Would YOU pay £250,000 for a beach hut? Dorset shack more expensive than average UK house
PROPERTY prices are booming, but would you pay a whopping £250k for this beach hut?
A beach hut in Dorset has been put on the market for £250,000
Back in June it was announced the average property price was £200,280, breaking the £200k barrier for the first time since records began.
But it would seem it's not just house prices rising, one beach hut in Dorset is up for sale at nearly £50,000 over the asking price for the average UK house.
The simple timber cabin beach hut, positioned on a remote sandbank, has gone up for sale at £250,000.
The the same amount of money will buy a six-bedroom farmhouse with six acres of land in the Peak District or a five-bedroom detached house in Pontefract, West Yorks.
You could be waking up with this stunning Dorset beach view
Inside, the hut is equipped with a kitchen and six sleeping spots
With just 138sq ft of accommodation, it's not exactly a spacey pad for a huge family to live in but it does come with spectacular sea views in an enviable position on remote Mudeford Spit in Christchurch, Dorset.
And the transport links leave something to be desired. The hut's remote location can only be reached by a long walk, a short ferry journey or a ride on novelty land train.
Another set back for prospective buyers is the lack of running water.
Having said that, it does have an electricity supply via solar panels on the roof.
The mini mansion sports a fitted kitchen and can sleep six adults; two on a half-mezzanine level and four on fold-out sofa beds.
The master bedroom in the Dorset hut leaves something to be desired
Would you pay £250k for this hut?
"There's outside storage for kayaks and things and a lockable trapdoor inside where you could store your expensive rum or anything else important.
"The owners have had the hut for about 15 years and their daughter is a teenager now, so they're looking to sell and find something a bit different."
Owners can only sleep at the huts between March and October, although they can visit any time of year, and they have to share a communal shower block.
They also have to shell out between £2,500 and £4,000 a year in ground rent to Christchurch Borough Council, but that hasn't stopped their popularity soaring over the years, with prices now consistently reaching over £200,000.