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A beach hut located on one of Wales's most coveted coastlines has gone on the market for the same price as a semi-detached house. The hut, which measures 11-feet by 11.5-feet, was listed by agent Beresford Arms for a whopping £200,000 - just shy of the cost of the average semi-detached home in Wales, at £213,000.Looking out to scenic views across Cardigan Bay, the beach hut is not far off the cost of a two-bed detached bungalow in the Welsh county of Denbighshire - which is around £200,000 - and closer to the average price of a property in Carmarthenshire, at £197,000. The hut's high price accounts for its highly desirable location on Porth Mawr beach in Abersoch, Gwynedd, its close proximity to a slipway and cafe, and positioning toward the direction of a yacht club.Abersoch - a staycation favourite of celebrities including Bear Grylls and Colleen Rooney - is dubbed 'Cheshire-on-sea' due to its high-profile connections.Opportunities to buy beach huts here are rare, with the cabins often quickly snapped up when on the market. This is despite most of the cabins having no running water, fixtures and fittings - and not being connected to mains power. In its listing, Beresford Adams described the hut as a 'rare and iconic coastal asset in a highly sought-after location'. A beach hut located on Porth Mawr beach in Abersoch has gone on the market for the same price as the average semi-detached house in Wales The beach hut looks out to scenic views across Cardigan BayIt said: 'Constructed to a high modern specification, the hut features a durable timber frame with plastic-coated galvanised external sheeting, alongside insulated and plywood-lined interiors for comfort and practicality. 'This charming seaside retreat offers the perfect setting for enjoying memorable leisure time with family, whether with children or grandchildren, all while taking in stunning, uninterrupted views across Cardigan Bay towards St Tudwal's Islands.' The listing comes only months after huts on the same beach were surrounded by piles of sand after winter storms caused high tides and strong winds, engulfing their walls and burying their entrances.Huts costing up to £250,000 to buy or £1,000 a week to hire were entirely buried near the beach's slipway in early February until they could be cleared.
