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Tiny London home is narrower than a Tube carriage… but it will still set you back £1million

A London property just seven feet wide has gone on sale with a hefty price tag of £1million

A SLENDER house which is narrower than a Tube carriage has gone on the market in London with an eye-watering price tag of £1million.

At just 7ft 7in wide at the front the three-storey Battersea property it would mean the new owners would struggle getting a sofa inside.

 The thin Battersea property comes with a £1m price tag
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The thin Battersea property comes with a £1m price tagCredit: Savills

The property, known as the “Slim House,” was originally an access route to stables before being built over and has already become quite famous, having featured in a number of TV property shows, including architect George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces.

London architect Almanac made extensive alterations to the property in 2013, adding an extra room to each floor at a cost of £90,000.

The property now extends to 1,058 sq ft.

It now has two reception rooms on the ground floor with a kitchen breakfast room leading to a 48ft garden.

 The lounge area of the property in Battersea known as the 'Thin House'
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The lounge area of the property in Battersea known as the 'Thin House'Credit: Savills
 The £1m property comes with some outside space
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The £1m property comes with some outside spaceCredit: Savills
 One of the bedrooms in the property valued at £1m
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One of the bedrooms in the property valued at £1mCredit: Savills

 

 The property in Battersea is just 7ft 7in wide
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The property in Battersea is just 7ft 7in wideCredit: Savills
 The estate agents Savills say they have already had interest in the London property
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The estate agents Savills say they have already had interest in the London propertyCredit: Savills
 The bathroom in the three-storey house in Battersea, London
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The bathroom in the three-storey house in Battersea, LondonCredit: Savills

On the first floor it has two bedrooms, a shower room and a dressing room. There are two further bedrooms and a bathroom on the second floor, with a loft above.

The owner, advertising executive Aimee Luther, paid £837,500 for it in 2014.

She said: “This house has a slice of everything but on a slightly slimmer scale. I have loved living in a fabulous part of SW11 in the heart of a friendly neighbourhood and I’ve no doubt that the next owner will have equal pride in owning this piece of architectural brilliance.”

The narrowest house in London is believed to be a five-storey property in Shepherd’s Bush which is 5ft 5in wide. In 2016 a two-bedroom home in Kensington measuring 7ft 3in wide went on the market for £1.25 million.

Jasper Colliver, head of the Wandsworth branch of agent Savills, which is handling the sale, said: “Its unique proportions make The Slim House a really rare find and one of just a handful in London.”
Savills said that there had been interest in the property already despite it only going on the market a couple of days ago.


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