Inside eerie flat from building where 20,000 people live but never have to leave

As someone living in the UK will understand, it can sometimes be baffling to how people in other countries live - particularly when everything seems to be going much better.

We only have to take a quick look at the public transport in Japan, for instance, where a floating train might soon arrive, to see how far ahead countries in Asia are when it comes to technology and general standards of living.

Over in China, the rules can sometimes be strict - certainly when it comes to crossing the road - but it seems as if everything is designed to make their lives easier rather than harder as it often feels here in the UK.

We might be the founders of Black Mirror, with a new series coming to Netflix soon, but there's one building inside a Chinese city that looks like it is taken straight out of the show.

Residents at the Regent International, located in Qianjiang Century City in Hangzhou may well be allowed to leave the building, but everything is designed so that they don't have to.

The apartments are popular with younger folks, such as students and graduates (Plus Housing)

I don't know about you, but I need at least 15 minutes outside everyday to get that delightful vitamin D, but some of you may well be tempted to simply stay inside if you lived in the Regent International, given that everything that is available there.

With a reported space for 20,000 people, you'll never be short of friends living there, while you can simply pop downstairs if you fancy visiting any one of the building's bountiful amenities, including supermarkets, barbers, nail salons, cafes and even swimming pools.

While we've seen the growth of these types of buildings in the UK (I'm always jealous of the one with a five-a-side pitch on the roof in Manchester), it isn't quite to this extent.

You'll have to figure out whether those curtains are drawn to keep out light, or to hide the fact there's no windows (Plus Housing)

The inside of the flat's look fairly basic by comparison and if you want to deny yourself any sort of sunlight whatsoever, there are even some offered without windows. Dreamy!

Now, you might be wondering how much it would cost to rent one of these flats out and rest assured, you'd be getting better bang for your buck than you would renting in London.

According to a report by the Chinese news agency Sina, smaller apartments without windows typically cost around 1,500 RMB (£160) per month.

Inside the apartments are neutrally decorated and pretty spacious (Plus Housing)

Meanwhile, unless you're a vampire and you do actually enjoy sunlight and fresh air, then a room with windows and a balcony no less, are available to rent for around 4,000 RMB (£426) per month.

For those of you desperately searching Rightmove in search of a one-bed London flat for less than £2,000 a month, then maybe it's time to just pack your bags and head to Hangzhou instead.