subscriber here, to be honest, I have been to the UK in 2012 and i couldnt imagine that a decade later you could buy a house for 5000, ok put another 5000 in for renovation work and thats it. The town doesnt look that bad btw there are far more worse towns where houses cost much more. Would you buy these houses? I probably would if I would still be in the UK, good report!

[@AbroadYorkshire]

Hi, I’d definitely purchase a property in the area if I had the time and energy to do so. The folk there are still down to earth and friendly. Being under privileged today in the UK is a growing disease unfortunately and doesn’t look set to improve quickly, sadly. Thank you for watching and subscribing .

[@nikkion2140]

Renovation cost is about 20-25K if no replacement for roof, realistically.

[@Search4Help]

@@nikkion2140 Ok honestly these houses looked in a good condition buy yeah you never know.

[@cultfiction3865]

I was raised in Goldthorpe up to been about 7, and my mother is from there too. From Jackson street. Back in her day in the 50s 60s and 70s she didn't consider it to be rough. Its only post 80s when its taken a tumble. Honestly, great community though. Ive still got memories of how fantastic some of the people are from the area. In one sense, its a shame they are regenerating because new builds have no character. They take the personality out of a place

[@AbroadYorkshire]

Eyup again mate. Great post. I know a couple of folk who live on Jackson Street. I actually parked on there when I did the getting a tattoo vlog. I agree with your sentiments mate, even though its taken a tumble since the 80’s the community are brilliant.

[@bfccarl2509]

Thought it looked like Goldthorpe from the thumbnail. I wouldn't say it's rougher than anywhere else. Personally love it here plenty on nature within walking distance like he said.

[@AbroadYorkshire]

@@bfccarl2509 well said buddy. It’s not bad at all in Goldthorpe.

[@cultfiction3865]

@@bfccarl2509 Rough can mean run down, rough can also mean unsafe. In the case of Goldthorpe it's the first much more than the latter. I've always liked it cos I have childhood memories of it. It's a shame Barnsley council is trying to alter things there

[@dkaloupis75]

😂 whereas the old matchbox type typical UK 2x2 houses do hold a character let's say....where exactly?

[@Fredboot1]

Spent a lot of my youth in Goldthorpe(Nora St.) where my Nan nan lived, was always a vibrant friendly community & that cancer Thatcher obliterated that community. The Tories & Thatcher ripped the heart & soul out of Barnsley, not just Barnsley but massive parts of Britain. There is still that community but it's not like it used to be. My uncle Alan owned Elmurst butchers when he was alive. As for B.M.B.C I think they have been brilliant trying to keep our communities afloat.

[@AbroadYorkshire]

Still a very friendly Community Fred, sadly no longer vibrant mate. Thank you for watching the videos mate, very much appreciated.

[@Fredboot1]

@@AbroadYorkshire You're welcome, keep up the good work owd warrior.

[@AbroadYorkshire]

@@Fredboot1 thanks again Fred

[@kris4247]

live near worksop , area is brilliant and I'm a southern boy but the pace off life is incredible

[@AbroadYorkshire]

I used to visit frequently when a mate of mine from Portsmouth used to live there pal. Never had a bad night.

[@kris4247]

@AbroadYorkshire love to hear it , love the vids , keep up the good work mate

[@AbroadYorkshire]

@@kris4247 👍

[@phillip5735]

Thatcher. Citroën dascher, tun fast otherwise she'll catch ya. Can't Beat the system. But God loves a tryer 🎉

[@AbroadYorkshire]

Thanks for watching Phillip. Welcome to the channel

[@glenconboy1616]

Great to hear my name read out for the 2nd time 😂😂😂...feels like I'm on the oscars 🎉 !!!!

[@AbroadYorkshire]

My absolute pleasure pal.

[@JeanMcdonald-m7l]

Great video from yorkshire. Sad since the pits closed, good that they are now spending money regeneratingit will be a community again from Scotland. Keep up the good work.😅😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@AbroadYorkshire]

Cheers Jean and thank you for watching. We are looking forward to heading up to Bonnie Scotland during the UK tour. It’s brilliant up there.

[@JeanMcdonald-m7l]

​l am glad you will be up in Scotland at some point, you will love it. I live in beautiful perthshire not un like yorkshire. You take care and keep up the good work, from A cold Scotland.😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@AbroadYorkshire]

@@JeanMcdonald-m7l we defo will be up there again. We love it up there.

[@dovoso5685]

Amazing video, Love it ! Thank you for sharing.

[@AbroadYorkshire]

Hi, thanks for taking the time to watch.

[@claudiacaruana1272]

I am Central Coast NSW,Australia My Gdad Alfref Austik was norn in Old Barnsley Must be whu love Pork Pies!Houses unafotable in Australia now!Cheers😊😊😊

[@AbroadYorkshire]

Thank you for watching Claudia. Your Grandad has good taste obviously. Once you try a Barnsley Pork Pie, there’s none quite as good. I hope you find the time to like, subscribe and watch more of the content on my channel. Cheers again.

[@nikkion2140]

With the price of electricity today, it is total madness. We should re-open our coal mines. Can we not petition for this; get together to re-open the mines. Why do we let crazy politicians ruin our lives??

[@AbroadYorkshire]

It would be nice mate, but I’m not sure the young uns would have the character to go down the pit these days. I once took a group of 17 year old apprentices from college down the mine at the National Coal mine museum near Wakefield, all they did was moan that their hands were getting mucky and the helmet was ruining their hair !

[@a.lerner8468]

Because were too lazy to get off our backsides.... "Politicians are not born. They are excreted". Cicero.

[@jsouto77]

I think we already have enough soot coming into the country without the need for more.

[@cryplots2815]

Great material 😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@AbroadYorkshire]

Thanks for watching mate. Please feel free to subscribe and enjoy more content

[@dandesjardins2552]

And amazing Bunker's everywhere to explore

[@AbroadYorkshire]

Mostly man made nature walks now around here from what is left of the old collieries.

[@y2k42y2k42]

3:27 looks absolute grim. Says a lot if your windows & doors have metal grilles around em

[@AbroadYorkshire]

Like being on holiday in Spain but without the sun.. I’ve not had an apartment yet without bars on !

[@David-uu3wq]

You have empty houses, and where I live in the south, they are concreting over everything. It's rammed here. It's all about the money. An average 3 bed terraced place starts at about £350,000. My kids won't be able to buy here, in fact my boy now lives in Leeds. The whole system is bent.

[@AbroadYorkshire]

Couldn't agree more. Thanks for watching David.

[@jujuUK68]

Those houses would be £400k min in Reigate Surrey. And we dont earn 6-8x the wages here. Even on min wage, pushing trolleys, you'd porbably get a mortgage to afford one of these and be able to save towards a deposit. I'm on "aveage" wage, (ie nearly double min wage), and couldn't afford a studio flat here.

[@AbroadYorkshire]

400k up here would get something really, really nice mate.

[@ianrooke5259]

have you tried percy turners pies at jump best in yorkshire

[@AbroadYorkshire]

Eyup Ian. A couple of subscribers have asked me to try Percy Turners, so I’m going to do a side by side comparison pal. Be interesting to see them both.

[@ETHANALLEN-b1q]

U wouldn’t get it cheap like that in Ireland unfortunately corrupt greedy politicians

[@AbroadYorkshire]

Hi Ethan, thank you for taking he time to watch.

[@marcusclementson4026]

houses at auction normally sell above there listing price.

[@AbroadYorkshire]

Hi Marcus, merry Christmas and thanks for watching