Reading's 'smallest house' sold for nearly £100,000

Squashed into the second floor of a small block on London Road the bedsit was snapped up after only 10 days on the market and saw numerous investors bid for the property.

With a kitchenette that can be reached from the edge of the bed, a fold out table and a separate toilet and shower room the unit crams all the bare necessities into less than 12 square metres.

Sam Lee, sales manager at Samuel James Properties who sold the home, said: "It accommodates one person and to a degree it has everything you need in there to be self-sufficient for washing, cooking, showering, eating and natural light as well.

"It's really well kitted out in a very compact way with plenty of storage."

With a microwave fitted below the sink in place of an oven, a stowaway table and under bed storage the bedroom, kitchen and dining room are all combined into the same small space.

Mr Lee added: "With regards to the size it's certainly the smallest property I have been in and is probably the smallest property sold in town."

After a previous agent failed to sell the home last year the team at Samuel James put the flat on the market at the start of January and were surprised at how quickly it garnered interest.

Selling for a final price of £95,000 the flat was scooped up by an investor who is expected to rent the property out, aiming at the young professional market.

Mr Lee said: "This property was actually advertised at the back end of last year through another agent who was unsuccessful.

"So when we took it on I was slightly concerned about why it was not selling.

"Obviously it's very small and probably the smallest we have sold but since it went on the market it has had an incredibly high interest level and multiple offers.

"Investors are so keen to buy and it shows exactly how buoyant the market is in Reading at the moment - Crossrail is definitely the biggest factor in that."