If you’re a big fan of small comforts, then this is the home for you…
But it comes with a massive price tag of £1.2million.
The one up one down, said to be a former gravedigger’s cottage, is the smallest house in Chelsea, West London.
The home, less than a third bigger than an average garage, comes in at an an eye watering £4,138 per square foot.
The Georgian pad overlooking St Luke’s Gardens manages to squeeze in a bathroom, bedroom, kitchen, living room and even a roof terrace.
It also boasts a bespoke staircase with comfort cooling and electric floor heating throughout.
It occupies just 290 sq ft. The average car garage is around 200sq ft.
Believed to have once been a gravediggers cottage for St Luke’s, by the 1960s it was a sweet shop.
It was sold in 2016, the first time it had been on the market since 1969, and had been empty for a number of years after the owner went into a care home.
Although dilapidated, the £600,000 asking price was exceeded by the buyer, property developer Robin Swailes who paid just over £713,000 for it.
Interrupted by Covid, he has spent the last four years doing it up.
The estate agents, Harding Green, say there has been a lot of interest in the tiny property, including from overseas buyers.
Ed McCulloch, 50, the estate agent for the property said: “People have been interested in it because of its quirkiness.
“I think the uniqueness of it is appealing. To be able to sit down at a dinner party and say ‘I own this house that I reckon is the smallest in Chelsea’, there is a certain cache to it.
“Also the fact that it’s a detached house is great. You’re not in a terrace or a block of flats, and you haven’t got neighbours to worry about in terms of privacy.”
The owner has been working on the house for four years and hasn’t held anything back.
Mr McCulloch said: “The amount of work that the current owner has put into it is phenomenal. It is not overdone, it is just done to a very nice style.
“What’s great is he has used a lot of proper material, like walnut carpentry, and the staircase has been completely ripped out and replaced with a bespoke one.
“He has been very clever with it.”
With all its quirks and finishing touches the house has had lots of interest from across the globe.
Mr McCulloch said: “We’ve had a lot of interest from over-sea buyers, especially in the US and the Middle East.
"I think that is primarily driven by the cheap pound.
“Also it is a fabulous option for people looking for a London base.”
