Hatfield Road, Maryland, London, E15

At the end of a peaceful cul-de-sac on the doorstep of a popular park and Jamaican restaurant, a well-rated primary school, and local haunts lining Leytonstone Road, this generously proportioned apartment has something to offer everyone.

Accessed by your own front door to the side, the apartment has been decorated in a neutral colour palette throughout to create clean lines that pair equally well with mid-century furniture or a contemporary design scheme. In addition, an app-controlled Hive thermostat will always ensure a warm welcome home.

Stepping through the 1930s-style panelled front door with wrought-iron detailing to the transom window above, you’ll arrive in a spacious L-shaped hallway with a storage area to one side and wooden floorboards running into the bedrooms and living room.

Central pendant lights illuminate the way as you turn left to discover a modern bathroom (refurbished in 2022). In here, vertical grey metro tiles with white grout create a stylish splashback to a bath with a black-framed rainfall shower with matt black fixtures. They also offset a fitted vanity unit integrating the basin and a toilet cistern with a matt black flush for a clean feel. As well as this, you’ll spot a chrome heated towel rail, and a frosted window with a fitted blind for light and privacy.

At the end of the hallway, you’ll discover a recently refreshed kitchen overlooking the front garden through a picture window with casements to either side. While the lower cabinets are painted in deep green, the upper cabinets have been kept white to reflect the abundant natural light – an effect echoed by the white metro-tiled splashback.

Integrated appliances include a Bosch oven with a gas hob and stainless-steel overhead extractor hood to match the sink and drainer. However, you’ll also find space for a fridge-freezer and washing machine, plus a tall green cupboard for extra storage.

Opposite the kitchen and facing the front garden ­– this time via a wide window with side casements – the living room enjoys character touches, such as an exposed original fireplace with a black-painted ornate mantelpiece, dado rails, and a high ceiling trimmed with decorative coving. Wooden blinds also complement the exposed floorboards and the wooden bookshelves above a fitted alcove bench.

Meanwhile, the calming cream wall tones repeat in the bedrooms right of the hallway, which both feature big windows to draw in light and pendant fittings. The largest is a great-sized double with plenty of room for a wardrobe, drawers and other furniture.

Lying just beside the primary double, the second bedroom, which also fits a double bed, would make a lovely home office, snug or nursery, feels exceptionally bright and warm during the afternoon when the sun streams in – ideal for enjoying a coffee over your computer, reading, or letting your little one play.

Outside, you have two gardens to choose from. Enclosed by a timber fence and gate installed in 2021, the front garden, with its granite sett paved area and lawn with beech hedge and lavender, captures the sun on winter mornings and all day during the summer. In the early spring lush wisteria and black tulips spring creating a delightful scent.

Facing south-west, the large rear garden is also a fantastic summer sun trap. Lying at the end of a short pathway and enclosed by fencing, it’s divided between a lawn, a paved terrace and a raised brick-edged vegetable patch served by a sizable garden shed.

The perfect setting for pottering around and al fresco meals, the rear garden also plays host to an annual cherry harvest barbeque – the cherry tree produces so much fruit you’ll have plenty to share with friends.

A NOTE FROM THE OWNERS

‘What initially sold me on the flat was the amount of daylight. The garden is also a huge part of why I love this place because it’s so peaceful. I’ve also loved the arrival of the Lizzy line, as family arriving from Heathrow can come directly to us. It’s so well located between Wanstead Flats and the Olympic Park that we’re spoilt for outdoor space.’

IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD

Lying within walking distance of Hackney Wick, Leyton, and Leytonstone, Hatfield Road combines the highlights of East London living with easy access to various green spaces, allowing residents to enjoy a sociable and active lifestyle without leaving the neighbourhood.

For example, The Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park sporting complex is just a mile away and offers everything from swimming, running, cycling, and tennis opportunities to live sports events at the Olympic venues, not to mention the plethora of eateries, cafés, and street vendors here.

Within walking distance you can explore the vast expanse of open field and woodlands at Wanstead Flats.

Some of the fantastic restaurants and bars on your doorstep include Kotch!, which serves up stone-baked Neapolitan pizza and the Cart and Horses public house, known as the home of Iron Maiden's 1976 debut. There are more options, such as Greek, Thai, Indian and Chinese restaurants, peppered along Leytonstone Road, plus a Tesco Express. The current owner also recommends the Wild Goose Bakery in Forest Gate, The Holly Tree Pub, and Dina wine bar for date nights.

The apartment is a 7-minute walk to Maryland Station, which runs frequent Elizabeth line services westbound to Paddington and Heathrow Terminal 5 and eastbound to Shenfield. Trains also run to London Liverpool Street within 11 minutes.