A GROT-SPOT plagued by vandals and fly-tippers is to be sold at auction.

Parkeston House, in Adelaide Street, Parkeston, is among the lots being offered by auctioneer Eddisons at a sale in London later this month.

Last year, almost 300 residents signed a petition lobbying for urgent action to be taken on the site amid fears for people’s safety.

Youngsters had reportedly been playing in the property, which has stood empty for a year.

As a result, Tendring Council spent £20,000 boarding up the windows with steel and plywood in an effort to prevent people getting into the property.

The property will now go under the hammer, with a guide price of £175,000, at Le Meridien in Piccadilly on July 15.