House hunters have been left scratching their heads after spotting a rather unusual detail in a property for sale.
The TikTok account Housing Horrors, known for spotlighting homes with odd features, got people talking after they shared images of a house up for grabs in St Albans, Hertfordshire. The house in question is on the market for £500,000 and may look ordinary from the outside, but it’s hiding an unexpected surprise inside.
The property listing on Rightmove shows a series of ordinary looking rooms, with the exception of one of the bedrooms – which appears to be a shrine to penguins. The person running the account exclaimed: “Oh my days, they’ve got a full-on penguin shrine. Absolutely everything in this room is penguin theme. They’ve got penguin books, they’ve got penguin tea towels, they’ve got penguin prints, penguin pillows.
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“Imagine going on a night out and bringing a girl back and you’ve got all these penguins staring at her. I think she would definitely run out the door.” The room was “absolutely insane”, Housing Horrors declared, and pointed out there are no penguins anywhere else in the property apart from that one bedroom.
The clip has racked up 348k views and it is certainly safe to say that the current owner of the house is a fan of the flightless aquatic birds. Dozens of items are neatly displayed around the room, covering the bed, bookcase, shelves and floor. The TikToker continued, saying they had never seen so much penguin paraphernalia “in my life”.
While the sight of the penguins was a talking point for some, other users were more shocked by the house’s price tag. “That being £500,000 is absolutely insane,” one user exclaimed.
However, others were more captivated by the shrine. One user speculated: “They once told their granny that penguins are cute,” which was a sentiment many agreed on. “What happened is, they mentioned they liked penguins and that was it! Now everybody buys them penguins for Christmas, birthdays or from holidays and they don’t have the heart to throw them away!”
And it seems the owner of the house (and penguins) isn’t alone in their obsession. One person said: “That’d 100% be my house, I’m obsessed with them!” Meanwhile another agreed: “I’d pay £500k for the penguin collection but not the house”. One person questioned, “Are you saying we don’t all have penguin shrines?”
The Rightmove listing does not mention the penguins, so those hoping to get the unusual shrine thrown into the price may be disappointed.