London’s thinnest house for sale for $ 1.3 million

The thinnest house in London, England, has 5 floors and the narrowest place is only 1.6 m wide. However, this house is for sale for $ 1.3 million.
Passersby will easily miss this house between a clinic and a hair salon in London’s Shepherd’s Bush neighborhood if you don’t look closely.

However, this 5-storey house with the narrowest place only 1.6 meters wide is for sale for $ 1.3 million, AFP reporting. This unusual house was built around the late 19th or early 20th century and used to be a Victorian hat shop. At that time, the upper floors of the house were used for storage of goods and living areas. The house still retains the old-fashioned front glass door with a melon hat lamp. David Myers, Assistant Sales Manager at real estate company Winkworth, which is in charge of the sale, said it was worthwhile because it was “a unique part of London’s history”. “It has a bit of London magic,” Myers said AFP . Mr. Myers also said the house is for “a young couple or people alone” – who “see the beauty of it and will capture it”. “No house in London is 1.6 meters wide like this one. London has many 5-storey houses but no place has such a unique space, “Mr. Myers added. “The previous owners have left their mark on the house,” according to Mr. Myers. London’s thinnest house is nestled between a clinic and a hair salon. Photo: Winkworth. This house is expensive compared to normal homes in the UK, where the average house price is about 350,000 USD. However, this price level is characteristic of the London real estate market. “This house is more expensive because it has everything. From Shepherd’s Bush to central London takes only 10 to 15 minutes,” the real estate company said. If sold at the expected price, the house would have doubled in value since 2006. At that time, it would have sold for $ 671,000, according to the British land registry. Under the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, families moved out of London because property prices were lower outside the capital, according to Mr. Myers. This means the house is difficult to sell immediately. However, the real estate company was not discouraged. “This house is luxurious and beautiful and that is why people will buy it,” Mr. Myers said.