A three-bedroom house is reported to have sold for £49,000 in a former mining village that is largely abandoned following long-running landslide fears. According to accounts from multiple outlets, the community was reduced to near-emptiness after experts warned that the area could be affected by a serious landslide, sometimes described as a “moving mountain.” Residents were required to evacuate their homes as concerns grew about the stability of land in the settlement. Over time, 93 other properties were demolished, following the warnings and evacuation, leaving the remaining house as the last one standing in the village. The reported sale price reflects the reduced housing availability in an area that has been treated as at risk due to potential ground movement. The coverage describes the village’s earlier status as a once-thriving mining community and contrasts it with its current condition as a largely evacuated and cleared site. The reports present the landslip threat as the central reason for demolition and evacuation decisions.