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It's tall and thin and was squeezed in as an afterthought, but this three-bedroom house in Elgin Avenue, Maida Vale, has a distinctive charm all of its own. Wedge shaped, the house, which looks old but was built in 1987, is being sold with the remainder of a 999-year lease. A clever infill between two mansion blocks, it has a slender arched window giving light to the staircase. A new owner would probably want to replace the kitchen and two bathrooms, but the rooms are a good size - the kitchen/breakfast room is more than 16ft by 10ft and leads onto a patio garden. It has sash windows, ceiling cornices and, in the sitting room, a floor to ceiling French window. £50,000 has just been knocked off the price. It's for sale at £295,000, through John D Wood on 020-7722 5556.

It's tall and thin and was squeezed in as an afterthought, but this three-bedroom house in Elgin Avenue, Maida Vale, has a distinctive charm all of its own. Wedge shaped, the house, which looks old but was built in 1987, is being sold with the remainder of a 999-year lease. A clever infill between two mansion blocks, it has a slender arched window giving light to the staircase. A new owner would probably want to replace the kitchen and two bathrooms, but the rooms are a good size - the kitchen/breakfast room is more than 16ft by 10ft and leads onto a patio garden. It has sash windows, ceiling cornices and, in the sitting room, a floor to ceiling French window. £50,000 has just been knocked off the price. It's for sale at £295,000, through John D Wood on 020-7722 5556.