A studio flat in on the market for around £600,000 is so tiny the double bed is in the kitchen and costs more than 20 family homes in Britain’s most affordable town.
The one-bed in Portman Square, Marylebone which also has no space for a lounge or dining area has just been reduced from £650,000 to £599,950.
Its main room, which is just 4.8m by 4.1m wide, contains a bedroom and kitchenette which are located very close-by each other in what the property listing calls an ‘open living or kitchen sleeping area’.
The bed is just a metre from the hob, microwave and sink and there are two small wardrobes at either ends of the bed to offer some storage.
Anyone who bought the property – for more than half a million pounds – could just roll out of bed for breakfast or a midnight snack.
It also boasts a separate bathroom and is in a block of apartments with a round-the-clock porter on the door, and has access to the stunning gardens of Portman Square.
Mortgage repayments on the studio flat are estimated to be a whopping £2,505 per month which is a 20th of the asking price for a terraced family house in Shildon, Co Durham.
A studio flat in London on the market for £599,950 – is so tiny the bedroom is in the kitchen (pictured, the double bed seen close to the sink) and costs more than 20 family homes in Britain’s most affordable town
The one-bed in Portman Square, Marylebone which also has no space for a lounge or dining area has just been reduced from £650,000 to £599,950. Pictured: The front door is seen as you come into the entrance hall which sits in the open plan kitchen bedroom
Its main room, which is just 4.8m by 4.1m wide, contains a bedroom and kitchenette which are located very close-by each other in what the property listing calls an ‘open living or kitchen sleeping area’
It also boasts a separate bathroom and is in a block of apartments with a round-the-clock porter on the door, and has access to the stunning gardens of Portman Square
There are houses with two bedrooms there for as little as £30,000 and several currently on the market for between £40,000 and £45,000. The average property price in the town is just £71,000 making it the cheapest place in the UK to live.
The London studio pad is being sold by and advertised through Rightmove as a ‘bright living space’ with a ‘sleek shower room’ and spacelaunchreport.com ’24 hour porterage’.
The full listing reads: ‘A beautifully bright studio apartment located within a beautiful sought after portered mansion block on Portman Square.
‘The apartment comprises of an open living/kitchen sleeping area with beautiful windows, sleek shower room and ample storage.’
The bed is just a metre from the hob, microwave and sink and there are two small wardrobes at either ends of the bed to offer some storage
Portman Square is moments from Selfridges as well as the fashionable amenities of Oxford Street and Marylebone High Street, with the green open spaces of Hyde Park nearby
It also boasts a separate bathroom which has a toilet, shower area and sink along with a mirror and a window
It adds: ‘Residents benefit from access to the stunning gardens of Portman Square. Well-maintained, the building benefits from passenger lifts and 24-hour porter.
‘Portman Square is moments from Selfridges as well as the fashionable amenities of Oxford Street and Marylebone High Street, with the green open spaces of Hyde Park nearby.
‘Conveniently positioned for Bond Street – Jubilee Line and Central Line – and Marble Arch Underground Station – Central Line.’