Melbourne Avenue, London, N13

IN BRIEF

This three bedroom house has generous period proportions, original features, and a good sized garden. Located in a popular residential street in popular Palmers Green, it has excellent access to a wide range of shops and amenities, including the overground stations in Bowes Park and Palmers Green and the underground at Wood Green.

PROPERTY DESCRIPTION

This is ideal family home, set back form the road behind a paved front garden, has almost 1,200 square feet of space, including a conservatory and a downstairs shower room. These are currently the only additions to the original house, which has lots of potential for updating and extension.

The property has a traditional layout with a living room, dining room and kitchen downstairs, and three bedrooms and a bathroom upstairs. The ground floor is also home to the aforementioned shower room and the conservatory.

The living room and dining room are a good size. Both have large windows, are carpeted, and feature ceiling roses and fireplaces. The living room has a large square bay window and, at 16’5” by 12’1”, plenty of space for sofas. The dining room has glazed double doors that open into the conservatory and an attractive cast-iron fireplace with an ornate tiled surround.

The conservatory measures over 14ft by 10ft and has lovely garden views, double doors to the paved terrace, and doors to the kitchen and shower room. The kitchen is galley-style, with fitted wall and floor cabinets and a tiled splashback, and the shower room is also tiled.

The main bedroom is directly above the living room at the front of the house and has a similar square bay window. The second double bedrooms has views over the rear garden. Both are carpeted and have original cast-iron and tiled fireplaces. The third bedroom is a single, also ideal for use as a workspace. The family bathroom is mainly tiled and fitted with a bath with a shower above, and a freestanding washbasin and WC. An obscured glass window provides excellent natural light and ventilation.

Outside, the rear garden is ideally laid out. Measuring over 20ft by 50ft it has a paved terrace adjacent to the house with a handy shed, and a large lawn bordered by mature shrubs and pear tree.

LOCAL LIFE

The property is in within easy walking distance of the many shops, services and other amenities along Green Lanes and the High Street in Bowes Park and Palmers Green. Myddleton Road with its independent cafes, bars and shops is also just a short walk away.

Transport links are good, with Bowes Park station just over ten minutes from the property, and Palmers Green station just a couple of minutes more. Both are on the Great Northern Line, with direct c.25 minute journeys to the Moorgate in the City and a link to the Victoria Line at Highbury & Islington (c.15 minutes) for travel to the West End. Alternatively, you can hop on the Piccadilly Line less than a mile away at Bounds Green station or head into Wood Green via one of the frequent buses running along green lanes (c.10minutes).

There are lots of public green spaces and sports facilities in the area, including the lovely Arnos Park and Broomfield Park, and Tottenhall and White Hart Lane recreation grounds.