One-bed property selling for £225,000… but it’s shed at bottom of garden

A tiny stone home in Wirksworth priced at 225000 pounds sparks debate as its shed like look contrasts with its modern interior parking space and holiday let potential today.

A one-bedroom property is selling for £225,000, but it looks like a shed at the bottom of a garden.

The pokey pad, just 506 sq ft, has a cosy lounge and kitchen in one room.

It has an oven, a hob, a sink, a washing machine and a refrigerator.

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The bedroom has a bathroom off it.

There is another bed up a very steep, spiral staircase, but it is so small you cannot stand up.

A tiny stone home in Wirksworth priced at 225000 pounds sparks debate as its shed like look contrasts with its modern interior parking space and holiday let potential today.
Inside the small home that looks like a garden shed. (Jam Press/Bricks and Mortar)

But the small home looks like a shed.

It is located in the picturesque town of Wirksworth, north of Derby.

One home hunter joked: “The UK housing market is crazy.

A tiny stone home in Wirksworth priced at 225000 pounds sparks debate as its shed like look contrasts with its modern interior parking space and holiday let potential today.
Social media comment on the post. (Picture: Jam Press)

“Over £220,000 for this.

“Which is essentially a shed.”

It is being sold by Bricks and Mortar estate agents and advertised on Rightmove, as reported on Luxury Property News.

A tiny stone home in Wirksworth priced at 225000 pounds sparks debate as its shed like look contrasts with its modern interior parking space and holiday let potential today.
Inside the small home that looks like a garden shed. (Jam Press/Bricks and Mortar)

The listing reads: “Stylish detached home with bedroom and additional mezzanine, two off-road parking spaces to the front.

“Gated garden that can provide two further parking spaces, in the historic part of town beside Providence Mill, close to countryside walks.

“Brand new wood burner, modern living in a stone-built home, easy-maintenance courtyard garden with summer house.

A tiny stone home in Wirksworth priced at 225000 pounds sparks debate as its shed like look contrasts with its modern interior parking space and holiday let potential today.
Inside the small home that looks like a garden shed. (Jam Press/Bricks and Mortar)

“Perfect holiday let or ‘lock up and leave’ second home, full-height bedroom windows with external wooden carriage doors.”

It is a stark contrast to Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria, which is regarded as the most affordable place to live in Britain.

A tiny stone home in Wirksworth priced at 225000 pounds sparks debate as its shed like look contrasts with its modern interior parking space and holiday let potential today.
The home located in the picturesque town of Wirksworth, north of Derby. (Jam Press/Bricks and Mortar)

Properties sell there for as little as £33,000 – almost seven times less than the Wirksworth home.

The average house price in the UK stands at £298,000.

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