The studio apartment - or bedsit - in Royal Crescent, Bath - is for sale for £750,000. Pictures: Cobb Farr

Could this Somerset property be the most expensive ‘bedsit’ in Britain?

Paul JonesJune 15, 20250 Comment0

A STUDIO apartment might be the usual starting point for someone trying to get on the property ladder.

However, when that property – also known as a bedsit – boasts one of the most famous addresses in the world, it suddenly comes with a price tag worthy of its location.

And Royal Crescent in Bath is one such address – having provided the backdrop for a raft of films and TV shows, including Bridgerton, Inspector Morse and countless more.

The Georgian development was designed by John Wood the Younger and built between 1767 and 1775 and is much sought-after among property – and history – lovers.

But such an exclusive address comes with an exclusive asking price – and as a result, Apartment 5 at 14 Royal Crescent could be the UK’s priciest bedsit.

The Grade I-listed studio flat – formerly the billiard room of the full house before it was redeveloped into apartments – is on the ground floor and features a raft of period features in a relatively small space, such as 17 original cartouches, intricate cornicing and beading detail, as well as a period fireplace and working shutters.

It is now up for sale, and is being marketed by Cobb Farr with an asking price of £750,000.

“This beautiful open-plan space has a large bow window with three original sashes with working shutters and a handsome period fireplace,” the listing said.

“To the rear there is a well-equipped, hand-painted Shaker-style kitchen and a well-appointed bath and shower room.

“Accessed from the living space there is a rear lobby with a large built-in utility cupboard that houses the washing machine, boiler and hot water tank.

“To the rear, accessed from the lobby there is a pretty, sheltered parterre walled garden, with a wealth of mature shrubs and trees.”

The listing details how Royal Crescent is “arguably Bath’s finest residential address”, ranking as “one of the most notable achievements of Georgian architecture”.

Residents have “full use of the lawns to the front” and easy access to Bath city centre, including restaurants, theatres, cafes and wine bars.

For more details, visit the listing at rightmove.co.uk/properties/152721701#/?channel=RES_BUY.