Three former NatWest banks in prime locations in Cornwall town centres are expected to spark keen interest at auction.

The properties in Helston, St Ives and Bodmin are among the lots listed for sale by the regional land and property auctioneers Clive Emson in November.

At 29 Meneage Street, in Helston, the former NatWest has a freehold guide price of £100,000 to £125,000.

It includes a banking hall, interview rooms, back offices, staff rooms and stores as well as a sizeable area of lawned garden.

There is a maisonette which has been sold away on a long lease on the first and second floors.

In a landmark position at Tregenna Hill, the former bank in St Ives is in a character, three-storey building. It has a freehold guide price of £350,000 to £400,000.

Over three floors, it includes interview rooms, a banking hall, strong room, large offices, staff room, stores and WC as well as a yard that may be able to provide off-street parking.

In Bodmin, the former bank is also in a prime town centre location at 5 Fore Street with the opportunity to effectively acquire two, three-storey buildings. It has a freehold guide of £150,000 to £175,000.

GVA has instructed the auction of all three properties.

Auctioneer Graham Barton said: "All of these former banks are in prime, town-centre locations with graphic potential for redevelopment.

"Residential development with some commercial use may seem the most obvious route, subject to the necessary consents, although interested parties may have other proposals in mind.

"Either way, it is rare to see former banks of this calibre appear on the market so we are expecting considerable interest."

Britain's largest independent regional land and property auctioneer, Clive Emson Auctioneers, raised £16 million from 155 lots catalogued for its September auction.

It holds eight rounds of auctions at five locations from Essex to Cornwall on consecutive days every six weeks, this time with a total of 180 lots.

Starting at 11am, the seventh of Clive Emson Auctioneers' eight regional West Country auctions in 2018 takes place at the St Mellion International Resort, St Mellion, Cornwall, on Thursday November 1.

Visit https://www.cliveemson.co.uk/properties/west-country/ for more details.