PROPERTY DESCRIPTION
CHAIN FREE - This charming 3-bedroom house is located in the popular Corbett Estate. The property enjoys an unusual position towards the top of a Victorian terraced street, giving pleasant views across Catford to Forest Hill from both the front and rear gardens. Offered to the market chain free and in good condition, the house has been tastefully decorated in contemporary colours, benefits from double-glazing throughout, has an abundance of original features including stripped wooden floorboards, and has a beautifully maintained south-facing rear garden.
The house has good curb appeal with typical Victorian features such as a bay window and detailed masonry above the doorway. The house is set back from the street and protected by a neat front walled garden with mature hedging.
The entrance hall is a good size and features original stripped wooden floors and plentiful storage in the form of built-in cupboards, ideal for coats and shoes, plus the original under-stairs cupboard.
At the end of the hallway is a bright family bathroom with an over-bath shower, wash hand basin unit and toilet, and a frosted window onto the rear garden. The property's combination boiler is located in this room.
Off the hallway, at the front of the house is a good-sized living room with stripped floorboards, high ceilings and a large bay window. The central feature of the room is the fireplace with a painted wooden surround and real-flame gas fire.
To the rear of the property is the dining room, which features an original fireplace, access to the kitchen and patio doors onto the rear garden. The kitchen has a good amount of wall and base mounted units with work tops above housing the sink, hob and oven. The room is flooded with light from two large windows, including a picture window that frames the lovely garden.
The garden faces due south, making it a real sun trap all year round. From the dining room you step outside onto a good-sized patio - perfect for private al fresco dining - which opens on to a central lawn bordered by lavender beds, then large scalloped beds full of perennial flowers, shrubs and an apple tree that will come back year after year. The end of the garden has a shed and composter, and gets plenty of shelter from surrounding trees, providing a welcome shaded area for the hotter summer months. This really is a gardener's delight!
Up stairs the house has three bedrooms off a small landing which offers access to the loft. The master is at the front and occupies the whole width of the house - there's plenty of room for a king-sized bed and two windows flood the room with light. At the rear, with views over the garden, are a good-sized double and a single room that would make a good study or nursery.
Glenfarg Road is conveniently located between Hither Green and Catford, offering access to transportation links in both areas. Hither Green is the closest station to the property (0.63 miles) offering mainline services just 10 mins to London Bridge and 20 mins in the opposite direction to the Kent countryside. Catford (0.9 miles) has 2 mainline stations, Catford which offers services to Denmark Hill, Blackfriars and St Pancras, and Catford Bridge which mirrors the Hither Green services to London Bridge, Charing Cross and Canon Street. There are also frequent bus services from streets surrounding the property to Catford/Lewisham and Lee/Blackheath.
The immediate area, known as the Corbett Estate, is made up of 29 streets built in the late Victorian/early Edwardian period. There is an active Residents Association; a community-run Carnegie library; a healthy living centre offering playing fields, community garden, classes and a café; allotments; and two well-regarded primary schools - Sandhurst School and Torridon School. Local shops are just around the corner with a long-established butcher, the Good Food organic deli and a well-stocked Co-op, plus a selection of convenience stores, cafes and takeaways.
Catford has its own town centre with high street shops and banks including Tesco, Superdrug, Specsavers, and HSBC, as well as independent stores and the Broadway market, with its plant and food stalls. There are also plenty of entertainment and food/drink options with the Broadway Theatre, Catford Constitutional Club, Ninth Life, Catford Bridge Tavern, and Italian, Turkish, Portuguese, Japanese, Chinese, Thai, and Lebanese restaurants.