Gas central heating & double glazing
Four double bedrooms (one en suite)
Large family bathroom
Sunny, low-maintenance garden
Spacious open plan living area
Bright fitted kitchen & sunroom
Close to Wanstead Flats
Near Leytonstone High Road
In a quiet residential pocket of Leytonstone, you'll find this well balanced, characterful Victorian home where spacious, light-filled rooms meet traditional charm.
The property has been updated to create a family home that suits a busy modern lifestyle. The current owners replaced the roof and completed the loft extension in 2017. Other improvements included restoring fireplaces, adding reclaimed doors with new Victorian handles upstairs, and fitting a Richard Cann reclaimed front door in 2020.
Farrow & Ball Strong White paintwork allows the period detailing to shine - from the ceiling roses adorning the high, coved ceilings to the beautiful geometric tiling in several areas of the home.
From the street, an iron gate leads to a London Ennerdale mosaic path meeting a hedge screened frontage of variegated brickwork, painted lintels and a bay window with black limestone beneath. Step through a recessed front door, painted in Little Green Mister David into a reception hallway where a solid wood staircase with a fitted runner carpet rises to the first floor.
On your left lies an open plan living and dining room united by cream carpets underfoot and coved ceilings with central roses above. To the front is a canted double-glazed bay window fitted with hardwood shutters, while London Ennerdale chequered tiles foot a limestone hearth with a wood-burning stove. The dining area to the back also offers a stove with exposed Victorian tiles and draws in more light from a rear window with fitted shutters.
This lovely family hub flows into a generous kitchen with tiled flooring and a range of wall and base cabinets with chrome handles, Silestone quartz worktops with drainer grooves to the sink, and under-counter lighting. Integrated appliances include a fridge-freezer, dishwasher and a range cooker with stainless steel extractor hood above. You'll also find a heated towel rail and access to an understairs storage cupboard.
A stripped pine door just off the kitchen reveals a convenient cloakroom with a Velux window, decorative tiled flooring, and part metro-tiled walls that continue through a reclaimed 'upside down' door into the sunroom. Here, an anthracite grey sliding door overlooks the garden, while two Velux windows and recessed downlights help give the room its name. With space and plumbing for a washing machine and dryer, it's versatile enough to be used as a utility or a peaceful breakfast area. Upstairs, a split-level landing with solid wood floorboards, which extend into the first two bedrooms, leads straight into the oversized family bathroom.
Velux windows above the bath, a shuttered rear window, and recessed downlights brighten this luxurious retreat. Large mirrors and soft, neutral tiling to the floor and walls and Victoriana tiles to the Grohe walk-in rainfall shower further enhance the sense of space. Other features include a pedestal basin with Burlington taps, a heated towel rail and radiator, and in-built storage - the boiler cupboard is an original reclaimed linen cupboard.
On the upper landing, you'll reach a large primary bedroom with coved ceiling and central rose, two front windows with shutters, and a feature fireplace. Overlooking the side return is another double with its own feature fireplace, ceiling rose, and an integrated wardrobe.
A further white-painted staircase, illuminated by a roof dome, brings you to the loft conversion. Here you'll find a large double with Velux windows, doors to a Juliet balcony, and a three-piece en suite shower room with Grohe fittings and Persian blue floor tiles. The fourth bedroom/home office has recessed downlights, built-in storage, hardwood window shutters and fabulous views over to Canary Wharf and the Docklands.
Outside, a southwest-facing sandstone patio and lawn is enclosed by mature shrub and apple-tree borders, with a shed to the rear and a storage area to the side return. This easy-to-maintain garden traps the sun until its last evening rays - great for al fresco drinks and barbeques.
A NOTE FROM THE OWNERS
'The reception rooms are very cosy in the winter when the stove is on. We also love soaking in the evening sun while unwinding in the bath.'
IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD
Just minutes from High Road and within striking distance of Forest Gate and Wanstead, Waltham Forest is nestled in the heart of a thriving food and drink scene. Whether you fancy a toasty from Arch Rivals or a coffee and a Danish pastry at Patch Café - just down the road in Cann Hall Park - you're spoilt for choice.
Local pubs The Red Lion and Forest Tavern come recommended by the current owners and set the scene for lively outings with friends, while Singburi and Mora over on Leytonstone High Road are well-loved for their respective Thai and Italian cuisine.
Alternatively, pick up lunch from Yard Sale Pizza to fuel a ramble around the Jubilee Pond and Wanstead Flats - a wonderful outdoor space that's perfect for marathon training and dog walking. With the Olympic Park, canals, and Hackney Marshes a short distance away, it's also easy to meet with friends from East London.
Leytonstone High Road (Overground) can be reached by foot in around 15-minutes, with Leyton tube, Wanstead Park and Forest Gate Overground stations just a 20-minute walk. Forest Gate is destined to be a stop on the new Crossrail link, slashing journey times to Canary Wharf and Liverpool Street (both 12 mins), Bond Street (19 mins) and Heathrow Airport (47 mins).
Ofsted-rated 'Outstanding' local schools include Colegrave Primary, Davies Lane Primary, and Forest Gate Community School. Jenny Hammond Primary and Buxton School are both rated 'Good' and are only 5 minutes from home.
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IMPORTANT NOTICE FROM EELEVEN
Descriptions of the property are subjective and are used in good faith as an opinion and NOT as a statement of fact. Please make further specific enquires to ensure that our descriptions are likely to match any expectations you may have of the property. We have not tested any services, systems or appliances at this property. We strongly recommend that all the information we provide be verified by you on inspection, and by your Surveyor and Conveyancer.
