- The wooden cabin at Avon Beach in Dorset is 6ft by 13ft
A beach hut the size of a garden shed is on the market for a whopping £110,000.
The wooden cabin is 6ft wide by 13ft long and would not look out of place in a suburban back garden.
But where a similar-sized shed might cost £800, the hut can command a six figure sum due to its desirable location at Avon Beach in Christchurch, Dorset.
Owner Paul Heydon bought it in 2021 after spotting it was for sale while on a beach walk.
After three years enjoying it he has decided to sell up as he has bought a bigger hut at a different beach.
Owner Paul Heydon bought the property in 2021 after spotting it was for sale while on a beach walk
A beach hut that from the outside looks like a garden shed is on the market for a whopping £110,000
After three years enjoying it, owner Paul Heydon has decided to sell up as he has bought a bigger hut at a different beach
The hut, which cannot be slept in, has secondary glass doors, meaning it can be used in the winter.
Inside there is a kitchenette with a fridge and hob powered by a gas bottle and sink and storage space for food, drink, crockery and beach-related items.
It is just yards from the beach and has panoramic views of the Isle of Wight.
Avon Beach has 130 huts along the quiet sandy beach, which is popular with dog walkers, tourists and water sports enthusiasts.
Owners have to pay ground rent of about £1,100 a year.
In the past hardy staycationers have queued for up to 30 hours in the cold and rain in January to rent a hut at Avon Beach for the summer season.
People take sleeping bags and other home comforts to brave the elements to guarantee a booking.
If it were in a back garden, a similar shed might cost about £800, but the hefty price tag for this one is thanks to its desirable location
Mr Heydon, 57, a semi-retired tech investor, said: ‘We had just bought a property in the New Forest and we were walking along Avon Beach one day and saw it was up for sale and decided to buy it.
‘We have used it quite regularly, probably once every two weeks, but we have bought a bigger hut now at Barton-on-Sea so we haven’t been using it as much.
‘Avon is a really nice beach and generally quiet – you get lots of people walking there but there’s not lots of parties or anything like that. You have the Noisy Lobster restaurant and shop close by and there’s plenty of walks in either direction.
‘There’s about 100 huts at Avon Beach and they don’t come up for sale all that often.
‘We have just enjoyed it ourselves and used it to make going to the beach easier without having to carry stuff every time but people could view it as a property, a long term investment and you can rent them out and make an income.’
