Police station converted into flats with PRISON CELL in the living room
The flat has sparked concern online as social media users question what tenants may use the 'feature' for
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A police station in the West Midlands has been converted into a block of flats - with one featuring an mental prison cell.
Dudley police station has been transformed into five studio flats after it was closed in 2017.
One of the flats - priced at £750 per month - includes a "holding cell feature" opposite the kitchen area.
The properties come unfurnished but boasts a "modern style open plan kitchen", "three piece white shower room" and "excellent transport links and nearby amenities".
A police station in the West Midlands has been converted into a block of flats - with one featuring an mental prison cell
Taylors Estate Agents
The police station opened during World War Two with a fire and ambulance service situated inside the same building.
Taylors Estate Agents description of the property states: "A FANTASTIC and UNUSUAL opportunity to make this ground floor and spacious studio apartment yours just having had a full refurb the property features a Holding Cell in the studio which is large enough for a living/dining and bedroom area."
The flat has sparked concern online as social media users question what potential tenants may use the "feature" for.
One person wrote: "Have you missed out the bucket under the bed, the en suite facility?"
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While another said: "This is not going to end well."
A third added: "Obsessed that the old Dudley police station has been converted to studio flats, and for one of the advertised lettings they’ve kept the holding cell as a 'feature'."
Another suggested: "I would make a cute home office space, I'd put trailing/climbing plants in it."
The police building was closed as part of cost-cutting plans by West Midlands Police.
One of the flats - priced at £750 per month - includes a 'holding cell feature' opposite the kitchen area
Taylors Estate Agents
The head of Lettings at Taylors a future tenant could have "a lot of fun" with the feature.
Charlie Tank said the property had already "attracted a lot of interest" and "viewing appointments are currently underway".
"This is the first flat I have ever offered 'to let' with such an unusual feature, and it is certainly a great talking point. A future tenant could have a lot of fun with it," he told Newsweek.