PROPERTY DESCRIPTION
Offering an abundance of space, character and charm is this huge 3 double bedroom, split level first floor maisonette with access to a private rear garden. (1313 sq ft or 122 sqm). The maisonette occupies the whole of the first and second floor of this handsome Victorian house located on this popular residential street in the heart of Honor Oak Park which is less than 250 meters to the station!
The house has great kerb appeal, a substantial mid-terrace Victorian family home with a facade of London stock bricks and detailed masonry surrounding the windows and front door. The house is set back from the street by a front garden and a path leads to the front door.
Entrance to the property is on the ground floor with steps that lead directly up the landing on the first floor. The landing gives access to the reception room, dining room, kitchen and a separate toilet with wash hand basin.
The main reception is at the front of the house spanning the whole width of the house, it’s a grand room with very generous proportions. The reception has high ceilings and three huge sash windows that floor the room with natural light, two of the windows make up part of the square bay and there is one further window to the side. A chimney breast sits in the centre of the room with a working fireplace and fitted cupboards with shelving either side in the alcoves.
Adjacent, facing at the back of the property is a formal dining room. Again, offering vast proportions with high ceilings and cornicing and two sash windows overlooking the garden below. There is plenty of space for a large dining room table and chairs and there is a chimney breast which has space in the alcoves for cupboards or a dresser. If required, this room could also be easily used as an additional bedroom.
Next door also at the rear of the building is the kitchen breakfast room. There is plenty of base level units for storage with a solid wood worktop above housing the 5 ring gas hob with oven below, the oven and hob has been cleverly fitted into the chimney breast with the extractor fitted into the chimney as a natural flue. There are fitted shelves in one of the alcoves, space for a breakfast table in the middle of the room, space for a dishwasher and a sink with drainer that sits under a window that overlooks the garden.
The kitchen offers direct access to the rear garden through a door at the back where there is a cast iron staircase that leads down to the garden.
The garden is a huge and is shared with the downstairs flat. The whole rear half of the garden belongs to this property and there is a right of way through the neighbour’s garden to access it. The two parts of the garden are separated by a natural boundary of mature shrubs and plants rather than a fence through the middle which makes the outlook more pleasant and private. The surrounded by borders of mature plants and trees, there is also a nice raised seating area under a pergola at the back of the garden next to a large shed.
Upstairs on the second floor there is a good size family bathroom which is fully tiled and incorporates a bathtub with shower above, a toilet and a wash hand basin with vanity unit below. A frosted sash window allows for natural light and additional ventilation.
The largest of the three bedrooms faces the rear of the house and has carpeted floors and fitted wardrobes along one side of the room which offers very handy storage. There is a double-glazed window at the rear overlooking the gardens below.
The second bedroom is also facing the garden at the back, it is a good size double with carpeted floors, a chimney breast with a cupboard in one of the alcoves and a large sash window.
The third bedroom is located at the front of the building, it’s a long thin double bedroom with carpeted floors and a window looking out to the side of the property.
Boveney Road is a quiet residential street less than 250 meters to Honor Oak Park station which offers regular National Rail services to London Bridge (8 minutes) as well as Overground connections to Shoreditch and Highbury & Islington.
The trendy high street at Honor Oak Park boasts a range of independent shops, cafes, bars, a deli and several highly recommended restaurants and pubs.
A short walk in the other direction gives access to thriving Forest Hill, with its pubs, independent shops, restaurants and highly regarded gym and swimming pool. Nearby there is an abundance of green leafy open spaces which can be found at: One Tree Hill, a local nature reserve a few minute’s walk away on Devonshire Road, offering locals and visitors some wild woodland space to explore; there are nearby playing fields with tennis courts and play park; Horniman Gardens with a lovely cafe and the Horniman Museum; Blythe Hill Fields and Brenchley Gardens all offering fantastic views of the London skyline as well the open green expanse of Peckham Rye is also not far away.
There is also a very good selection of Outstanding and Good primary schools nearby including Fairlawn, Horniman, Cabrini, and independent through school, St Dunstan’s College, is not far away.