‘The Slim house’ measuring just seven feet and seven inches wide has become the thinnest home outside of central London to go on sale for £1 million.
Located in St John’s Hill in SW11, Battersea, the three-storey house has attracted ‘wide-ranging interest’ according to estate agents Savlls Wandsworth who are in charge of the sale.
Despite being narrower than a Tube carriage, the house has four bedrooms, a loft and two reception rooms.
The Slim house, pictured centre, has become the thinnest property to go on sale outside of central London for £1m million
The house, which is SW11, Battersea, is being sold by estate agents Savills Wandsworth for £1 million with the agents saying that interest in the house is ‘wide-ranging’
Pictured is the ground floor dining area of the Slim house, with the Battersea property narrower than a Tube carriage as it is 7ft and 7in across
Originally the property was the stable access to the rear of the high street and in later years it became one of London’s original ‘gap houses’, making it one of the slimmest properties in the capital.
In 2013, London-based architects’ studio, Alma-nac, was appointed by the property’s then owners to draw up plans for a three storey extension to create an extra room on each floor, increasing floor space by just over a third to 1,058 square feet.
Taking a dining area in the kitchen, an enlarged master bedroom and new bedroom on a top floor, the extension came under a unique ‘ski slope’ roof at the back of the house which helps bring in natural light on each storey.
Despite being so narrow, the house boasts a number of features, pictured is the family bathroom that is located on the third floor of the property
The sleek looking bathroom (pictured) is complimented by an additional shower room on the first floor of the slim property
Despite its narrowness, the house is bright and airy and is a three-storey property that boasts an impressive four bedrooms, pictured is a landing
The property has two reception rooms on the ground floor with a kitchen breakfast room to the rear which leads out to a 48 ft landscaped garden.
The second floor includes the master bedroom with dressing room and shower room as well as an additional bedroom, while the third floor has two bedrooms and a family bathroom.
Key design features include shelving units, storage and a loft above the top floor while the southerly facing rooms benefit from garden and sky views.
The house has appeared in numerous property documentaries and features, including George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces.
The house is narrower than a Tube carriage but it still has four bedrooms, a loft and two reception rooms as part of its features
Pictured is one of the narrow bedrooms in the property that is located on St John’s Hill, in the popular SW11 area of Battersea
The ground floor boasts a kitchen-diner area while key design features include a loft, shelving space and storage units
The current owner of the property is advertising executive Aimee Luther who purchased The Slim House back in 2014
The current owner, advertising executive, Aimee Luther, purchased The Slim House in 2014.
She said: ‘Having lived in the locality, her search for an apartment nearby eventually led her to the property which offered both the location and internal and external space she had been seeking, albeit in bijoux house form.
Of the sale, she adds: ‘Until I bought Slim House four years’ ago, I had previously thought that look-alike Victorian flats were my only option. This house has a slice of everything but on a slightly slimmer scale and no downsides of having neighbours above or below. I have loved living in a fabulous part of SW11 in the heart of a friendly, local neighbourhood and I’ve no doubt that the next owner will have equal pride in owning this piece of architectural brilliance.’
The current owner said: ‘This house has a slice of everything but on a slightly slimmer scale and no downsides of having neighbours above or below’
The current owner also described Slim house as a piece of ‘architectural brilliance’ and assured potential buyers that they would love it
Estate agents Savills said: ‘Interest has been wide ranging; to date we have had interest from downsizers wanting to retain a number of bedrooms and outside space, as well as local couples’
Jasper Colliver, head of Savills Wandsworth says: ‘Its unique proportions make The Slim House a really rare find and one of just a handful in London. Having been extended by its former owners, the property has been cleverly designed with well-placed storage and bespoke fittings to maximise the 1,058 square feet of living accommodation.
‘Its modern specification and location – just minutes’ from Northcote Road and Clapham Junction – coupled with its attractive façade make The Slim House a truly special home.
‘Interest has been wide ranging; to date we have had interest from downsizers wanting to retain a number of bedrooms and outside space, as well as local couples and those seeking a London base with good local transport connections.’
Despite being such a narrow property, the house has a surprisingly wide garden space with the landscape garden measured at 48ft
The house was previously bought for £430,000 with its owners in 2013 describing the property to the Tardis from Doctor Who
This isn’t the first time that the Slim house has piqued the interest.
In 2013, then owners Tom and Sarah Tidbury described the house as ‘the Wedge’ and said it was like the Tardis from Doctor Who.
At the time, the couple bought the house for £430,000.
Another narrow property is a house on Goldhawk Road, in Shepherds Bush, that is squeezed between a massage parlour and fabric shop
While the Slim house is 7ft and 7in wide, the house on Goldhawk Road is just 5ft and 5in wide, although at its widest point it measures nearly 10ft
Yet despite being less than six feet across in the main, the house has proven the popularity of Shepherds Bush as an area and was valued at £525,000
The Slim house is also not the first of its kind in London.
A house on Goldhawk Road, in Shepherds Bush, is squeezed between a massage parlour and fabric shop and is even narrower than the Slim house at five feet and five inches.
It last went on the market with a price tag of £525,000.
Other examples of narrow houses in central London worth extraordinary amounts include a house in Kensington and one in Hammersmith.
The Kensington property is just seven feet wide but was still valued at £1.2 million when it last went on the market back in 2016.
The Hammersmith property, also seven feet wide, went on the market in 2017 for £855,000.
It was formerly a Victorian laundry house.
Other narrow houses in central London worth extraordinary amounts include a house in Kensington and one in Hammersmith
The Kensington house, pictured, went on the market in 2016 for £1.2million and has two bedrooms, two bathrooms and a balcony
On the first floor of home is a drawing room which has the balcony at the front and the house comes in at a quarter of the price of nearby homes
Another narrow house that went on the market is this three-bedroom family home with two roof terraces in Hammersmith that went on the market for £855,000
The property was worth more than £850,000 despite only being seven feet wide and formerly being a Victorian laundry house
The Hammersmith property, which has two roof terraces, was built in the 1850s and went on the market last in 2017