Garage in north-west London listed as a 'terraced property' goes on the market for £25,000 (the same as a two-bed family home in Middlesbrough)
- Garage in Kilburn, north west London, was listed for £25,000 on Rightmove - the same price as some houses
- In other parts of the country, house hunters could expend to buy their own home for that much money
- In January two-bedroom semi-detached house in Middlesbrough went on the market for £25,000
A garage was described as a 'terraced property' in an online listing with an asking price of £25,000 - the same as a two-bedroom home in Middlesbrough.
House hunters looking on the Rightmove property listing website could well have been disappointed to discover that what they thought was a very generously-priced home in Kilburn, north west London, was in fact an uninhabitable parking spot.
Similar garage listings for in-demand parts of London can cost quadruple that amount - or even more if a parking space is underground.
The Kilburn garage's description reads: 'The property is conveniently situated on Willesden Lane only moments away from Willesden Green Station and all the amenities.'
While £25,000 is fairly typical for a parking space or garage in London, in other parts of the country buyers could own their own home for that much money.
In January this year a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, went on the market for £25,000 - one tenth the cost of the average property in the UK, and just under half for the average semi-detached property.
House hunters looking on the Rightmove property listing website could well have been disappointed to discover that what they thought was a very generously-priced home in Kilburn, north west London, was in fact a fairly normally priced - for the capital - parking spot
House hunters looking on the Rightmove property listing website could well have been disappointed to discover that what they thought was a very generously-priced home in Kilburn, north west London, was in fact a fairly normally priced - for the capital - parking spot
In January this year a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, went on the market for £25,000 - one tenth the cost of the average property in the UK, and just under half for the average semi-detached property (pictured)
In comparison to other garages or parking spaces for sale in the capital, the £25,000 spot is not atypical, but in other parts of the country house hunters could expend to buy their own home for that much (pictured: The £25,000 Middlesbrough house)
The Middlesbrough home includes double glazing, gas central heating, off-road parking and good sized front and rear gardens, boasting a lounge, kitchen diner, utility room, one double bedroom, one single, and a bathroom
The Middlesbrough home includes double glazing, gas central heating, off-road parking and good sized front and rear gardens, boasting a lounge, kitchen diner, utility room, one double bedroom, one single, and a bathroom.
The considerable cost for parking and storage space in London is another example of the premium Londoners have to pay for space.
Earlier this year, a £350,000 parking spot in Knightsbridge was dubbed the most expensive in the whole UK - costing the same as a five-bedroom detached family home in Sheffield.
The underground parking bay in London measured 20ft-long and boasted a daily garage porter and CCTV.
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