Tiny hilltop beach shack in the UK sells for $53,000

A minuscule, run-down beach shack has been sold in the UK for a scarcely believable £30,000 ($53,000).

Located in the charming and oddly named township of Westward Ho! in the seaside county of Devon, the very tired-looking structure needs a fair bit of work.

Flaking paint, partially rotted timber and rickety foundations didn’t deter potential buyers from inquiring about the beat-up beach box.

Speaking with Devon Life, selling agent Simon Bright of Bright’s estate agents said the tiny shack had been sold just two days after it was listed for sale.

“If we’d had four or five of them, we could have sold them all,” Bright told Devon Life.

Despite the shack’s abject state of disrepair, it’s not the reason why this sale raises eyebrows.

The reason the sale of this meagre composition of wood, concrete and glass has made headlines is because of its size.

Measuring just 2.44 metres by 1.76 metres, the shack’s dimensions are dwarfed by most mansions’ walk-in robes.

So what are the benefits of spending more than 50 grand on something so microscopic?

Well, the land will always be worth something, especially with stunning views looking out to the pristine blue waters of the Bristol Channel.

And the location of the property, close to the amenities of Devon’s thriving and vibrant county, was undoubtedly a selling point, too.

The sale of the UK shed also doesn’t seem so expensive when compared to the beach shacks that routinely sell along Melbourne’s picturesque Port Phillip Bay for hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Back in 2020, a boatshed in Portsea sold for $1 million.