Adelaide Avenue, London, SE4

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Ready For Its Next Chapter, After 34 Years Of Laughter And Late Summers In The Garden. Now it’s your turn to enjoy a fabulous four storey Brockley home with quiet charm on every floor and a beautiful south facing back garden that’s buzzing with life.

Set over four generous floors, this five-bedroom Victorian family home sits opposite Hilly Fields in the heart of the Brockley Conservation Area. 

It’s just a short stroll from Crofton Park, Ladywell and Brockley stations, with cafés, shops and green space all around. Even the DLR at Lewisham is within easy reach - just a 20-minute walk over the park.

This is a proper family home with warmth in every corner. Original features have been restored with care - from plaster skirting boards to stripped fireplaces and stained-glass panes - while thoughtful modern updates make everyday living easy.

On the lower ground floor, the kitchen features Italian granite worktops and a smart, raised chimney breast to house the Rangemaster stove. 

The layout flows into a sunny dining room that opens directly onto the garden. 

There’s also a utility area, downstairs w/c under the steps and separate front access - ideal for bikes, bins or dealing with muddy dogs. 

A new electric circuit board was installed around two years ago, and the boiler (only three years old) runs from the Nest app for easy efficiency.

The garden itself is a joy - 20 metres of south-facing peace and quiet, with wildlife and sunlight in abundance. 

A mature horse chestnut tree (protected under a tree preservation order) anchors the space. There’s a pond alive with goldfish, frogs, tadpoles and dragonflies, and a fig tree that yields heavily every other year. 

Slate replaces the former lawn for easy upkeep, while raised beds play host to birds, bees and the occasional stag beetle. 

It’s peaceful, private and feels a world away from the city - even though the 122 bus runs conveniently along the road. It’s surprisingly quiet, by the way. With no parking restrictions either.

Back inside, as you’d expect with a traditional Victorian layout, the raised ground floor offers two spacious reception rooms. The front room has a bay window with views across Hilly Fields, while the rear is calm and bright - perfect for reading. 

A small home office sits beside them.

On the first floor, you’ll find two large double bedrooms - both with high ceilings and benefitting from plenty of natural light. The front room includes a decorative balcony and the rear overlooks the garden. A practical shower room and a separate bathroom with a gorgeous clawfoot cast iron tub add flexibility to busy mornings or slow Sunday soaks.

The top floor was once four bedrooms but now features only three - two doubles with eaves storage and a third, smaller room plus a shower room created to accommodate guests, family and even a live-in au pair in years gone by. 

There’s a small but well-insulated loft above for extra storage.

The sense of community here is strong and generous. The local conservation group hosts events, shares updates and keeps the area beautifully maintained. There’s even a lovely old cemetery behind the house, now a haven for wildlife.

The “Outstanding” Prendergast girls school is just around the corner, and you’re minutes from Brockley’s iconic Rivoli Ballroom, excellent cafés and independent shops. 

With three stations nearby, you’re well connected - on three different lines - giving you a Plan B and C to get wherever you need to go.

This is the kind of home you don’t just move into - you grow into it. Loved for decades, thoughtfully updated and full of fond memories, it’s now ready for the next family to write their own story.

If you want to come and see it, please call or email us. And if you know someone who’d love it, send it their way.

• A much-loved family home of 34 years that’s now ready for its next chapter

• Set over four storeys with five bedrooms, flexible living areas and quiet charm on every floor

• Gorgeous south-facing garden stretching 20 metres, complete with mature trees, raised beds and a thriving pond

• Italian granite kitchen worktops, a Rangemaster stove and sunlit dining room that opens straight onto the garden

• Two generous reception rooms with original features, high ceilings and a peaceful study beside them

• Three bathrooms, including one with a cast iron clawfoot tub and a top-floor shower room 

• Restored period details throughout, including plaster skirting boards, stripped fireplaces and original stained glass

• Three Zone 2 stations within a 10-minute walk, with the DLR at Lewisham just a little further away, across the park

• Surprisingly peaceful, with no parking restrictions and a friendly, long-standing community all around

• Opposite Hilly Fields and moments from the Rivoli Ballroom, Prendergast School, quirky cafés and independent shops