This tiny alleyway between two terraced houses has been sold… for a whopping £400,000
The 13ft wide former service road in Shepherd's Bush, West London, has planning permission for a two-storey home
A TINY gap sandwiched in between two terraced houses in London has sold for an astonishing £400,000.
Although no building is yet in place, the 13ft wide former service road on Leysfield Road in Shepherd’s Bush has planning permission for a two-storey home.
The property would be less than four metres across at its widest point to squeeze into the small plot.
The owners of the narrow space, Paul and Debbie Potts, live in the adjoining terrace and have twice applied for permission to build on it.
Their extension plans were repeatedly turned down, but were finally successful in November 2015.
Hammersmith and Fulham Council said a new building would help provide "much needed" additional housing in the area.
Estate agent Kerr & Co Residential said a best and final offer in excess of the £400,000 guide price was accepted for the "unusual plot" on Monday.
The alleyway generated interest from nine developers but it was sold to a UK-based buyer.
Architect Robert Barnes has designed a home across three floors, with two double bedrooms, a single bedroom, kitchen, dining room, reception room, front and rear garden.
The plan conforms to standards introduced by the former London mayor Boris Johnson, setting out guidelines for minimum space and room sizes for new homes.
He said: "This was a one-off because the plot is what it is, but there must be lots of small spaces in London that could be used in this way.
"As part of a larger scheme on a brown field site this is a great way to solve the housing crisis because each new development would have a proportion of affordable homes."
Houses either side of the site are worth up to £1.6 million, according to Zoopla.
An even narrower house measuring about 6ft 11 inches was put up for sale for £200,000 in Haringey, north London in 2014.