Sold STC - Cheneys Road, Leytonstone, London, E11
£675,000

You'd never know from the front, but this traditional Victorian terraced house has been imaginatively extended - both into the garden and up into the roof - to provide almost 1200 sq ft of multi-level family accommodation.

The house exhibits a unique and enjoyable sense of style that begins with revealing its original fabric through stripped floorboards throughout the living spaces and bedrooms, alongside cast iron fireplaces and panelled interior doors.

Mid-century and contemporary design are particularly evident in the kitchen and bathroom where encaustic tiles with retro geometric motifs from Mosaic Factory on Columbia Road are paired with fittings from the likes of Duravit and Villeroy & Boch, and elsewhere through modern column radiators.

Structural improvements include removing interior walls to open up the ground floor space; a bright morning room addition between the kitchen and garden; and two new bedrooms (one with private shower room) from a first floor extension and loft conversion.

Up the original terrazzo tiled path and into the house, the hall opens out seamlessly to an excellent double reception room with a bay to front, glazed door to the garden at the back, and smart floating shelves in each alcove either side of the fireplace.

The kitchen combines a pair of parallel worktops in solid bamboo with sleek glossy units in white, an under-mounted enamel sink and metro tiled splashbacks in avocado. There are spaces for all your appliances including cooking range, dishwasher, washing machine and tall fridge/freezer.

Beyond the kitchen through hardwood French doors, the morning room is pleasant and bright with a rooflight above and French doors to the garden.

Upstairs on the first floor are two double bedrooms - one across the front of the house and another immediately behind it - along with a large family bathroom on the half landing where fittings include a beautiful double-ended tub from Duravit; a separate glazed shower cubicle; and a wash basin set into a wide vanity unit, with a backdrop of white metro wall tiles.

Now up to the top of the house, where a rooflight sends daylight down the full staircase that leads from the first floor landing.

A double bedroom occupies the new storey above the rear addition, while the loft has been converted into a primary bedroom suite with views across the rooftops from the French doors and Juliet balcony in the dormer. The private shower room has white fittings paired with grey metro wall tiles and slate on the floor.

Outside, the pretty patio garden extends to 26ft and has paving to the principle area and side return. At the end, a large raised bed includes secluding cherry and lilac trees.

Cheneys Road is part of a quiet pocket of Victorian streets between the lower end of High Road Leytonstone and the wonderful Wanstead Flats, one of the most beautiful areas of open green space in East London.

The popular Jenny Hammond Primary School is just five minutes walk away and is rated Good by Ofsted, and you'll also find a couple of nurseries nearby.

All within 5-8 minute walk are the lovely Leytonstone Tavern; Winchelsea Road's artisanal food and drink scene including The Wanstead Tap, Wild Goose Bakery and Arch Rivals; and two new openings on Cann Hall Road - Aussie breakfasts and coffee at Patch Cafe, and the sumptuous interior and deck of The Rookwood Village pub.

The High Road is about five minutes walk and has many cafes and convenience stores at its southern end, along with Leytonstone High Road Overground station. Maryland rail station is around 15 mins walk and is just 9 minutes from Liverpool Street and one stop from Stratford's major interchange with the DLR, Central and Jubilee Lines along with shopping, cinema and food at Westfield and East Village.

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EPC for Cheneys Road, Leytonstone, London, E11