SLIM pickings are on the housing market with the narrowest house in the world up for sale.

Nicknamed The Wedge, the one-bedroom house in Millport, on the Isle of Cumbrae, is up for grabs for over £85,000.

The Stuart Street house, dubbed the narrowest in the world due to its 47 inch frontage, has made the Guinness Book of Records.

Despite the slim front, owner Peter McBride said there was enough room inside, as the house gets wider through to the back.

Mr McBride bought the house in 2001 with his late wife Judy after the couple were attracted to the property's distinctive shape, likened to a wedge of cheese.

His wife has since died and he said the time was right for him to move away.

He added: "The sea is just 30 yards away, so you get beautiful sea views."

Mr McBride said he had not had to buy special furniture for the Wedge, but has equipped the house with narrower chairs.

At its widest point, towards the back, the house measures 22ft long by 11ft wide.

A spokeswoman for GSPC said the house was currently occupied full time but said there was scope for it to be used as a holiday home.

She said the Millport housing market was not bouyant but usually picked up during the summer months.

She added: "The house will probably benefit from its novelty factor.

"It's getting attention nationally."

The advert for the property describes its "uninterrupted sea views" and said it "would be of interest to a wide spectrum of purchasers."

It recommends early viewing.

Mr McBride bought the property from George and June Allison. It was put on the market for £27,000 but Mr McBride declined to say how much he paid for it.

When the Allisons bought the property in the 1980s they did not realise it could make the record books. It was only drawn to their attention when a friend noticed that another house in the south of England had claimed to be the narrowest in the world. The couple got The Wedge measured and it earned its place in the Guinness Book of Records for the world's narrowest frontage of a house.

Downstairs, the property has a small porch and lounge/kitchen. Upstairs has a bedroom and bathroom/shower-room.

Other properties competing for the world record include a house in a block in Warsaw, Poland, which measures 60 inches wide and 40ft at the back.

In Brighton, a house in Hollingdean measures six feet wide.