Buyer who looked up ‘cheap’ £60,000 Rightmove home on Google Maps spies a policeman outside

A first-time buyer who got excited after finding a ‘cheap’ property online has told how he realised ‘something wasn’t right’ when he looked it up on Google Street View – and spotted a policeman outside.

Scottish comedian Darren Connell said he’s been saving for a house for some time and was intrigued when he found the £60,000 home on Foyers Terrace in the Springburn area of Glasgow on Rightmove.

The ‘seldom available’ one-bedroom property features a driveway, garage and private garden and is described as a ‘well-presented end terraced villa’, while most other one bedroom properties for the same price on the site are situtated in a block of flats.

But when Darren, who’s appeared in the BBC comedy Scot Squad, looked up the home on Google Maps, he was shocked – and bemused – by the first image that appeared. 

Perhaps, however, it was no surprise given that a 2010 study by CACI found Springburn to be the most-feared neighbourhood in Scotland for violent crime, with 42 per cent of residents living in fear of violence. 

Darren said he’s been saving for a house for some time and was intrigued when he found the £60,000 home on Foyers Terrace in Glasgow on Rightmove – but when he looked it up the first image that appeared was of a policeman outside a property

First-time buyer Darren Connell became suspicious after finding this 'cheap' property on Rightmove in the Springburn area of Glasgow

First-time buyer Darren Connell became suspicious after finding this ‘cheap’ property on Rightmove in the Springburn area of Glasgow

When Darren looked up the home on Google Maps, he was shocked - and bemused - by the first image that appeared

When Darren looked up the home on Google Maps, he was shocked – and bemused – by the first image that appeared

Writing on Twitter, Darren explained: ‘I’ve been trying my best to save for a flat/house and found somewhere that that was cheap, it made me think that something wasn’t right. 

‘So I just checked the Google maps of it and this was the first photo.’

He then shared an image of a home on the street, taken in August 2014, which showed a uniformed police officer making his way out of the front gate with papers in hand.

If you scroll to the left on the Google Maps image, another policeman is visible making their way down the road. 

If you scroll to the left on the Google Maps image, another policeman is visible making their way down the road

If you scroll to the left on the Google Maps image, another policeman is visible making their way down the road

Darren's post has notched up 727 likes, while many of his 12,500 followers commented on his amusing discovery

Darren’s post has notched up 727 likes, while many of his 12,500 followers commented on his amusing discovery

The home is being marketed by BestMove Scotland, and the Rightmove advert recommends early viewing of the property to appreciate its 'potential' (pictured: the living room)

The home is being marketed by BestMove Scotland, and the Rightmove advert recommends early viewing of the property to appreciate its ‘potential’ (pictured: the living room)

The home also features a dining room (pictured) which leads into a fully fitted modern kitchen

The home also features a dining room (pictured) which leads into a fully fitted modern kitchen

Darren’s post has notched up 727 likes, while many of his 12,500 followers commented on his amusing discovery.

One joked: ‘What a bargain, front door security and all.’

Another suggested: ‘He might just be investigating an overly squeaky gate.’

And one remarked: ‘You won the internet today. I’m still lol-ing. I reckon you should take it btw. It’s a sure sign. At least you know you’d have people there to help unpack your boxes.’ 

The 'seldom available' one-bedroom property features a driveway, garage and private garden and is described as a 'well-presented end terraced villa'

The ‘seldom available’ one-bedroom property features a driveway, garage and private garden and is described as a ‘well-presented end terraced villa’

The home features modern decor inside. Pictured: another angle of the living room

The home features modern decor inside. Pictured: another angle of the living room

The home is being marketed by BestMove Scotland, and the Rightmove advert recommends early viewing of the property to appreciate its ‘potential’.

As well as a family living room, dining room with access to a ‘modern fitted kitchen with ample work and storage space’, a hallway, a bedroom with fitted wardrobes and a family bathroom, it features a loft and cellar area.

In a later tweet, Darren joked: ‘Btw if a millionaire would like to help me by buying me a flat, then I’ll happily let you, I’m nice that way.’ 

Foyers Terrace is in the Springburn area of Glasgow, which has been plagued by social problems arising out of poverty, from crime to alcohol and drug addiction, for decades. 

The bedroom on the first floor (pictured) can fit a double bed with fitted wardrobes

The bedroom on the first floor (pictured) can fit a double bed with fitted wardrobes

According to the advert, the modern fitted kitchen hosts a variety of white high gloss wall and base units providing ample work and storage space, with an electric oven and hob with complementing work and floor surfaces

According to the advert, the modern fitted kitchen hosts a variety of white high gloss wall and base units providing ample work and storage space, with an electric oven and hob with complementing work and floor surfaces

In a later tweet, Darren joked: 'Btw if a millionaire would like to help me by buying me a flat, then I’ll happily let you, I’m nice that way.' Pictured: the garage

In a later tweet, Darren joked: ‘Btw if a millionaire would like to help me by buying me a flat, then I’ll happily let you, I’m nice that way.’ Pictured: the garage 

In the 2001 UK Census, almost half of its residents said they didn’t have any formal qualifications – the fourth-highest figure in the UK.

In the same year it was reported that 40 per cent of Springburn’s residents were living in poverty, with an unemployment rate 140 per cent higher than Scotland’s average. The average household income was £13,310 and and male unemployment stood at 13 per cent – the highest in the country.

Meanwhile deaths from lung cancer were twice higher than Scotland’s average and the proportion of children leaving school without standard grades stood at four times higher.

Springburn’s Keppochhill area was named the third most deprived area in Scotland in 2012, following analysis by the government, behind Ferguslie Park and neighbouring Possilpark.

A 2013 report revealed 51 per cent of Springburn children were living in poverty – the highest rate in the country.