{"id":30273,"date":"2021-01-25T11:43:43","date_gmt":"2021-01-24T22:43:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propertynoise.co.nz\/au\/?p=30273"},"modified":"2021-01-25T11:43:43","modified_gmt":"2021-01-24T22:43:43","slug":"church-buildings-for-sale-at-15k","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propertynoise.co.nz\/au\/church-buildings-for-sale-at-15k\/","title":{"rendered":"Church buildings for sale at $15k"},"content":{"rendered":"

PHOTO: This church building in Corowa is for sale at $15,000. Source: Supplied<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Old churches are hitting the market for as low as $15,000 and are being billed as opportunities for buyers to resurrect the old buildings into unusual homes.<\/p>\n

If you are looking for some divine inspiration in your house hunting then there\u2019s possibly an unusual solution for you \u2014 one of several former churches dotted across the NSW countryside.<\/p>\n

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These abandoned houses of God are on the market for as low as $15,000 and are being billed as opportunities for buyers to resurrect the old buildings into unusual homes.<\/p>\n

Many have retained their steeples, cavernous interiors and other hallmarks of history but require work and creative thinking to convert them into habitable properties.<\/p>\n

Country churches available for sale include the old St Columba Church on the outskirts of Goulburn.<\/p>\n

The church built in 1930 will go to auction in February with $300,000-$400,000 expectations and includes a very healthy 4000 sqm of land.<\/p>\n

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This Spring Ridge church is for sale at $140,000. Source: Supplied<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Selling agent Peter Reardon of Nutrien Harcourts said the church shut its doors more than 20 years ago because it wasn\u2019t attracting enough parishioners to keep open.<\/p>\n

This was common for country churches, as rural churchgoers tended to prefer attending services in bigger regional centres, Mr Reardon said.<\/p>\n

\u201cCountry churches are a dying breed, most are shutting down,\u201d Mr Reardon said, adding the buildings often had an afterlife as popular listings on short-term rental sites such as Airbnb.<\/p>\n

\u201cHaving a quirky listing on Airbnb does help attract more interest,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are also city buyers who are looking for a permanent weekend lifestyle (retreat) \u2026 we are expecting a lot of interest and the inquiries haven\u2019t stopped since it was listed.\u201d<\/p>\n

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This Bribbaree church converted to a home is selling for $259,000. Source: Supplied<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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