Two wooden beach huts, located on an exclusive and highly sought-after sandy peninsula, have gone on the market for an eye-watering combined total of half-a-million pounds.
The timber cabins are situated on Mudeford Spit, in Christchurch, Dorset, where properties often sell for the same price as a four-bedroom family house.
The single-room huts do not have mains electricity, water or a toilet, with owners having to share a communal shower block.
Beach hut 248 has been in the same family for two generations and is on the market for a staggering £250,000. The property on Mudeford Spit, in Christchurch, Dorset, is 18ft by 9ft hut and can sleep up to six people
A step inside the seaside property in Dorset shows a homely wooden interior and cosy seating area. There are two sofas in the lounge area that turn into beds should the owner wish to invite guests
The kitchen inside beach hut 248 is equipped with a fitted stove and wooden cabinets. Many of the huts in the area use gas canisters to run cookers and solar panels on the roof to power the fridge
Many of them use gas canisters to run cookers and solar panels on the roof to power a fridge and lighting.
The 350 wooden cabins on the remote sandbank require a short ferry journey, a 30-minute walk or a ride on a novelty land train to get to them.
But owners are allowed to sleep in them for seven months of the year and the isolation and stunning sea views make them incredibly desirable.
The two huts for sale are on the harbour side of the spit and offer a picturesque outlook over Christchurch Harbour.
The 18ft by 9ft hut can sleep up to six people and at mezzanine level the beach hut can also fit two single mattresses and a double mattress
The new owner of beach hut no. 248 will be rewarded with a picturesque scene of the sandy peninsula in Dorset. To get to one of the 350 wooden cabins on the remote sandbank owners have to take a short ferry journey, a 30-minute walk or a ride on a train
The opposite side has views of the Solent and the Needles on the Isle of Wight.
Hut 248, on the market for £250,000, has been in the same family for two generations but has been well looked after.
The 18ft by 9ft hut can sleep up to six people with two sofas that turn into beds and a mezzanine level that can fit two single mattresses and a double mattress.
Hut 130, on the market for £285,000, is 15.5ft by 9ft, sleeps four people and is billed as having ‘many extras’ including a water heater, large fridge/freezer and TV.
As well as the purchase price, the new owners also have to pay annual rates to Christchurch Borough Council of about £500 and a licence fee of about £2,500 a year.
Both are on the market with local estate agents Slades.
Miles Tarpey, from Slades, said: ‘These two huts are both on the harbour side, which tends to be quite popular because it gets the afternoon sun.
‘The huts at Mudeford, the prices usually reflect the location and condition of the hut – if someone thinks they have a better location and brand new hut they will often set a higher price.
Beach hut 130 on the highly sought-after beach on Mudeford Spit, Dorset, is now on the market for £285,000 and is painted bright yellow
The hut, which is 15.5ft by 9ft, and sleeps four people, is billed as having ‘many extras’ including a water heater, large fridge/freezer and TV
The new owners of the beach huts will also have to pay an annual rate to Christchurch Borough Council of about £500 and a licence fee of about £2,500 a year
A small toilet sits inside the cosy beach hut which is now on the market with local estate agents Slades. The two huts are situated on the harbour side and their price reflects the location and condition of the hut
A peek upstairs shows extra sleeping area should the lucky buyer wish to invite guests. The extra space can also be used to store items and personal belongings
Speaking about both huts Miles Tarpey, from Slades, said: ‘People aren’t buying them because they think they will go up in value, they’re buying a lifestyle’
‘These huts are both very sensible prices for what we have been achieving there.
‘We find people usually visit them by renting one for a holiday first and then as soon as the opportunity arises they are very keen to buy one because it’s such a lovely place to come.
‘When it gets to five or six o’clock in the evening, and the ferry and the land train stop running, the place becomes so quiet and peaceful, it’s like a different place.
‘They are not often available so when they do come up they tend to be snapped up. We have a waiting list of people we go to who are waiting for the right hut to come up.
‘Although the figures these days look incredible, the price of beach huts there has risen in line with property prices generally.
‘People aren’t buying them because they think they will go up in value, they’re buying a lifestyle.
‘Most people tend to buy them when the kids are young and sell them once the kids have grown up and they are not getting as much use out of them.’
The properties being sold by local estate agents Slades can be viewed on their website: https://www.sladeshomes.co.uk/