Manchester auction house offers iconic ‘break-up ballad’ property

A Manchester property auction house is selling a luxury home next to the iconic tube stop that inspired one of singer Duffy’s biggest hits.

The Grade II-listed maisonette is included in the next online sale by Landwood Property Auctions, with bids starting at £3.25m.

The six-bedroom property, which boasts a roof terrace, is situated on Warwick Avenue, London, next to the tube station featured in the break-up ballad which reached No.3 in the charts in May 2008.

In it Duffy sings: “When I get to Warwick Avenue/I’ll tell you baby that we’re through/’Cause I’m leaving you for the last time baby.”

The 2,500 sq ft property is being offered for auction on June 3.

It is spread over the top three floors of a substantial stucco-fronted detached home dating from the 1860s, situated in London’s Little Venice, a few short steps from the entrance to Warwick Avenue underground station.

Featuring communal gardens it yields an annual rental income equivalent to £180,000.

Duffy was inspired to write the hit song when, as a 19-year-old who had recently arrived in London from Wales, she got off the tube at that stop by accident.

It featured on her breakthrough 2008 album Rockferry, which topped the charts around the globe.

Landwood Property Auctions director, Kate Lay, said: “We’re absolutely delighted to offer this beautiful home for auction, which is situated in a truly iconic London neighbourhood.

“It offers great investment potential with a rental return of £15,000 a month.

“And while its location may have inspired one of the most memorable break-up ballads of recent years, we’re expecting a lot of people to take it to their heart.”

While much of the property industry is at a standstill as a result of the restrictions imposed to combat coronavirus, Landwood Property Auctions has remained safely and fully functioning throughout, due to the unique way it operates – as a solely online business.