{"id":737139,"date":"2026-02-02T10:54:16","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T10:54:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/737139\/"},"modified":"2026-02-02T10:54:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T10:54:16","slug":"i-visited-the-40000-manchester-house-so-narrow-i-could-barely-stretch-my-arms-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/737139\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;I visited the \u00a340,000 Manchester house so narrow I could barely stretch my arms out&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>YouTuber David Burnip viewed a property in Tyldesley as he aimed to find the smallest house for sale on the market in England and Wales right now, finding himself impressed with the home<\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35 __className_f565d0\">Matt Jackson<\/strong> Trendswatch Content Editor<\/p>\n<p>09:28, 02 Feb 2026Updated 09:36, 02 Feb 2026<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"David Burnip pointing at a property\" loading=\"eager\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0_tinyhouse2.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"David Burnip visited one of the &quot;narrowest&quot; homes in England\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">David Burnip visited one of the &#8220;narrowest&#8221; homes in England(Image: Wandering Turnip\/YouTube)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A house that\u2019s barely wide enough to stretch your arms out is set to go under the hammer with a guide price of just \u00a340,000. YouTuber David Burnip, known as the Wandering Turnip, believes the property in <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/news\/property\/first-look-inside-northern-quarters-33324533\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Shakerley Road, Tyldesley could be the \u201cnarrowest house\u201d available on the market right now.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">David visited the property as he attempted to find a selection of the smallest properties for sale in England and Wales. As well as the terraced house in Manchester, he visited a dilapidated property in Yorkshire, a narrow home in Kent, and a log cabin available for \u00a360k in Llangollen, North Wales.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Upon arriving in Tyldesley, David instantly spotted that the end terrace property appeared \u201cso small\u201d. The content creator decided to put the house to the test, <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/news\/property\/we-live-street-bridgerton-filmed-33342494\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">seeing how many arm spans he felt it would cover.<\/a> In a video, he said: \u201cIt\u2019s about just over me with my arms out, now it does go back a fair bit, so although it\u2019s narrow that way, the width of it is alright, and it\u2019s got a garden as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Once inside the home, David admits that it did feel \u201ca little bit wider\u201d than he thought it would be conceded that it was still \u201csuper narrow\u201d. He was left feeling puzzled how the potential buyers would furnish the property. While touring the living room area, he said: \u201cImagine trying to fit a sofa in here.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A man stretching his arms across a house\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0_tinyhouse.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"David says the Tyldesley property was barely big enough to stretch his arms across\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">David says the Tyldesley property was barely big enough to stretch his arms across(Image: Wandering Turnip\/YouTube)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cThat would feel so cramped, or a dining table in the kitchen. It\u2019s so interesting to see how a super narrow house is laid out and you could do something super creative and fun.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">David however was impressed with the \u00a340,000 guide price. The property, which estate agent McHugh &amp; Co says \u201crequires modernisation\u201d, is set to go under the hammer on February 10. The agent says the property is also close to local amenities such as Atherton Train Station and The Common.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Meanwhile David was impressed by the relatively low cost kitchen, containing simply a cooker and sink, and the fact that the property came with an outdoor space. He added: \u201cIt comes with a narrow garden and, say what you want about a narrow garden, a narrow garden is better than no garden.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Once upstairs he toured the property\u2019s bedrooms, admitting that the owner might be resigned to having a single bed, and bathroom. David was however \u201cpleasantly surprised\u201d by the size of the bedrooms. It was there he discovered that the house felt wider than he first thought.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A man wearing a facemask stretching his arms out\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0_davidburniptiny.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"David was impressed with the size of the rooms\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">David was impressed with the size of the rooms(Image: Wandering Turnip\/YouTube)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He said: \u201cThe rooms are actually decent sized. I was pleasantly surprised. I thought I could touch both sides but when I did this in a clip, it made me look tiny, which made me realise maybe I am tiny and a tiny house is suited for me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">David concluded that he found the house \u201cace\u201d and believes it would be ideal for a single person living alone. According to the estate agent, the property is however a leasehold home, with an annual peppercorn ground rent of \u00a31.50 a year.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The kitchen of the property \" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0_tinyhouse1.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"The kitchen of the property \" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">The kitchen of the property (Image: Wandering Turnip\/YouTube)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Elsewhere David found a property he believed to be \u201ceven narrower\u201d in Chatham, Kent. The property was listed online for \u00a380,000 and was once again set to go to auction. The content creator believed it \u201clooked roomy\u201d inside but feared it would be \u201ccramped\u201d once furnished.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He also visited a home in Burnley that he described as a \u201cclassic terrace house,\u201d a two-up, two-down. He felt the \u00a320,000 home in Queensberry home felt \u201ccute\u201d when looking at the listing, admitting he \u201creally likes\u201d a traditional terraced property, although says they would be \u201cawful\u201d for people with larger families and pets. David added: \u201cI\u2019ve never seen a house that\u2019s on for this cheap that\u2019s in such a good state.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He added: \u201cThis house from the outside seems so, so small. You come in and all of the rooms seem so spacious. A nice sized bathroom, only a tiny bit of black mould. This house would be really nice for a couple. You could do something really nice.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"YouTuber David Burnip viewed a property in Tyldesley as he aimed to find the smallest house for sale&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":737140,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[8813],"tags":[748,393,4884,2465,57347,16,15],"class_list":["post-737139","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-manchester","tag-britain","tag-england","tag-great-britain","tag-manchester","tag-tyldesley","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/116000670793041964","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/737139","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=737139"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/737139\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/737140"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=737139"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=737139"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=737139"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}