A three‑storey terraced house on Peel Street, marketed as roughly seven feet wide and a short walk from Kensington Palace, has been put on the market with asking prices reported between about £1.195m and £1.25m. Agents and national press have billed the compact freehold as a rare central‑London opportunity, even drawing comparisons between the house’s narrow internal span and the width of Tube carriages.
A diminutive three‑storey terraced house tucked down Peel Street in Notting Hill — little wider than a standard front door — has been put on the market with an asking price reported between about £1.195 million and £1.25 million, depending on the property portal and press account. The property’s internal width is advertised at roughly seven feet, a figure that estate agents and several national titles have seized upon to label it one of London’s skinniest family homes despite its prime central location a short walk from Kensington Palace.
Inside, the house is presented as an efficient, compact layout across three floors. The ground floor opens into an oak‑parquet kitchen and dining area with an adjacent shower room and a bedroom; a reception room, featuring a decorative fireplace and access to a decked first‑floor terrace with ornate balustrading, sits above; and the top floor houses the principal bedroom with a sizeable en‑suite and a front‑facing sash window set into a half‑eaved wall. Photographs, floorplans and an EPC are published on the agent’s online brochures and major property portals, which document the narrow plan and the finished interiors.
The building’s back story, repeated in the agent’s marketing and in subsequent coverage, dates the house to about the 1930s — reportedly created on what was once a “ransom strip” or former footpath — with a refurbishment in the 1950s. The marketing emphasises the property’s freehold tenure and townhouse arrangement as part of its appeal, presenting it as suitable either as a single‑person or couple’s main home or as a compact London base.
Simon Stone, managing partner at the Unique Property Company, is quoted in the original agent materials and press reports describing the house as “unlike anything in the whole of London” and “surprisingly usable” despite its narrow proportions. The company also points out that at roughly the £1.2 million price band buyers in this pocket of Kensington will often only find leasehold apartments, implying that a freehold house at this level is rare — a claim advanced by the agent in the listings and press commentary.
Journalists and the agent have drawn a physical comparison with London Underground rolling stock to give a sense of scale: the property’s seven‑foot internal width is narrower than typical tube carriage bodies. Engineering data for London Underground rolling stock show carriage widths in the region of 2.6–2.68 metres (about 8.6–8.8 feet), underscoring that the house’s internal span is appreciably slimmer than many trains used across the network — a useful, if eye‑catching, way to convey just how compact the property is.
The house is marketed across several mainstream portals and estate‑agent pages where viewers can download the floorplan, inspect photographs and review the EPC and local authority details. While some outlets cited an asking price of roughly £1.25 million, the agent’s own entries and other portals list the asking figure slightly lower at about £1,195,000 — a discrepancy frequently seen in early press reporting of new listings when media pick up on different versions of a marketing brief.
Whether buyers are drawn by novelty, location or the fact the property is offered as a freehold, agents covering the sale have framed the house as a rare opportunity in a very expensive market. The marketing material and national coverage stress the combination of character, centrality and compact practicality; prospective purchasers, the agent suggests, will be buying not simply square footage but a piece of quirky London property history.
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Source: Noah Wire Services
- https://www.dailymail.co.uk/property/article-14982321/Britains-narrowest-homes-tighter-squeeze-Tube-carriage-goes-sale-1-1million.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 – Please view link – unable to able to access data
- https://www.onthemarket.com/details/16696870/ – OnTheMarket carries the property listing for a slim, three-storey terraced house on Peel Street, Notting Hill, offered as a freehold with two bedrooms and two bathrooms. The advert records the property as approximately seven feet wide and highlights features such as an open-plan kitchen/dining room, parquet floors, a ground-floor shower room and a first-floor decked terrace with ornate balustrading. The page lists an asking price of £1,195,000 and repeats the agent’s claim that the house was built around the 1930s and refurbished in the 1950s. It provides EPC and local authority details and several interior photographs and a downloadable floorplan.
- https://www.zoopla.co.uk/for-sale/details/69637413/ – Zoopla hosts the Unique Property Company advert for the Peel Street house in Notting Hill, marketing it as a two-bedroom freehold terrace approximately seven feet wide. The entry describes the unusual provenance — originally created on a ransom strip in the 1930s and refurbished in the 1950s — and emphasises its compact, efficient layout across three floors with an open-plan kitchen, reception and roof terrace. The page shows a £1.25 million asking price, agent contact details and a gallery of photographs. It repeats claims about the property’s charm, potential as a full-time home or London base, and lists tenure, size.
- https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/159236348 – Rightmove carries the agent’s property page for the Peel Street terrace marketed by Unique Property Company, noting it as a freehold, three-storey two-bedroom house around seven feet wide. The listing gives a descriptive account of interior features including parquet flooring, an open-plan kitchen and dining area, a ground-floor shower room and a first-floor terrace accessed from reception. It highlights the building’s history — constructed around the 1930s and refurbished in the 1950s — and sets out agent contact details plus photos and floorplans. The page underlines the property’s unusual, compact layout and suitability as a London base or principal residence.
- https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/london-seven-foot-house-terraced-kensington-price-b2714646.html – The Independent reported on the Peel Street property as a seven-foot-wide terraced house in Notting Hill, describing it as a compact three-storey home close to Kensington Palace. Its coverage repeats agent material that the building was created in the 1930s on land formerly a footpath and was refurbished in the 1950s. The article outlines the internal arrangement with ground-floor kitchen and bedroom, a reception with decorative fireplace and access to a roof terrace, and a top-floor principal bedroom with en-suite. It cites the listing date and asking price of about £1.25 million and embeds photographs from the agent’s brochure and details.
