Tiny house for sale in Peckham Rye on Zoopla for £425,000

The two-bedroom property on Scylla Road, measuring at 60 square metres, was recently listed on Zoopla for £425,000.

The average size of a house in England and Wales is 90 square metres.

A diddy downstairs area (Image: Foxtons – Dulwich/Zoopla)

The house is in excellent condition and comes complete with a share of the freehold.

The estate agents described it as a “wonderful” end-off-terrace house arranged over two floors.

A small living room (Image: Foxtons – Dulwich/Zoopla)

As well as the two bedrooms, the Peckham Rye property has a bright reception room with dining space and a modern “semi open-plan” kitchen.

There’s also a cute bathroom, and a diddy front garden.

Plenty of space to cook up a feast (Image: Foxtons – Dulwich/Zoopla)

The estate agent, Foxtons – Dulwich, said: “This fantastic 2 bedroom end-off-terrace house is presented in great condition and benefits from a secure gated entry and allocated off-street parking.

“The property benefits from a great central location, just off Peckham Rye which offers a superb selection of amenities.”

The ‘master’ bedroom (Image: Foxtons – Dulwich/Zoopla)

The property is located near Rye Oak Primary School, Bellenden Primary School, and the Peckham Rye and Nunhead train stations.

It’s also walking distance from Peckham Rye Park.

A pint-sized bathroom (Image: Foxtons – Dulwich/Zoopla)

London boasts a growing number of these smaller-than-average homes.

Though this house is far from the smallest – it sits at more than 17 times the width of 10 Hyde Park Place, near Oxford Street, believed to be the city’s smallest dwelling.

Although small, this house is much bigger than London’s ‘smallest house’ (Image: Foxtons – Dulwich/Zoopla)

That property, built in 1805 and tucked away near Marble Arch, measures about 3 feet wide, about equal to the dimensions of a custom built wardrobe.

London’s smallest house itself is not for sale, nor has it been since 1933.

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It currently serves as part of the Tyburn Convent, occupied by Benedictine nuns.

Despite such tight confines, ‘micro-homes’ have been suggested as a creative solution for London’s ongoing housing crisis.

Neo-liberal think tank the Adam Smith Institute claimed “size doesn’t matter, it’s how you use it”.