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Jonathan Coles

Inside skinny £275k house measuring less than width of London Tube carriage

A skinny home dubbed "one of the narrowest houses ever listed on Rightmove" has hit the market.

The ultra-small one-bed property is located in the fashionable Wanstead, east London, and is being sold for £275,000.

This is more expensive than the UK average of £251,500 - though the London average is £496,066.

It measures just 2.6m (8ft 5in) wide, around 0.3m less than the width of a London Underground carriage at 2.92m (9ft 6in) wide.

But it is not the skinniest house in the capital, with a Shepherd's Bush townhouse with a width of 6ft taking that title.

The semi-detached house has 333 sq. ft. of living space and is spread across two floors, according to the listing on Rightmove.

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It measures just 2.6m (8ft 5in) wide, around 0.3m less than the width of a London Underground carriage at 2.92m (9ft 6in) wide (Rightmove/Petty Son & Prestwich Ltd, London)

Property expert Tim Bannister said: "They say good things come in small packages and this quirky home is certainly eye-catchingly tiny.

"At just over two and a half metres wide, this property is definitely one of the narrowest houses we’ve ever listed on Rightmove.

"But it would be a cosy starter home for a first-time buyer looking to get on the property ladder in London."

The home has been touted as perfect for first-time buyers (Rightmove/Petty Son & Prestwich Ltd, London)

The home is located near to the swanky High Street, Wanstead, in the east of the city.

It has one bathroom, a kitchen and living area, off road parking and a private garden.

But it's not even London's skinniest house.

One in Shepherd's Bush - dubbed "England's thinnest house" - is set over five floors.

The home is located near to the swanky High Street, Wanstead, in the east of the city (Rightmove/Petty Son & Prestwich Ltd, London)
It's not quite as narrow as one property in Shepherd's Bush, west London (AFP via Getty Images)

It is neatly wedged between a doctor's surgery and a shuttered hairdressers and is on sale for £950,000.

One particularly unique feature is a bedroom door in the floor.

The property in Wanstead is being marketed by Petty Son & Prestwich Ltd.

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