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Table for one: quirky one-bedroom homes for Singles Day

A boatshed you can sleep in, a log cabin by a creek and a bach on the Tasman – no plus-one required.

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In celebration of Singles Day, this article showcases unique one-bedroom homes on Trade Me that defy the typical "shoebox" stereotype. These character-filled properties prove that living solo can be stylish and spacious.

Highlights from across New Zealand include:

- A Whangārei boatshed with part-time living consent

- A rustic Pauanui log cabin

- A historic Wellington apartment

- A beachfront West Coast bach

These listings demonstrate that one bedroom is all you need for a big life.

Singles Day falls on 11 November – a date made up of four ones standing proudly on their own. What better excuse to celebrate the one-bedroom home?

Forget the shoebox stereotype. From Whangārei to the wild West Coast, some of the most characterful one-bedroom homes on Trade Me Property right now come with boat berths, mezzanines, vaulted ceilings and the Tasman Sea on the doorstep. Here are five that prove one is anything but the loneliest number.

Sleep on the water (three nights a week)

Boatshed/6155/50 Riverside Drive, Riverside, Whangārei

In the heart of Whangārei's Town Basin, this harbourfront boatshed comes with undercover berthing for one boat, workshop space and a cosy home above the water line: kitchen, lounge, bathroom and an upstairs bedroom.

Resource consent is in place until 2058, and you're permitted to sleep in the boatshed for up to three nights a week. Cafés, restaurants and the supermarket are a short stroll away.

Price by negotiation.

A garden cottage with no body corp

1 Dempsey Street, Remuera, Auckland City

A 1940s English country-style cottage with a distinctive shingle roof, tucked behind gates on a quiet Remuera street.

Inside are native timber floors, exposed ceiling beams and French doors, plus a farmhouse kitchen with a white marble benchtop, deep Belfast sink and gas-bottle-fired oven. Front patio, back courtyard, established garden – and not a body corporate levy in sight.

Auction 25 November, 10am (unless sold prior).

A log cabin by Duck Creek

15/600 Hikuai Settlement Road, Pauanui, Thames-Coromandel

This Duck Creek log cabin is all rustic charm, with a mezzanine bedroom (with a removable partition), a renovated bathroom and an updated kitchen flowing to the lounge and a sunny deck.

A separate sleepout handles the overflow when friends visit. Pauanui Beach, the Lakes Resort golf course and the Pauanui-Tairua Trail are all nearby.

Asking price $399,000.

New York meets London in Te Whanganui-a-Tara

Flat 1/80 Victoria Street, Wellington Central, Wellington

Set in Wellington's historic Dominion Building, this 90sqm apartment (including carpark) pairs vaulted ceilings with a modern kitchen and bathroom.

There's a double bedroom, a huge wardrobe, secure undercover parking and lockable storage. The building has a 70% NBS (new building) rating – handy for the Wellington-wise.

Price by negotiation.

Front row on the Tasman

5805 State Highway 6, Fox River, Punakaiki, Buller

Absolute beachfront on one of the West Coast's wildest stretches.

This 64sqm Fraemohs Homes bach, built in 2000 and re-roofed in 2017, opens through ranch sliders to a deck facing the Tasman Sea, with a professionally engineered rock retaining wall out front.

Want to dream bigger? The neighbouring 5.95-hectare section across the highway is available separately, and Punakaiki's Pancake Rocks and the Paparoa Track are within reach.

Asking price $775,000.

A party of one

Whether it's a boatshed bedroom, a creekside cabin or a bach with the Tasman as your front lawn, these homes show that living solo doesn't have to mean settling for less. Sometimes one bedroom is all the room you need for a big life.

Find more one-bedroom homes for sale on Trade Me Property.

Author

Charlotte Rosier

Charlotte is a Communications, PR and Content expert, who believes every home has a story to tell. She loves spaces that break the mould and brim with personality, with a particular weakness for art deco.