A 'MEGA home' offered as the £3m top prize in a raffle is due to go back on the market after not enough tickets were sold.

As reported in the Daily Echo, ticket holder Carina Alcock, who lives in Christchurch, claimed a 'consolation' prize of £110,070 in January.

Some 30,000 tickets priced at £25 each were sold, with the winner promised the luxury Huf Haus home in Avon Castle. The runner-up was due to claim an Aston Martin.

However, organisers Mark and Sharon Beresford had hoped to sell around 250,000 tickets. As a result, the property and car were not triggered as prizes.

The rules of the raffle also stated that any replacement cash prize would amount to 75 per cent of the value of tickets sold, after promotion costs.

It is understood that the administration and publicity costs could have been as much as £600,000, based on the general figures released.

The house in Windmill Lane had previously been on the market with St Quintin Property Group for £2.75m. It is understood the Beresfords are searching for agents for the property.

Despite not selling enough tickets to offer their house as a prize, the couple say they don't regret their decision.

Mr Beresford said: “Of course we’re disappointed that the house hasn’t been won as we want to move to Sussex to be near family.

“When we called the winner, Carina, she was overcome and we’re so happy for her and can’t wait to present her with the money.”

The property, Avon Place, is set in an acre of private grounds with river views.

The raffle to win the Mega Home remained open right up until the closing date with no warning that the ticket threshold to win the home would not be met.

When television reporters visited the property last week, Mr Beresford said £110,000 is a "substantial" sum of money and warned he would call police if they did not leave the entrance to the premises.