Abersoch beach hut with no power goes on sale for £200k

A beach hut with no electricity or running water has gone on the market for £200,000 – just shy of the average Welsh house price.

On the sands of Abersoch in Gwynedd, Beach Hut 7 is a timber and corrugated iron cabin, one of only 17 on the right-hand side of the stretch of coast.

But the structure on the stunning Llŷn Peninsula won’t come cheap, listed at just £15,000 below last year’s average Welsh house price.

Despite the seemingly-high price tag, estate agent Rhys Elvin expects the hut to be highly sought-after as technically, it means someone can own part of the beach.

The hut was rebuilt in 2023 and first advertised last week, but comes with few frills.

Owners also have to pay council tax on them – about £800 a year – and some even need to be dug out of the sand in the spring.

Despite this, six-figure sums are not uncommon – a newly-completed beach hut went on the market in Abersoch last month for the same price, plus another for £150,000, external.

“There’s always demand for them,” Elvin said.

“[It’s] something that will never go down in value, you hope.

“It’s a rare thing to be able to own, you technically own part of the beach. It’s freehold property.”