You can own a red telephone box in London for £15,000

As a vacant Grade II listed box in Stamford Hill, Hackney has hit the market with a guide price of £15,000.

Although no longer used as a telephone box, the structure is connected to electrical mains and has already got planning permission to be made into a retail opportunity. 

The planning application was approved by Hackney Council back in 2019 for commercial use but a new owner would still need to get relevant consent.

The box will start at £15,000. (Image: Getty)

You can own a red telephone box in London

According to The Standard, the original planning application was submitted by the former director of the Red Kiosk Company, Edward Ottewell.

Ottewell brought 124 boxes from BT for just £1 and got permission to have them rented out to traders.

The red telephone box in Hackeny is known as K6, kiosk 6 and Jubilee kiosk by Historic England listing.

If you fancy buying the box, you can place your bids on Wednesday, February 7 via the Auction House website here.

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The now grade II listed box was first designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott and was introduced onto the streets of London in 1935 to celebrate the Silver Jubilee of King George V.

The humble telephone box was named the Greatest British Design by a public vote in 2015, beating the likes of the Union Jack, Spitfire and the Routemaster.

As the need for a telephone box has declined over time, they have been reused as new creative ventures across London.

With many red telephone boxes now the home to small businesses including the likes of coffee shops and tiny libraries.