Flat in major city to rent for £1,630 with short walk from your bed to the loo

18 December 2023 , 17:19

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The bed barely fits in the space between the wall and the glass shower cubicle (Image: mediadrumimages/openrent)

A single room, with a bed at one end, a kitchen at the other and a shower and toilet in the middle is being offered to rent for £1,630 per month.

The tiny flat, dubbed a “mini studio” in the listing, features the toilet, sink and shower all crammed inside a glass shower cubicle at the foot of the bed. The property is for rent by landlord Michelle L near Hyde Park in London. The room is above a Cantonese food restaurant and someone in the neighbourhood has a Ferrari they park right outside.

You might want to think twice before inviting guests back to this little room, as anyone sitting on the toilet would be looking out at any visitors who may be lying in the bed. There is also no storage in the bathroom cubicle so towels and toilet paper currently reside on the desk in the bedroom/living room space.

On the other side of the toilet/shower cubicle from the bed, there is a tiny kitchen area with a microwave, a sink, a hotplate and a kettle. The frosted-glass bathroom cubicle acts as the separating wall between the bed and the kitchen.

The toilet, sink and shower are all in one glass cubicle (mediadrumimages/openrent)

The cubicle separates the kitchen and the bedroom (mediadrumimages/openrent)

The flat is available to rent on a 12-month minimum tenancy agreement for £376.15 per week with a deposit of £1,630.00. According to the listing ideal tenants would be students however families, pets, smokers and DSS income will be accepted. There is no garden or parking available with this property.

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‌“A very cool mini studio to rent. Next to Hyde Park. Very good location,” states the listing. Next to Paddington Station and Lancaster Gate Station. Very classic area."

“This lovely small studio is on the second floor of the building on the listing. Including the small fridge, shower bathroom and small kitchen. Very popular area. Price includes water but no gas and no electricity.”

The listing on OpenRent sees the apartment for rent for £1630 (mediadrumimages/openrent)

Meanwhile an even smaller “flat” with a microwave on the bedside table for a kitchen is up for rent for £1,473 a month in Camden, north London. The cramped first-floor bedsit advertised for students boasts a single bed, a mini chest of drawers and a separate shower area separated from the loo by a curtain.

The rent works out at £17,676 a year. Tenants must also need to pay a £1,700 deposit to secure the flat. The rent includes monthly bills and what furniture is inside is included, if required. The listing reads: “Furnished or unfurnished, student-friendly Shower room, air conditioning, flat screen TV, communal washing machine."

Aimee Braniff Cree