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A small wooden shelter on one of north Wales’s most popular beaches could set buyers back as much as a family home in other parts of the country.
What’s on offer
Estate agents Beresford Adams have listed a bathing hut overlooking the sand at Abersoch in Gwynedd, describing it as a “rare and iconic coastal asset in a highly sought-after location.” Positioned in a row of huts that form one of the resort’s most photographed views, it features a wooden balcony and sits close to the local slipway, café and yacht club.
A second hut nearby – built just four years ago – has also been put up for sale at £150,000. That property includes a changing cubicle, mezzanine storage area and timber balcony.
Neither hut is connected to a power supply, as none of the huts along the stretch are permitted to have electricity. They provide basic shelter and are primarily used by owners spending time on the beach.
The price in perspective
The £200,000 asking price matches what buyers would pay for a three-bedroom semi-detached property or a two-bedroom detached bungalow in Denbighshire, further along the coast. The cheaper hut, at £150,000, represents half the cost of an average UK home, which Halifax puts at £300,000. Houses within Abersoch itself, meanwhile, regularly exceed £1 million.
A rare find
According to the selling agents, only a handful of these huts come onto the open market in any given year, with some having remained in private hands for extended periods.
