A SEMI dubbed Britain's most haunted house has sold for £250,000 just months after a previous owner fled in terror. The owner claims an unknown presence threw her to the floor when she was heavily pregnant after she bought the house in 2020 from Vanessa Mitchell.
Image Credit: The Sun [A HOMEOWNER is selling her house because she says she is being traumatised by
the ghost of a SATANIC GOAT.
Vanessa Mitchell, 43, from St Osyth, Essex, moved into the cottage, known as
the Cage, back in 2004 without realising it is claimed to be one of the
most haunted houses in Britain.
Previous owner, Vanessa, had spent 12 years trying to sell the 16th Century house - known as The Cage - after a paranormal barrage. The house sold in 2020 for £240,000 but it was put back on sale for £250,000 in October 2024. During those four years, the owners used the property as a holiday let and described it as a "cosy and eccentric holiday let, offering promising returns on investment.".
Image Credit: The Sun [Essex's last witch Ursula Kemp was jailed in this house in Clacton-On-Sea. (file photo) See SWNS story SWCAhaunted. Britain's most haunted house has finally been sold for ¿240,000 - 12 YEARS after the owner first put it on the market. Vanessa Mitchell has owned the two-bedroom cottage, The Cage, since 2004, and frequently reported seeing ghostly goings-on at the home, part of which was used to hold prisoners accused of witchcraft in the 16th century. Vanessa claimed she had to flee the house after she was physically attacked by spirits, was pushed over while pregnant, and witnessed mysterious blood spatterings appear and a 'satanic goat.' She decided to move out of the house in 2008, a former medieval jail, just four years after buying it.]
The 16th Century property - and former medieval prison that once held witches, was originally bought by Vanessa in 2005. But she fled in 2008 with her baby son after she was terrorised by several ghosts including a bottom-spanking ghoul. Vanessa didn't realise the house in St Osyth, Essex, was haunted but things soon went bump in the night.
Image Credit: The Sun [File Pix Pictured: The Haunted house that has finally sold. Britains most haunted house has finally been sold to a brave buyer after 12 long years on the market. The Cage, a former medieval prison in deepest Essex, once held inmates accused of witchcraft. Its owner Vanessa Mitchell moved into the nerve-jangling property back in 2004 but was beset with a series of hauntings and paranormal activity. Words: Essex News and Pictures.]
She was terrorised by a bottom-spanking ghoul and a dark apparition would give visitors a chill. She also witnessed ghostly figures, mysterious blood spatters and was pushed over while pregnant. The final straw came when her CCTV picked up an eerie image of what she feared was the ghost of a satanic goat.
Image Credit: The Sun ["The Cage" with an orb in the top right. Essex's last witch Ursula Kemp was jailed in this house in Clacton-On-Sea. (file photo) See SWNS story SWCAhaunted. Britain's most haunted house has finally been sold for ¿240,000 - 12 YEARS after the owner first put it on the market. Vanessa Mitchell has owned the two-bedroom cottage, The Cage, since 2004, and frequently reported seeing ghostly goings-on at the home, part of which was used to hold prisoners accused of witchcraft in the 16th century. Vanessa claimed she had to flee the house after she was physically attacked by spirits, was pushed over while pregnant, and witnessed mysterious blood spatterings appear and a 'satanic goat.' She decided to move out of the house in 2008, a former medieval jail, just four years after buying it.]
Vanessa struggled to find a buyer and advertised it for sale with Home Domus 360 for £240,000 - £92,000 more than she paid for it. While filming a promo video, the crew picked up a strange "symbol" on a door during a long exposure picture of the landing.
Image Credit: The Sun [The kitchen. Essex's last witch Ursula Kemp was jailed in this house in Clacton-On-Sea. (file photo) See SWNS story SWCAhaunted. Britain's most haunted house has finally been sold for ¿240,000 - 12 YEARS after the owner first put it on the market. Vanessa Mitchell has owned the two-bedroom cottage, The Cage, since 2004, and frequently reported seeing ghostly goings-on at the home, part of which was used to hold prisoners accused of witchcraft in the 16th century. Vanessa claimed she had to flee the house after she was physically attacked by spirits, was pushed over while pregnant, and witnessed mysterious blood spatterings appear and a 'satanic goat.' She decided to move out of the house in 2008, a former medieval jail, just four years after buying it.]
![[A HOMEOWNER is selling her house because she says she is being traumatised by<br />
the ghost of a SATANIC GOAT.</p>
<p>Vanessa Mitchell, 43, from St Osyth, Essex, moved into the cottage, known as<br />
the Cage, back in 2004 without realising it is claimed to be one of the<br />
most haunted houses in Britain.</p>
<p>https://www.thesun.co.uk/archives/news/267154/woman-forced-to-sell-her-house-after-being-terrorised-by-the-ghost-of-a-satanic-goat/]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/jd_caters__2_JPG-JS445408846.jpg?strip=all&w=957)
![[Essex's last witch Ursula Kemp was jailed in this house in Clacton-On-Sea. (file photo) See SWNS story SWCAhaunted. Britain's most haunted house has finally been sold for ¿240,000 - 12 YEARS after the owner first put it on the market. Vanessa Mitchell has owned the two-bedroom cottage, The Cage, since 2004, and frequently reported seeing ghostly goings-on at the home, part of which was used to hold prisoners accused of witchcraft in the 16th century. Vanessa claimed she had to flee the house after she was physically attacked by spirits, was pushed over while pregnant, and witnessed mysterious blood spatterings appear and a 'satanic goat.' She decided to move out of the house in 2008, a former medieval jail, just four years after buying it.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/SWNS_HAUNTED_SALE_04jpg-JS552634560.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
![[File Pix Pictured: The Haunted house that has finally sold. Britains most haunted house has finally been sold to a brave buyer
after 12 long years on the market. The Cage, a former medieval prison in deepest Essex, once held inmates accused of witchcraft. Its owner Vanessa Mitchell moved into the nerve-jangling property back in 2004 but was beset with a series of hauntings and paranormal activity. Words: Essex News and Pictures.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/EN-CAGE-06jpg-JS552557966.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
![[The kitchen. Essex's last witch Ursula Kemp was jailed in this house in Clacton-On-Sea. (file photo) See SWNS story SWCAhaunted. Britain's most haunted house has finally been sold for ¿240,000 - 12 YEARS after the owner first put it on the market. Vanessa Mitchell has owned the two-bedroom cottage, The Cage, since 2004, and frequently reported seeing ghostly goings-on at the home, part of which was used to hold prisoners accused of witchcraft in the 16th century. Vanessa claimed she had to flee the house after she was physically attacked by spirits, was pushed over while pregnant, and witnessed mysterious blood spatterings appear and a 'satanic goat.' She decided to move out of the house in 2008, a former medieval jail, just four years after buying it.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/SWNS_HAUNTED_SALE_02jpg-JS552634476.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
