THE CAGE Britain's most haunted house

For almost four years, Vanessa Mitchell lived amongst some of the most powerful paranormal activity ever known.

She bought The Cage in St Osyth in 2004, a medieval property renowned all over the world for its imprisonment of witches in the 1500s - most notably, Ursula Kemp.

The now 46-year-old was blissfully unaware of the full extent of property's chilling and haunting past when she moved in, but the demons that lived inside soon rose to the surface.

She managed just four years in The Cage and the house has been completely empty since 2009. Now, after 12 years of trying, Vanessa has finally secured a buyer.

She fell in love with the house and made it her home - but once she was in, she couldn't wait to get out.

Born in London, Vanessa moved to St Osyth when she was a young child.

She would walk past the infamous house every day on her way to and from school. Little did she know that years later she would be living inside.

To this day, the mum-of-two is unsure as to why she bought The Cage - but she claims it was the house that chose her.

"I was working away and I came back for a weekend and I saw it was up for sale," she explained. "

I had a house in Newcastle that was being rented out.

"I thought how can I get the tenants out and get the house on the market in time to buy The Cage?