- https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/7ft-wide-house-in-kensington-goes-on-the-market-for-ps1-25m-a3336941.html – The Evening Standard covered the sale of the seven-foot-wide Peel Street house, dubbing it Central London’s ‘skinny’ or ‘narrowest’ property when marketed for around £1.25 million. The report records the property’s dimensions — 84 inches across — and notes its three-storey layout with two bedrooms, a drawing room separate from the kitchen and a roof terrace. Estate agents quoted in the piece commented on the rarity of such a freehold in Kensington and Chelsea at that price and the significant local interest. The article includes photographs, floorplans and agent commentary about the home’s character and practical use plus contact details online.
- https://docslib.org/doc/5610192/rolling-stock-data-sheet-2nd-edition – The Rolling Stock Data Sheet (2nd edition), reproduced on public document repositories, compiles technical specifications for London Underground rolling stock and lists carriage body widths for multiple tube stocks. The data sheets give typical body widths in the order of 2.6–2.68 metres (around 8.6–8.8 feet) for several Tube stocks, and provide car lengths, heights, door widths and other engineering details. These specifications are used by operators and engineers to define loading gauges and platform interfaces. The document therefore supports comparisons between narrow houses and Underground carriages when property reports state a seven-foot internal width versus typical tube widths for context.
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warrant further investigation.
Freshness check
Score:
8
Notes:
The narrative references a property in Notting Hill, London, described as Britain’s narrowest home, measuring seven feet wide, with an asking price between £1.195 million and £1.25 million. This property has been reported on by multiple reputable sources, including The Standard and The Independent, with coverage dating back to 2016. The most recent listing for this property is from 2023, indicating that the narrative is based on a press release and is relatively fresh. However, the property has been on the market for several years, suggesting that the narrative may be recycling older material. The inclusion of updated data, such as the current asking price, may justify a higher freshness score but should still be flagged. Additionally, the narrative includes references to other narrow properties in London, such as the 5ft 5in-wide house in Shepherd’s Bush, which sold for £525,000 in 2014, and the 6ft-wide house in South Kensington, which sold for £775,000 in 2022. These references provide context but also indicate that the narrative may be drawing from older sources. The presence of multiple references to the same property across different outlets suggests that the content may have been republished across various platforms, potentially flagging it as recycled content. The narrative’s reliance on a press release typically warrants a high freshness score, but the recycling of older material and the inclusion of outdated references suggest a need for caution. The earliest known publication date of substantially similar content is from 2016, with the most recent listing from 2023. The narrative includes updated data but recycles older material, which may justify a higher freshness score but should still be flagged. The presence of multiple references to the same property across different outlets suggests that the content may have been republished across various platforms, potentially flagging it as recycled content. The inclusion of references to other narrow properties in London provides context but also indicates that the narrative may be drawing from older sources. The reliance on a press release typically warrants a high freshness score, but the recycling of older material and the inclusion of outdated references suggest a need for caution.
Quotes check
Score:
7
Notes:
The narrative includes a quote from Simon Stone, managing partner at the Unique Property Company, describing the house as ‘unlike anything in the whole of London’ and ‘surprisingly usable’ despite its narrow proportions. This quote appears to be original to the narrative, as no identical matches were found in earlier material. However, the wording of the quote varies slightly from previous reports, indicating potential paraphrasing or rephrasing. The absence of identical matches suggests that the quote may be original or exclusive content, but the slight variations in wording warrant further scrutiny.
Source reliability
Score:
6
Notes:
The narrative originates from the Daily Mail, a mainstream outlet with variable editorial standards. The property details match typical real-estate reporting patterns, and the inclusion of references to other reputable sources, such as The Standard and The Independent, adds credibility. However, the reliance on a press release and the recycling of older material from various outlets raise concerns about the originality and reliability of the content. The presence of multiple references to the same property across different platforms suggests that the content may have been republished, potentially flagging it as recycled content.
Plausability check
Score:
8
Notes:
The claim aligns with London’s property trends: high-value sales of architecturally distinctive homes are well-documented. The narrative provides specific details about the property’s dimensions, location, and features, which are consistent with known information about the property. The inclusion of references to other narrow properties in London, such as the 5ft 5in-wide house in Shepherd’s Bush and the 6ft-wide house in South Kensington, provides context and supports the plausibility of the narrative. However, the recycling of older material and the inclusion of outdated references suggest a need for caution.
Overall assessment
Verdict (FAIL, OPEN, PASS): OPEN
Confidence (LOW, MEDIUM, HIGH): MEDIUM
Summary:
The narrative presents a property in Notting Hill, London, described as Britain’s narrowest home, with an asking price between £1.195 million and £1.25 million. While the property details are consistent with known information, the reliance on a press release and the recycling of older material from various outlets raise concerns about the freshness and originality of the content. The inclusion of updated data, such as the current asking price, may justify a higher freshness score but should still be flagged. The slight variations in the wording of the quote from Simon Stone suggest potential paraphrasing or rephrasing. The presence of multiple references to the same property across different platforms suggests that the content may have been republished, potentially flagging it as recycled content. Given these factors, the overall assessment is OPEN, with a medium level of confidence.
