text: It has no bathroom, no mains electricity and the only way to reach it is by boat or a novelty 'Noddy' train. But that hasn't stopped this modest timber shed being put up for sale for £230,000 – making it one of Britain's most expensive beach huts. Measuring just 15ft by 10ft, the remote beach hut on Mudeford Spit in Christchurch, Dorset, is the same price as a five-bedroom house in Herefordshire and more than a detached four-bedroom house in Kingswood, Hull. Owners will also have to shell out between £2,500 and £4,000 a year in ground rent to Christchurch Borough Council for use of the hut which can sleep up to five people. A beach hut (pictured) on desirable Mudeford Spit in Christchurch, Dorset, has gone on the market for £230,000 - the same price as a family home in many parts of Britain . The hut commands spectacular views across Christchurch Bay to the Needles and the Isle of Wight, but the vista is presently blighted by a rubbish skip dumped on the beach . Hut 39  commands spectacular views across the Solent, although the vista is presently blighted by a rubbish skip dumped on the beach for hut owners to use for their over-winter repairs. Despite their hefty price tags, the huts at Mudeford have no mains water or electricity, although this one does have a solar panel for 12v electric lights and power, a fridge and a full-size gas cooker. It has a kitchen, living area, mezzanine sleeping area and a sun terrace with incredible views over  Christchurch Bay to the Needles and the Isle of Wight. Owners can only sleep at the huts between March and October, although they can visit any time of year, and they have to share a communal shower block. Despite their hefty price tags, the huts at Mudeford have no mains water or electricity and can only be reached via boat or Noddy train . Owners can only sleep at the huts between March and October, although they can visit any time of year, and they have to share a communal shower block . Hut 433 on Mudeford Spit (pictured) went on sale for £270,000 in July 2014 - making it the most expensive beach hut in Britain . The hut can sleep ten (at a squash) with a first floor mezzanine, two sofa beds and a pull-out double bed, and it has a small kitchen area and fridge freezer for the £270,000 price-tag . The beach hut's remote location means it can only be reach by boat or a novelty 'Noddy' train, followed by a half-mile hike across the dunes. It boasts a desirable position on the end of a row near the river entrance, meaning there is nothing but open space next to it. The current owner, who doesn't want to be named, is selling the hut privately. Steve Barratt, chairman of the Mudeford Beach Hut Association, said: 'Most huts these days have solar panels to meet lighting and entertainment needs and most have fridges, making the overall living experience better. They are a home from home. 'The main benefit of being in a hut is that even if the weather is changeable and you would not consider visiting the beach from home, being there means that as soon as the rain stops you can open the doors to enjoy the natural beauty of the sandbank. 'In the summer thousands of visitors come to the beaches for the day and as a hut owner you can have the benefit of a busy seaside scene that will evaporate when the visitors leave and by 7pm the beach becomes a quiet, social retreat you can share with your beach friends.' Hut 433 on Mudeford Spit went on sale for £270,000 in July 2014 - making it the most expensive beach hut in Britain. Denisons Estate Agents said the market for beach huts and Mudeford has snowballed over the last few years and many go for more than £200,000. Andy Denison said: 'They do seem to be fetching around the £200,000-mark now and there are rumours of them going higher than that. 'It seems like a lot of money but people are willing to pay that, even though they've still got to rent the land from the council as well. 'It's a beautiful part of the world and has some of the nicest beaches.' A one-bedroom beach hut (pictured) measuring just 23ft by 6ft in Shaldon, Devon, went on sale for  £245,000 in November 2012 . The beach hut is the same price as a five-bedroom house in Leominster, Herefordshire (left), and more than a detached four-bedroom house in Kingswood, Hull (right) For the same amount, you could buy this spacious two-bedroom apartment (pictured) in the Turnbull Building, Newcastle city centre . This traditional five-bedroom detached home in Blairgowrie, Perth, is also up for sale for the same amount as the beach hut .
target: A beach hut on desirable Mudeford Spit in Christchurch, Dorset, has gone on the market for £230,000 .
  It is one of Britain's most expensive beach huts and is the same price as a family home in many parts of the UK .
  Hut 39 measures just 15ft by 10ft and has no mains water or electricity, but boasts a solar panel for 12v lights .
  It can sleep up to five people and has spectacular views over Christchurch Bay to the Needles and the Isle of Wight .