A place known as possibly the narrowest house in London is for sale for 950,000 pounds, or more than $1.3 million.
Experts of a company for rubbish clearance described it as “probably the slimmest house in England” they’ve ever visited, but point out that it makes the most of its size.
Less than 2m wide and 1,034sq ft, the five-storey property was once a hat shop, according to estate agent Winkworth, which is selling it. The house has three bedrooms and one bathroom. There is also outdoor space: a roof terrace and a landscaped garden.
“There are almost too many features to mention, but here are a few as a taster—Aga-powered, Nest-controlled central heating system, beautiful period parquet flooring, original deco bathtub, roof terrace, and double full-height glass doors leading from the glazed dining area out onto the recently and brilliantly planted private patio garden,” reads the description of the property.
The three-bedroom house is located in Shepherd’s Bush, west London, and was initially converted in the 1990s by fashion photographer Juergen Teller. He called the exquisite property “the ultimate designer home”.
The ground floor has a kitchen, a dining room and glass doors leading out to a patio garden, while the first floor has a lounge.
The kitchen, which is just over 24 feet long and 5 1/2 feet wide, leads to a dining room and garden.
While the main part of the house is only about 6 meters wide, the dining area offers a little more space, stretching to more than 9 meters wide.
The house has period parquet flooring as well as many modern touches.
You will find a studio, bedroom, and terrace on the spiral staircase to the second floor. The third floor has a bathroom, a dressing room and a shower.
The house has five floors: ground floor, ground floor, first, second and third – meaning that the “third” floor is the top floor. Here viewers will find the largest bedroom, which boasts a built-in bed and is just over 20 meters long and 6 meters wide. At the bottom of this floor is a roof terrace, offering views of west London.
“The interior design has the approach of a luxury yacht, making the most of small spaces,” says Winkworth.
“Unique is a word that gets thrown around a lot, especially by real estate agents. Perhaps this overuse is why it feels so completely out of place when it comes to describing this truly individual property, which, despite its superficial quirkiness, is very easy to live with,” it says. in Winkworth’s description of the house.
The narrow house may be something of an oddity in London, but extremely narrow houses have long been popular in countries where land is taxed by width, such as Vietnam and the Netherlands, as well as Japan, which is a pioneer in this field.
While the $1.3 million price tag doesn’t make such a home affordable, tiny homes are increasingly popular as architects respond to high living costs.
