Bungalow on sale for bargain £190,000

The estate agents cheekily boast it is an “affordable way” for buyers to get on the property ladder but the property has been met with a furious response from house hunters

A one-bed bungalow up for sale for £190,000 has been slammed because it used to be a garage. The tiny pad is just 16.4 sq metres (176 sq ft).

The estate agents cheekily boast it is an “affordable way” for buyers to get on the property ladder. Homehunters are currently being hit by interest rates hitting a 15-year high of over six per cent.

The pokey property has a double bedroom and a separate ensuite bathroom complete with shower, toilet and basin. The other room - just two metres wide - combines the kitchen - with a washer dryer and fridge freezer - and the lounge.

But there are only two windows - one in the bedroom wall and a skylight in the other room. It is said to boast an “outside courtyard space” - but it appears just to be a skinny alleyway.

The bungalow - dubbed a “unique” - is located in the Easton area of Bristol. It has been slammed by locals.

Claire Adams fumed: “I’ve lived in one. So much condensation I'd wake up to soaked bedding, mattress and all, and so cold my hamster hibernated.”

Carly Glass added: “Absolute joke.” Eleanor Gillett said: “How disgusting.”

Zuzanka Luck said: "Where the windows?” [sic]. It is being sold by CJ Hole estate agents and advertised on Rightmove.

The key features of the property are listed as: “No chain, unique one bedroom bungalow, recently converted and refurbished to a high specification.

“Ten year structural warranty, outside courtyard space.”

The full listing reads: “This property offers a great and affordable way for first time buyers to get on the property ladder as well as investors looking for a low maintenance modern property in a sought after area.

“This unique to the market property is a brand new conversion comprising of a lounge kitchen area. Above is a sky light which fills the property full of natural light.

“The brand new Howdens kitchen also includes an integrated fridge freezer and integrated washer dryer. Oak Sliding door from the lounge/kitchen area opens to the double bedroom and leads on to an en-suite.

“The en-suite bathroom consists of a brand new modern three piece shower suite including a premium ultra low profile shower tray and includes a mains powered LED mirror cabinet complete with shaver toothbrush socket inside and a high spec Triton shower.

“To the outside there is a courtyard accessed via a side gate providing ideal bike storage and outside patio space.

“Finished to a high specification with triple glazing, composite front door and zone controlled thermostatic electric under floor heating. Further benefits include solar panels and pre-wired high speed data ports for TV and media.

“All of which result in a highly energy efficient property with a great EPC rating. Furthermore this property comes with a 10 year structural warranty.

“With no onward chain comes this unique and rare to the market newly converted one bedroom bungalow in the heart of Easton just a stone’s throw from the Bristol to Bath cycle path.

“In the heart of Easton with easy access to both local high streets St Marks Road and Stapleton Road of which both have a diverse range of locally owned amenities offering up the best the area has to offer.

“With Stapleton Road also benefitting from a local train station with links to Temple Meads and beyond. Great transport links to and from the city centre are close to hand on Devon Road and Whitehall Road.“

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