In a city with a chronic shortage of homes — and one where costs far outweigh average incomes — something has to give. Noah Dixon, 26, decided to compromise on space rather than sacrifice a central location. His home in Islington measures 269 sq ft. That is about the size of two car parking spaces, almost 50 per cent smaller than the size of the average UK one-bedroom home which measures 495 sq ft according to the Royal Institute of British Architects. It is even smaller than a typical studio in notoriously space-starved Manhattan, which come in at between 350 and 450 sq ft.
But, thanks to a clever redesign, every inch of his once-grotty bedsit works hard. The flat has a well-equipped kitchen, a bedroom and a separate living area, a small but perfectly formed bathroom, and a quantity of storage that would put most modern new-build flats to shame.
