A house boasting a bedroom and a garden has gone up for auction for just £59,000 – but there is a small catch for any prospective buyers. 

The adorable cottage in Castle Donington, Leicestershire, will go under the hammer for around five times less than the average house price of £291,000 in the charming market town.

The sweet terraced home is only a stone’s throw from a wealth of shops, bars, restaurants and parks in the picturesque town, as reported by DerbyshireLive. 

As well as offering a taste of a calmer lifestyle, it is well-connected, situated just a ten-minute drive from East Midlands Airport and only a 20-minute car drive from the motorway.

The listing by auctioneer SDL Property Auctions suggested it could also be a lucrative purchase for a landlord, offering estimated takings of £9,000 per year in rent. 

And even though the firm admits it is in need of ‘modernisation’, with some tired pine fittings, outdated fixtures and plaster that has seen better days, it is nothing a keen DIY enthusiast could not handle. 

With a cosy gas fireplace, one bedroom and a neat, well-maintained garden, it is hard to see what is not to like about this charming property. 

But there is one tiny drawback – its pint-sized proportions. 

At just 2.5 metres wide, the cottage (pictured) is ‘believed to be one of the smallest houses in the village’, the auctioneer said – and maybe even the region at large

The bedroom (pictured) is particularly poky, at just 3.56 metres by 2.56 metres

But the kitchen (pictured) is even tinier, at 2.56 metres by 2.45 metres, and the bathroom boasts similar small-scale proportions

At just 2.5 metres wide, the cottage is ‘believed to be one of the smallest houses in the village’, the auctioneer said – and maybe even the region at large. 

The bedroom is particularly poky, at just 3.56 metres by 2.56 metres. 

There is just about enough room in there for the average double bed, which comes in at 1.35 metres by 1.9 metres – but it would be far too tight to add in anything else as extravagant as a bedside table too. 

The living room is around the same size – meaning buyers might struggle to get a standard three-piece lounge set in there. 

But the kitchen is even tinier, at 2.56 metres by 2.45 metres, and the bathroom boasts similar small-scale proportions. 

The cottage does have a ‘certain charm’, the listing said, seen in its characterful ceiling beams. 

But it is undeniable, as the firm admits, that it needs some renovation. 

There are small patches of discoloured paintwork in most of the rooms, most noticeably in the bedroom and kitchen. 

The living room (pictured) is around the same size as the bedroom – meaning buyers might struggle to get a standard three-piece lounge set in there

The bathroom (pictured) is, bizarrely, carpeted – as is the side of the bath itself

Prospective buyers should also keep in mind that the garden (pictured), which also has access to a bin store, is shared

It also overlooks other houses to the rear of the property (pictured) 

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The cooker also seems to need replacing, with paint on the oven door flaking off and the grates missing from the top of the hob. 

Though the kitchen has a nice view out the back of the property, the units are dated, in an unfashionable pine – with one of the drawer doors hanging off.  

The bathroom is, bizarrely, carpeted – as is the side of the bath itself. 

And the gas fire in the lounge, creating potential for a cosy, homely hearth, is in need of repair, the auctioneer notes.

Prospective buyers should also keep in mind that the garden, which also has access to a bin store, is shared and overlooks other houses to the rear of the property. 

The freehold property also only offers on-street parking as opposed to a dedicated space or driveway. 

But compared to some other wacky properties that have gone on the market over the years, this Leicestershire terrace looks like the perfect home. 

MailOnline recently catalogued some of the weirdest and wackiest homes that have been flogged by estate agents over the years. 

They included a two-bedroom flat riddled with black mould (pictured), which somehow sold for £27,000 more than its asking price just earlier this month 

Across the country, in Wakefield, Yorkshire, an old courthouse with prison cells in its basement (pictured) became available to rent for £750-a-month in 2023 

And back in the capital, a flat smaller than a parking space (pictured) was listed for £270,000, in another prime example of London’s stupendously over-priced property market 

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They included a two-bedroom flat riddled with black mould, which somehow sold for £27,000 more than its asking price just earlier this month. 

The property in Thamesmead, south-east London, was initially listed by Action House London for £90,000 but was quickly snapped up by a keen buyer for £117,000.

Across the country, in Wakefield, Yorkshire, an old courthouse with prison cells in its basement became available to rent for £750-a-month in 2023. 

Dubbed a true crime fan’s dream, the old Magistrates Court turned two-bedroom flat had the cells available as storage space for an additional fee. 

Some people, however, joked that the basement jails could be used by parents as a punishment for their misbehaving children. 

And back in the capital, a flat smaller than a parking space was listed for £270,000, in another prime example of London’s stupendously over-priced property market. 

At just 6.6 square metres, the flat opposite Harrods in the Knightsbridge area of west London had room for just a tiny single bed and a microwave.

Yet the ad, which appeared on Rightmove listed by agency Grow Portfolio, bizarrely described the tiny flat as a ‘stunning studio apartment’ which is the ‘epitome of luxurious city living’.