Gavin and Stacey property for sale: does it appeal?

A slice of TV history could be yours for just £125,000, as a two-bedroom terraced house on Trinity Street in Barry has gone on the market. Fans of the 'Gavin and Stacey' TV series will remember it as Stacey's mum's house: home to some of TV's most appreciated omelettes, and next door to the infamous Doris. It's now a firm fixture on the Gavin and Stavey tourist route, and it could be yours.

Fans

"Gwen's house" is one of the stops on the Gavin and Stacey tour - where fans are driven around the sites of Barry in the same coach that was used on the show. The current owner, Glenda Kenyon, is said to have welcomed more than 13,000 visitors to the property in the past four years, as fans simply knock on the door and ask to have a look around. The photographs of the property on the particulars show memorabilia adorns the walls of the dining room in celebration of the programme.

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For a super-fan this is a brilliant opportunity to be part of the programme. Plus any new owner may be able to negotiate with the BBC if they ever want to film any more specials. Alternatively they could start charging visitors for tours - or serve them cups of tea and an omelette.

On the flip side, if they like their own privacy, they will have the opportunity to choose whether or not to let tourists in, but they would have to resign themselves to the fact that some fans will still be knocking on the door for years to come.

The property

For £125,000 the buyer will get two double bedrooms, two reception rooms, and a view from the kitchen and rear courtyard of the Old Docks and Barry Island. It's a traditional property for the area, in great condition, and colourfully decorated.
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The property has been on the market with one seller for a few months, and has just gone on the market with a second. It may be that despite an enormous amount of interest, the right super-fan has yet to materialise. It may be that they're tempted by a house at the end of the same street which for less than £10,000 more offers a third bedroom and no tourists.

Whatever the reason, for a canny buyer this may just mean an opportunity to negotiate. But what do you think? Would you like to be part of Gavin and Stacey's history?

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