What is it like to live in a haunted house?

Bill Bungay was a self-proclaimed sceptic when he bought 30 East Drive in Pontefract.

He had produced a film about the house, believed to be one of the most haunted in Britain, and thought it would be a good opportunity for promotional material. The ex-council home had been on the market for four years and was relatively cheap at £80,000 in 2012.

Now, Bungay claims he has witnessed countless unsettling happenings – strange growling sounds, a kettle superheating of its own volition and objects thrown at his head through thin air – mostly credited to a the poltergeist of a ‘Black Monk’.

Bungay says he has never stayed in the house because he is “absolutely terrified”.

But it is popular with visitors. A night at 30 East Drive will set guests back £350 (or £450 on Fridays, weekends and