Shrewsbury home for £399,000 features two side-by-side toilets in main bathroom

A five-bedroom detached house in Shrewsbury, listed for around £400,000, features a bathroom layout that has drawn astonishment: two full-size toilets placed inches apart with no divider. The Rightmove listing from Miller Evans Estate Agents describes a traditional five-bed, detached property, but the photos reveal the surprise feature that has prompted chatter online.

The property has attracted attention on social media after a TikTok video by the Housing Horrors account drew more than 3,000 views. In the clip, the creator warns viewers that the bathroom is the strangest they have seen, noting the juxtaposition of two toilets in the same room and asking why they would be installed so close. The footage shows two toilets lined up with no screen between them and little privacy. Viewers speculated about the purpose of the layout, with one commenter joking about a his-and-hers setup and another joking that one of the fixtures could be a bidet. Another suggested the arrangement might reflect the homes past as a pub, rather than a modern residential design.

Estate agent Will Miller, an associate at Miller Evans, told The Sun the feature could be a holdover from the property's history as a two-stall pub restroom. He suggested that two stalls may have existed in the space, with the stalls removed but the toilets retained when the building was converted. His comment reflects the most plausible explanation offered by the agent, though he stressed that he could not confirm the original layout without access to historical records.

Reaction online has varied from amusement to speculation about the practicalities of sharing a single bathroom. Some commenters described the setup as romantic, with one posting super romantic and another joking that someone might read on the toilet and end up spending too long, prompting the second seat to be installed. The property is marketed as a family home and sits in the Shrewsbury market around the £400,000 range, illustrating how quirky features can become talking points in the online real estate culture. No official statement has been released from the estate agency regarding potential buyers' experiences with the layout, and the listing remains active on Rightmove.