Central(ish) London: $1230/month for apartment where the external door hits the bed

[muriel_volestrangler]

Shoebox 'studio flat' in London snapped up by renters within 16 hours

The scale of London's property boom was highlighted on Tuesday when a shoebox "studio flat" barely big enough to fit a double bed and a sink was snapped up by eager renters less than 16 hours of being advertised, despite costing £170 a week or £737 per calendar month.

Photographs of the flat, on Kember Street close to King's Cross, reveal a small single room into which has been crammed a double mattress, a small glass table and upright chair, a narrow wardrobe and a number of fitted kitchen units.
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Though no dimensions are included in the advertised details, there appears not to be enough room to fully open the front door or kitchen cupboards, and barely enough space to walk around the bed. Boochon said the property was owned by a local landlord, adding that it had a separate toilet and shower area.

http://www.theguardian.com/money/2014/jun/03/shoebox-studio-flat-london-renters-hours

If you want to know what this luxurious street looks like (about 3 miles from the absolute centre of London), here's Google Street View:
https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=Kember+St,+London&hl=en&ll=51.54134,-0.117325&spn=0.00048,0.001321&sll=52.8382,-2.327815&sspn=7.648633,21.643066&oq=kember+st&t=h&hnear=Kember+St,+London,+United+Kingdom&z=20&layer=c&cbll=51.541372,-0.117333&panoid=qHWqQ-nysCmU9SaTwMBLbA&cbp=12,263.26,,0,0

[Gravitycollapse]

1. You always pay for location with these kind of places. And, honestly, 1200 isn't that bad.

I know someone living in The Chelsea paying over 2000 a month for an apartment only marginally bigger than the one in the OP.

[muriel_volestrangler]

2. The Chelsea is world famous

a corner of Islington isn't. Did you check Street View?