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HOMEOWNERS Anne and Dan Ridgway
LOCATION Otley, West Yorkshire
SIZE 370m²
CONSTRUCTION Steel frame
PLOT COST £140,000 (in 1998)
BUILD COST £400,000
VALUE £1.2million
It was perishing cold, difficult to access and tied to agricultural restrictions, but there was one thing that made the tiny hillside house in West Yorkshire irresistible to Anne and Dan Ridgway — its spectacular views.
“It’s like living on a cliff,” says Anne. “It came with 15 acres of land – 13 acres of which are private woodland – all on a steep hillside with a 180-degree view of Wharfedale and the Yorkshire Dales beyond.”
The house was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity bargain at £140,000 back in the late 1990s — fortunately, the Ridgways weren’t put off by the condition of the dated
