This £500k Bristol house has cathedral organ built in walls 

It looks like an ordinary Bristol terrace from the outside, revealing nothing that suggests it is any different from the rest of the street.

But step inside and the dated decoration makes it clear that this is not your usual modern family terrace – and suggests there could be more surprises in store.

Yet it isn’t the dated wallpaper, fluorescent bathroom suite or wood panelled living room with its electric fireplace that is the real star of the show.

The most unusual feature of this property is a cathedral organ built into the wall, which stretches across both floors.

The property has four bedrooms, one of which houses the organ’s ‘pumps and works’.

The playing podium links from the side of the room and then impressively looks out over the staircase.

The stairwell is decorated in gold and red wallpaper, alongside a bright red carpet and some wooden wall panels.

The property has been owned by three generations of the same family, and now requires some extensive updating.

It had an asking price of £500,000, and has been sold subject to contract by estate agents Allen & Harris.

In its advertising literature for the property, the agent explained: ‘The charismatic and eccentric property has been owner occupied and adored for decades as can be seen by some of its quirks.

‘Such points of interest include the full organ with podium on the top level that may have played its last tune?’

It went on to say: ‘The removal of this would certainly create more usable space on the top floor and a space to complement the bedroom that currently faces the garden.’

The property also has a garden and a workshop that has power and lighting, concrete flooring, and a lockable door.

The house is on Clifton Wood Crescent, adjacent to Clifton Village on the slopes looking out across South Bristol.

The average price of a property in Clifton Wood Crescent is £639,812, according to property website Zoopla. It is more than double the typical £305,397 value of a home in Britain.

Tom Parker, of Zoopla said: ‘This quirky property is certainly one of a kind. While on first inspection it may look like an ordinary terraced house, a closer look reveals there’s an ornate organ built into a prominent wall inside. 

‘If that’s not music to your ears, there’s also ample opportunity to remove this striking feature and create additional living space.’