Beach home for sale at £200,000

The chalet was rebuilt after a fire

A wooden beach home without electricity and with water for only half of the year has gone on sale for £200,000.

The estate agent selling the two-storey property, on National Trust land above Embleton Bay, Northumberland, is confident it will be snapped up.

The three-bedroomed holiday home, said to offer a 1950s lifestyle, has been lavishly fitted out following a fire.

A neighbouring property was recently put on the market for £92,000 despite not having car access or electricity.

None of the properties in the area, which is classed by the National Trust as being of outstanding beauty, has mains electricity or all-year round running water.

Dodge flying balls

Nick Rawlinson, of Groves estate agents in Newcastle, said: "It is gorgeous, this beach house has probably the best view of them all because it is the only two-storey one.

"I suspect it might go for more than the asking price."

The agent said the chalet offered a 1950s lifestyle

The National Trust does not allow householders to sub-let properties, many of which have been held by families for decades.

The chalet overlooks miles of beach which stretch out to Dunstanburgh Castle on the headland.

Householders in the area also have to make their way across the beach or dodge flying balls from the neighbouring golf course.

The chalet also boasts a concrete base, which stops rabbits burrowing underneath, unlike similar chalets.

Mr Rawlinson added: "There's probably no other area like it in England and it offers a 1950s lifestyle."