Who needs to look for houses on land when you could be living on the water instead?

If you’ve always fancied living life on the waves, this houseboat, currently moored on the River Medway in Hoo, could give you the house of your dreams.

While it might not look like there’s all that much to it on the outside, despite its striking black colour, there is plenty to admire inside this floating home.

With a whopping nine bedrooms, including a master suite with its own sitting room and dressing room and multiple double bedrooms, there’s lots of room for crewmates aboard the boat.

This converted Dutch cargo barge, on the market for £350,000, also features four bathrooms, including en-suites and family bathrooms, a kitchen area with full appliances, and an open plan lounge where you can take in panoramic views of the water.

The lounge isn’t the only place where you and your visiting friends and family can sit back and relax on board. The property also has a large saloon area, at-home bar, cinema room, living room and ‘chill zone’.

If that’s not enough, there’s even a separate captain’s quarters, which is currently being let out as a self-contained two-bedroom apartment and can be accessed from outside of the barge, so you can welcome guests without any interruptions.

While there’s no garden with this property - unless you can call the Medway Estuary your garden - there is a small seating space on one area of the deck, and a large rear deck that can be used however you choose.

When it comes to the logistics, the vessel benefits from a walk-in engine room, a new boiler to serve the captain’s quarters, a bank of lithium batteries and a modern water pump.

If you would like to find out more about the waterfront property, visit Premier Houseboats.

In its current location, the houseboat is close to the main Medway towns of Chatham, Strood and Rochester, with a wide array of shops, bars and restaurants between them.