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Joanne Ridout

The incredibly skinny home right by the beach that's for sale for £72k

If this one bedroom coastal house for sale in Wales looks like one of the smallest in the country, don't be fooled by its skinny facade; the house has hidden space and potential to be a perfect purchase for a variety of buyers.

Located on the beautiful Llyn Peninsula, Gwynedd this cute home is a seaside property just a few minutes walk away from the sweeping, sandy beach at Nefyn, popular with residents and holidaymakers.

The central village location means amenities are just a stroll away too.

Any keen golfers looking to buy in the area will be thrilled to discover that the championship golf course at Morfa Nefyn is only about two miles away from this tiny terrace.

Small but perfectly formed (Tudor Estate Agents / rightmove)
Room in the hall for ample storage (Tudor Estate Agents / rightmove)

In addition, within a short drive there are further beautiful beaches and cute coves to visit, including  the National Trust owned Llanbedrog Beach, surfers' paradise Porth Neigwl Beach and the unique Whistling Sands, also known as Porth Oer Beach, where the sand is so fine it 'squeaks' under your feet.

Of course for days when the weather is not beach-friendly, the area has many intriguing places to discover including the picturesque and world-famous Italian style village of Portmerion and Caernarfon and Harlech castles.

So maybe this skinny property in Nefyn is a special spot to savour as a seaside holiday home.

But with price tag of just £72,500, this little cutie might also be perfect as a first time buyer's initial rung on the property ladder.

Described by the estate agent selling the coastal property as a 'compact cottage' the home may be skinny but it is certainly not thin on usable space, with accommodation spread across three floors.

Walk through the little blue front gate and across the cute courtyard garden to the front door and into maybe one of the thinnest houses for sale at the moment.

Inside the initial feeling is one of more space than expected.

You might be able to almost touch each wall while standing in the middle of the space, but the design of the cottage has maximised the room on offer.

There's space to discover across three floors (Tudor Estate Agents / rightmove)
Open-plan living and dining area feels larger because of the open slat staircase (Tudor Estate Agents / rightmove)

The area before the stairs is a mini hallway with room for a storage cupboard and handy shoe rack.

Cleverly the staircase has open slats meaning that as this potential bulky visual and light blocking feature almost disappears into the wall, with light streaming through the open treads.

Moving past the stairs into the rear of the living space and the lounge even has enough room for a dining area.

There are a number of design elements that help this ground floor area feel larger than it actually is.

The slatted stairs and the light flooding in from the large front window and half glass front door certainly help to illuminate the area.

The placement of a two-seater sofa width ways across the space rather than along a wall ensures the room does not feel like a corridor, but also helps to define zones; entrance, lounging, dining.

Put the sofa width ways to stop a skinny space feeling like a corridor (Tudor Estate Agents / rightmove)
Kitchen uses light colours to make it seem bigger but also has two windows (Tudor Estate Agents / rightmove)

A new owner may want to further assist in expanding the visual look of the space with interior design tricks such as using mirrors and reflective materials such as glass, metal and perspex for furniture and lighting.

Choosing lighter colours and less bulky furniture would also help, with legs lifting them from the floor; the more floor space you can see under furniture, the larger the room appears.

This home might be small but that doesn't mean it lacks character.

Look closely and the owner has ensured period charm can be spotted within the property including exposing original stonework sections on the lounge wall like pieces of original artwork.

At the rear of the property the kitchen awaits.

Plenty of space in the kitchen for fridge, freezer, oven and washing machine (Tudor Estate Agents / rightmove)
There's even room for a microwave (Tudor Estate Agents / rightmove)

Again the area is compact but has been tiled and decorated throughout with light colours to maximise the space.

Further additions could be a few wall shelves or a pot storage system hanging from the ceiling if more storage is required.

If building control and budget allow, a new owner could even knock the internal wall down to create one open-plan ground floor living space.

Up the slatted stairs to the first floor where the main bedroom can be found. No walls clutter the area - it's an open-plan space to the bathroom and the stairs to the top floor.

Again there is more space in this sleeping zone than expected, with ample room to access the double bed either side.

Again there is character, with exposed wooden ceiling beams to admire directly from the pillow.

Main bedroom easily fits a double bed (Tudor Estate Agents / rightmove)
Bathroom easily fits a bath (Tudor Estate Agents / rightmove)

If you think this thin house is going to have a pokey bathroom with a small shower squeezed in somewhere you'd be wrong, this house can boast a full size bath!

Up another flight of stairs, with the space underneath fully utilised via bespoke built-in storage, and another room can be found.

So this space is admittedly a little tight for a bedroom and is described as an attic room by the estate agent.

It could accommodate a single bed but appears to be currently used as a dressing room, with enough storage for even the keenest clothes shopaholic.

Bespoke built-in storage makes the most of the space under the stairs (Tudor Estate Agents / rightmove)
The attic room is currently used as a handy dressing room (Tudor Estate Agents / rightmove)

Call this home thin, skinny, small or cute but there's no denying it has all a house hunter in this price bracket could ask for, including space, quirkiness, character and a fantastic location.

Called 'Ty Ni', meaning 'Our House', could this sweetest of abodes soon be 'Your House'?

For further details contact Tudor Estate Agents at their Pwllheli branch on 01758 701100 to find out more.

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