Grade II-listed<\/a> cottage as “the smallest house in the street”.<\/p>\nMiniature London home offers big character despite compact footprint (Image: Bennett & Hall \/ SWNS)<\/p>\n
A spokesman for Bennett & Hall said: “An ideal home for someone who’s looking for something different, in a semi-rural location, yet with easy access to the metropolis\u2026as and when required.<\/p>\n
“The cottage was constructed circa 1750.<\/p>\n
“Properties in the immediate area are mainly Grade II listed.<\/p>\n
“Some of them are quite grand.”<\/p>\n
Grade II-listed home smaller than a garage hits London property market (Image: Bennett & Hall \/ SWNS)<\/p>\n
Located in the Monken Hadley conservation area, the historic cottage features period details such as fireplaces and a courtyard-style garden.<\/p>\n
The asking price is offers in excess of \u00a3500,000.<\/p>\n
Historic Barnet cottage packs two bedrooms into just 286 square feet (Image: Bennett & Hall \/ SWNS)<\/p>\n
Bennett & Hall also highlighted the area’s notable residents and rich history.<\/p>\n
The spokesman said: “Local famous residents that have lived in the area include: David Livingstone (the Victorian explorer) and Spike Milligan, as well as The great adversarial lawyer Sir William Garrow (1760-1840).”<\/p>\n
Tiny 10ft-wide Barnet cottage goes on sale for more than \u00a3500,000 (Image: Bennett & Hall \/ SWNS)<\/p>\n
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Other notable residents include Sir William Garrow, a prominent lawyer from the 18th and 19th centuries.<\/p>\n
In comparison, 400 sq ft is the footprint of an average double garage in the UK, which measures 20ft by 20ft.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A terraced home which is smaller than a garage has hit the market – for \u00a3500,000. The two-bedroom…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":81398,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[26],"tags":[22256,32268,20418,36035,27,9044,24240,36036],"class_list":["post-81397","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-london","tag-22256","tag-32268","tag-barnet","tag-bennett-hall","tag-london","tag-london-property-market","tag-swns","tag-william-garrow"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@UnitedKingdom\/116905232477089942","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81397","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=81397"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81397\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/81398"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=81397"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=81397"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=81397"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}