Tiny flat the size of a garden shed with sofa for a bed sold for £325,000

A 'bijoux' flat the size of an average garden shed has been sold for an eye-watering £325,000.

One of Britain's smallest apartments measures only 16ft by 8ft - but that didn't stop it being snapped up after the £400,000 asking price was lowered.

The Knightsbridge pad is just a stone's throw from Harrod's and Harvey Nichols as well as many of London's most trendy bars and restaurants.

The incredible price tag makes it one of the priciest ever sold in the capital at a staggering £2,539 per sq ft.

The 'micro-penthouse' was so small that Portuguese firm of space-saving architects was brought in by its last owner to maximise the amount of liveable floor area.

The kitchen in modern but there's not much room to eat (Allsop)

Amazingly, it manages to fit in a bed which transforms into a sofa in the daytime, shelves with an integrated TV, and a kitchenette complete with an oven, hob and sink built into a room divider.

Clever storage sees cupboards dotted along the walkway to the toilet, which has a shower overhead. A clever wooden divide can be pulled shut to conceal the loo from the main living space.

The flat in Princes Court on the Brompton Road was designed by specialist space-saving Portuguese architects, Caiano Morgado.

The flat on the ninth floor also benefits from a 24-hour porter, but is subject to a short lease, with 120 years from 1977 - meaning it could be pricey to renew as just 76 years remain.

At least there's plenty of great shops just yards away (Allsop)

However the ground rent is just £225 a year - a snip for Knightsbridge.

The flat was put up for auction in December 2019 by auctioneers Allsop but the sale officially went through in December 2020 for £325k.

It had previously been listed for sale in January 2018 for £400,000 but didn't sell.

Nina Harrison, London Specialist at property advisors Haringtons, said the flat was one of the priciest she had seen per sq ft.

It really is tiny - and not much bigger than a garden shed (Allsop)

She added: "Tiny flats are few and far between in prime Central London, so there is often a premium.

"A tiny flat would be ideal for a staff member who needs to be on call all the time for families that have a large apartment in the same building.

"It would also be a very convenient place to store luggage and shopping while on a flying visit to Harrods or London Fashion Week."

Amazingly there are smaller flats in the same building, with one - basically a cupboard at 89sq ft - on offer at £150,000 earlier this year.

It does not appear that that sale has gone through.