Nuclear bunker in Hoo sells for £18,000

A nuclear bunker has sold at auction for £18,000.

The property for sale with Clive Emson auctioneers exceeded the pre-sale guide price of £10,000 to £15,000.

Although it wasn't the most attractive des res it was certainly a lot cheaper and a fair bit safer than the average two-up two-down.

The subterranean construction on the Peninsula Way north of Hoo was built in the 1950s as part of a network of bunkers across Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It was designed to provide shelter for two or three people for several weeks.

The bunker was designed to provide shelter for two or three people for several weeks. It now ‘features’ an exterior overgrown with ivy, a rusting hatchway, and an interior lacking any kind of decoration.

Auctioneers Clive Emson did not go overboard with floral descriptions for the property to "plenty of potential".

“Entrance is by a vertical ladder that goes 15 feet underground to the interior that consists of a large room,” says the no-nonsense press release.