A FIVE-FIGURE sum will be donated to an NHS charity at the end of this month after a key worker raffles off his four-bedroom house.

Nick Wyrill, an operational manager at Pinderfields Hospital, has now sold over 144,000 tickets as part of the raffle, which will see one lucky winner get the keys to his Wakefield home.

There are less than two weeks left until the end of the raffle, which will see £50,000 donated to the NHS My Hospitals charity, with plenty of tickets - at just £2 each - still on offer.

250,000 tickets were made available in January, but the sale will only go ahead if 220,000 are sold. If this target is not reached, then the winner will get 75 per cent of the ticket sales as a cash prize, a figure which, Nick says, is currently over £210,000.

At midnight on 30 June (or whenever all tickets have sold, whichever comes sooner), one winner will bag the detached house - mortgage-free - with all solicitors’ fees paid, and a bottle of bubbly on transference of ownership.

Nick, who is 34 and originally from Queensbury, has lived in the house with his family for "around five-and-a-half years", and says it is a "fantastic modern build".

Having seen first-hand the difficulty faced by NHS staff over the pandemic, Nick is not only excited that someone will get to enjoy a new home, but also happy that it will raise money for charity.

"It's really important that we support the NHS - these charitable funds can be spent on both improvements to staff's experience, as well as patients' experience", he said.

"From a patient perspective, that could be things such as additional beds for critically ill patients, and for staff, that could be therapy and counselling services, which are particularly important given the pandemic.

"It has been a difficult time for everyone, but luckily, everyone has pulled together. Staff have had to work outside of their normal roles, staff who would normally specialise in a certain area were having to look after Covid patients.

"Moving forward, the vaccine seems to be doing what it needs to be. For hospitals, numbers have remained relatively static over recent months, which is a positive sign that the vaccine is working. I would encourage people who haven't had the vaccine yet to go and get it."

The reason Nick is leaving his Wakefield home is to find a place more suitable for his growing family, although he says they will miss it when they leave.

"It's a fantastic four-bedroom family home, it has a good-sized garden, an orangery and a wood burning stove. It's a modern build and would suit a family that are looking to upsize", he said.

"It's a nice neighbourhood, it has a great community feel to it. We will certainly miss that when we move.

"With the raffle, there isn't a catch - we're a normal family trying to sell our house, and raise money for the NHS in the process.

"The response has been really good, and we expert there to be a big push towards the end, which is often what happens with house raffles, so we're hopeful that we can reach our target.

"If you're luckily enough to win, you're winning a life-changing prize, and even if you don't, you'll have some comfort in the fact you've supported an NHS charity, which I think is really positive."

The raffle can be found by searching 'Nick Wyrill' on Raffall.com, or by clicking here.