Forest Hill Road , SE23
1 Bedroom Flat
(Valuation)

PROPERTY DESCRIPTION

Offered to the market CHAIN FREE and in excellent decorative order is this very stylish one bedroom raised ground floor flat in a truly magnificent Victorian period Villa on the corner of Forest Hill Road and Brenchley Gardens. Benefits include some smart and stylish design features, very high ceilings, period character, pleasant aspect, a South facing reception room, use of a large shared cellar, contemporary glass doors with dark grey painted frames to all room making the whole flat feel very light and all the other flats in the building are owner occupied with lovely residents.

The imposing Victorian Villa is set well back from the street protected by a mature walled front garden that has been beautifully tended to and is shared for all the residents use. The impressive façade of exposed brickwork with detailed masonry around the sash windows is gleaming thanks to a large scheme of works undertaken to restore the external parts in recent years.

Steps lead up to the grand arched entrance on the raised ground floor, upon entry is a large hallway where the front door to the flat is found to the right-hand side of the building.

Upon entry to the flat there is a hallway which has multiple hooks and potential to utilise the high ceilings with extras shelving.

The kitchen/reception room is located at the front of the property, its dominated by very high ceilings with cornicing and a massive double glazed sash window that floods the room with natural light thanks to its South facing aspect. The window has a pleasant outlook onto the neatly manicured from garden and has bottom-up black out blinds to offer privacy whilst still maintain natural light. Below the window is a fashionable cast iron radiator.
The floors are bleached Oak effect laminate laid in a unique diagonal form with high skirting boards emphasising the period proportions of the flat.

The contemporary styled kitchen is recessed into the wall to highlight the original formal proportions of the room. The units are two tone with tall matt white wall units to make the most of the high ceilings for storage and light grey base units. The splash back is exposed brick with recessed lighting and the worktop is white high gloss. Integrated appliances include a fridge freezer, washer/dryer, stainless steel electric oven with a flush externally ventilated extractor above, black gloss electric hob and there is a blank unit to accommodate a slimline dishwasher. The worktop also houses a stainless-steel deep sink bowl with a stylish white mixer tap.

The bedroom is tucked quietly away at the rear of the building with some ingenious and stylish features such as a grey stained timber slatted wall behind the bed with recessed lighting above and wall lights either side. Storage mezzanine over part of the room for suitcases and larger items. A matt grey built-in tall wardrobe with recessed handles.
A large cupboard housing the modern Ideal Logic + Combi Boiler
The floors are covered in a dark grey carpet and there is another large UPVC double glazed casement window with pleasant aspect over neighbouring garden. Below the window is an attractive cast iron style radiator.

The shower room has a contemporary mint green coloured Linoleum flooring from the Colour Flooring Company which is complemented nicely by the grey metro wall tiles.
There is a wall mounted sink with gloss white soft close drawer unit below and large mirror over which creates a feeling of space.
In the corner of the room is a large quadrant shower unit with Hansgrohe thermostatic shower accompanied by a low flush toilet with soft close seat. A sand blasted opaque UPVC double casement window allows for natural light and ventilation, in addition to the Xpelair extractor fan.
For creature comforts there is an Anthracite contemporary heated towel rail.

The property is ideally located for green open spaces with Brenchley Garden literally over the road, One Tree Hill with its amazing views is just up the hill, as is the famous Horniman gardens and its museum. Peckham Rye Park its common’s 113 acres is at the end of the street too!
There is a bank of very local shops nearby such as a grocery and a great café at Norris and Knight as well as a great pub at the Watsons General Telegraph with its beer garden and fire pits. More amenities can be found in Honor Oak Park, Forest Hill, Peckham and East Dulwich.
Transportation is a doddle, with Honor Oak Park on the other side of the hill offering Overground connections and National Rail to London Bridge. There are also a good bus routes on the street.