The UK market town just 15 minutes from the Lake District where homes sell for £140k

Egremont is simply a marketplace municipality connected the borderline of the Lake District. (Image: Adny Commins/Express)

A tiny marketplace municipality is confusing residents astir wherefore spot prices are truthful debased contempt its superb determination connected the borderline of the UK’s astir beauteous nationalist park.

The Lake District is adored by visitors from each implicit the satellite for its breathtaking scenery and olde worlde charm.

The tiny market municipality of Egremont sits connected the borderline of the tourer honeypot arsenic good arsenic being conscionable a stone’s propulsion distant from the stunning coastal spot of St Bees.

But contempt each that it’s inactive 1 of the cheapest places to unrecorded successful the state - with an mean spot terms of conscionable £139,836 successful the past twelvemonth according to Rightmove. This is good beneath the existent England mean of £305,000.

Locals emotion their hometown which is good known for its yearly crab just which, weirdly, is celebrated for its Gurning World Championships.

Barman Ged Fearon, 67, has lived successful Egremont for much than 40 years. (Image: Andy Commind)

Barman Ged Fearon, 67, has lived successful Egremont for much than 40 years with his woman Ruby, 67 a nurse, with whom helium shares 2 grown up sons and six grandchildren.

He said: “Cumbria is the champion portion of the satellite to live. We person got the formation connected our doorstep and we’ve got the hills. It’s brilliant. The champion spot successful the satellite and you couldn’t wage america to unrecorded successful a city.”

However, Ged, who rents a assembly house, explains that determination are a fig of erstwhile mining towns similar Egremont that are struggling with the fig of good paid jobs disposable - though Sellafield - which stores atomic vigor - is simply a large employer.

He said: “We could bash with a spot much employment.”

Warren Stainton, 47, is simply a scaffolder who is besides from the town. (Image: Andy Commins/Express)

Postman Carl Stainton, 38, has ever lived successful Egremont - but is simply a spot little enthusiastic astir it contempt loving its people. He has 17-year-old twins and lives with his woman Casey Todd, besides 38.

He said: “The radical are great. Everyone gets connected with everyone astir here. But it’s not similar it was 10 to 15 years ago. For the kids determination is thing to bash and there’s besides a batch of antisocial behaviour.”

Carl explains that he’s spotted a burnt retired car down the roadworthy and transgression seems to beryllium an issue. However, helium hopes that helium and his household stay successful the marketplace town.

He said: “I anticipation they [his children] won’t determination away. Sellafield is simply a crushed for them to enactment astir here.”

Carl added that the Lake District is “around the corner” and that they are “pretty overmuch connected the borderline of it” which is different immense positive constituent for the town.

Mehdi Ahmedzada, 32, is from Iran and owns and runs a tiny store connected the precocious street. (Image: Andy Commins/Express)

His relative Warren Stainton, 47, is simply a scaffolder who is besides from the municipality - and helium loves its location. He lives with his spouse Charlotte Hewitt, 34, and has 3 children and 1 grandchild.

He said: “I bash a batch of fell walking and chaotic camping - and you tin bash it each connected your doorstep. I didn’t commencement walking the fells until 7 oregon 8 years ago, I person got the dogs, you [can] instrumentality disconnected and determination you go, walking from your house. A batch of radical present don’t admit it.”

Warren added: “The spot prices are debased but erstwhile you spell that small spot further retired they commencement going up and you spot a monolithic difference.”

Currently determination is simply a 4 chamber terraced spot for merchantability via auction successful the municipality with a usher terms of conscionable £36,000. The adjacent cheapest non auction spot is simply a 3 chamber bungalow with 2 bedrooms listed for £95,000.

Donna Hnatyszyn, 45, has 2 grown up children and works successful a store successful the town.

She said: “I ever said that I was going to determination determination quiet.”

The mum is from Doncaster and says Egremont is simply a “lot much tranquil” with a little transgression complaint than the bluish city.

She added: “It’s precise village-y and I get a bully benignant of vibe. People from Doncaster [who visit] accidental ‘you’re truthful lucky’.”

St Bees formation is conscionable a 5 infinitesimal thrust distant from Egremont. (Image: Getty)

Mehdi Ahmedzada, 32, is from Iran and owns and runs a tiny store connected the precocious thoroughfare and came to England to “start a caller life.”

He said: “It’s a harmless state and a escaped state and I person got a batch of English friends.”

Mehdi says the champion bits astir the country is that it’s truthful adjacent to the Lake District, the mountains and the people.

He added: “I volition enactment present and I don’t privation to determination anyplace else.”

Although different resident, who didn’t privation to beryllium named, was not truthful affirmative astir the town.

The cafe worker, who has lived successful the municipality each of her life, said: “Shops are shutting down and are boarded up. It’s each takeaways and hairdressers.”

She added: “Don’t get maine incorrect - I similar Egremont. You are adjacent the Lakes and adjacent the beach.”