Tiny shop dubbed 'Britain's narrowest' at 4-foot wide on market for £24,000

A tiny shop which has been dubbed 'Britain's narrowest' measuring just 4 foot wide is now on sale for £24,000. The property, which sits on a highstreet in Blackwood, Wales is sandwiched between a shoe shop and an opticians.

Spanning a mere 11.5 square meters, the premises has previously been used as a vape shop, a sweet stall and a sandwich bar. The property is listed for sale by south Wales-based Paul Fosh Auctions with a guide price of £24,000.

Due to its low rateable value, it is exempt from business rates, however the auctioneer says that "although it's small, it's in an ideal spot for the right business."

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Debra Bisley, of Paul Fosh Auctions, is confident that the space - which is just four and a half feet wide with a depth of 28 feet - could be a perfect fit for a small business with big ideas.

Debra - who didn't need to stretch to measure the width of the unit - added that an enterprising business could make success of the pocket-sized property.

She said: "The shuttered premises has previously traded as a vape shop, a sweet stall and as a sandwich bar. The possibilities for the space may not be endless but with some imagination it could perhaps become a takeaway coffee shop, card shop, small boutique, perhaps a mobile phone repair outlet, a bijou beauty salon or nail bar.

"The shop, sandwiched between ShoeZone and Specsavers and with a range of independent and national traders nearby, has a kitchenette at the back so there's a start for the entrepreneurial cafe owner at least.

Debra added: "Ideally located on thriving Blackwood High Street the recently renovated property, previously let at £3,650pa, benefits from plenty of footfall and passing trade."

Bidding starts at 12pm, on Tuesday, November 5 and ends from 5pm on Thursday, November 7.