A house whose previous owners are buried in the back garden has been snapped up in a well-heeled area of London for around three-quarters of a million pounds.

The four-bedroom property, which also needs completely refurbishing, is likely to be worth an estimated £1 million once it has been spruced up, according to estate agent Gascoigne Pees, which has had the task of selling the house.

The two former occupants of the house in Teddington, south west London, were thought to be artists and their last wishes were to be laid to rest in their large back garden.

The property, which is understood to date back to 1875, received two offers, eventually selling for in excess of £730,000.

Neil Oates, the local branch manager at Gascoigne Pees, said potential buyers had not been put off by the previous owners' unusual wish and there had been interest from "quite a few people". He said someone could now "put their own stamp on it".