A one-bedroom slimline terraced house in London has been put up for sale for £575,000. 

Slotting in between two terraced houses on the site of a former garage, the architecturally-designed house spans three floors. 

The master bedroom suite occupies the entire ground floor and comes equipped with built-in wardrobes and a rainforest-style shower. 

On the first floor there is an open plan kitchen and reception room, with wood flooring, a fitted kitchen, breakfast bar and living area, along with floor to ceiling windows. 

On the second floor is a study, with a roof terrace and space for a table and chairs. 

The entire property spans 613 sq ft and is located near East Putney tube station. 

Owner Paul Crowther's brief to the designer was 'imagine it's a boat and I want maximum storage'. 

Russell White, of Winkworth's Putney office, told This is Money: 'It is a really cool house and is totally self-contained, which is hard to find at that price level in Putney.

'There are no service charges and it has been very well designed. It is a perfect for a first time buyer, a downsizer or someone looking for a base if they are working in London but living elsewhere.'

The property is in council tax band E and is being sold freehold. 

With space at a premium in London, a growing number of quirky compact properties are being squeezed in the nooks and crannies of the capital.

They are popping up between other houses, where garages once stood, or on underused hinterlands at the edge of clutches of housing. 

Planning permission is required for such developments. In planning terms, turning vacant or unused pieces of land in developed areas into something like a residential property is called infill development. 

Getting neighbours on side with plans to build an extra home right by their property can be challenging, and factors like access need to be factored in. 

According to official figures, average house prices in London in the year to September 2025 fell 1.8 per cent, against a fall of 0.8 per cent in the year to August 2025. The average cost of a home in London is now around £556,454.

In 2025, 14 per cent of London sellers sold at a loss, up from 6 per cent in 2016, findings from Hamptons suggest. 

Amid higher stamp duty and an upcoming mansion tax, there is little incentive for many in the capital to move, Hamptons added. First-time buyers comprised half of sales in London last year.

Hamptons said London has 'consistently underperformed' against the rest of Britain on the property price growth front since 2016. It expects this trend to continue, forecasting zero growth in the capital next year.