A Crouch End house that is less than eight feet wide and used to be someone else's kitchen has gone on the market.

Planning permission is being sought for the new 'narrow' home, which would be converted from part of a grand Edwardian house in Haringey Park -if it wins planning approval.

Owner Andrew Markey moved out of the property himself ten years ago and has since turned it into 11 bedsits.

He now wants to create a separate single-storey property out of the oringinal kitchen and passageway to sell or rent out.

"Our intention is to make a small town house," he said.

"It is very narrow, but I am determined to maximise use of the site in a sensitive way.

"It is too narrow for bedsits so what do you do with it?" he said. "Given the value of the land in Crouch End, and the need for housing, the best thing is to create a separate town house."

Mark Johansen, manager of Prickett & Ellis Estate Agents in Crouch Hill, said he had never sold such a narrow house in 13 years as an estate agent, but that would not stop him trying.

"At first you might think 'Who would buy an eight-foot wide house?' but everything has got a market," he said.

"This would appeal to somebody at the right price as a pied-a-terre or first-time-buyer."

Mr Markey, a former member of the Couch End Conservation Area Advisory Committee, submitted the planning application to Haringey Council last month.

"In this day and age of chronic housing shortage, if you do not maximise the use of a site, you are a negligent landlord and property owner. This is a long, narrow rectangular space which should not be wasted."