London's 'Thinnest' House Up For Sale For $1.3 Million
<span style="font-weight: 400;">London's thinnest house is only identified by a streak of dark blue paint. But the five-floor house in Shepherd's Bush -- which is just 5ft 6ins (1.6 metres) at its narrowest point -- is currently on the market for 950,000 pounds ($1.3 million, 1.1 million euros).</sp
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Feb 11, 2021 4:08 AM
London's thinnest house is only identified by a streak of dark blue paint. But the five-floor house in Shepherd's Bush -- which is just 5ft 6ins (1.6 metres) at its narrowest point -- is currently on the market for 950,000 pounds ($1.3 million, 1.1 million euros). The unusual property, originally a Victorian hat shop with storage for merchandise and living quarters on its upper floors, was built sometime in the late 19th or early 20th century. In a nod to its past, the house still has an old-fashioned glass shopfront with a lamp in the shape of a bowler hat. David Myers, an assistant sales manager at Winkworth estate agents which is selling the property, said the house was worth its price tag because it's "a unique part of London history. It's a bit of London magic.” If it meets its asking price, the house will have doubled in value since 2006 when it was sold for 488,500 pounds, according to the UK's land registry. By Myers' estimations, the house is worth more because of its dimensions. "(In) a lot of parts of London people will use the pound per square footage mark and use it as a benchmark for what are properties going to be worth," he said. "It doesn't always work like that. When you've got something as individual as this, the price has to be reflected on that." The impact of the Covid pandemic, which Myers said had been a impetus for families in particular to move out of London and take advantage of the space afforded by lower property prices outside the capital, meant the house was unlikely to sell right away.