Milo Gardens, East Dulwich, SE22

We moved from a normal terraced house on a street where we heard a lot of noise most of the time. We were looking for something more peaceful and this was it. I was attracted immediately to the unique nature of the house, set down a long gravel path, nestled amongst gardens, light and bright with Victorian features and high ceilings. I loved that you could see and hear nothing but the trees and birds from every window.

The house is set in a secret garden with one other house between Beauval road and Lordship Lane, that allows us to feel like we are living in a peaceful and quiet country house somewhere rural, while being in the heart of Dulwich and able to enjoy all London has to offer. The unusual location creates a really unique and peaceful home.

I absolutely love that with small children I don't have to cross any main roads on the 3 minute walk to Dulwich park. Yet we are also extremely close to the Lordship Lane and all the amenities there. We bought the house when we had one young baby and we spent so much more time at home. This was the perfect house for our family to grow.

The extended kitchen is light and bright, whatever the weather, and the perfect space for relaxed hosting. Having the hob set in the central kitchen island is great as you can have people over and cook while chatting to them. We enjoyed many dinner parties and hosted a few larger parties to celebrate milestone events.

The separate living room is a blessing in winter with the roaring fire and in summer with the windows open onto the garden. It is also an amazing and characterful Christmas house. Overall it's just a lovely haven to return to after a hectic day in the city and on public transport. Upstairs the master bedroom has a beautiful far reaching view of London and the London Eye, room for a Super King bed, fitted wardrobes and a Victorian fireplace.

The second two bedrooms held different purposes during our time in the house. Initially we used one bedroom as a spare with a double bed, and the third room as a nursery. As our family grew we switched the double for bunk beds and the third room became a home office.

Again with the tree views out of the window. In covid the house was a haven. Set back from everything and everyone with our own lush private garden we enjoyed bbqs and built a playhouse for our children. We loved having the additional patio space off the kitchen to eat outside, with a side return to store our bikes and tools.

Now we are pursuing a life in Canada but will always have such fond memories of Milo Gardens. Since moving to Canada we have rented the house on Airbnb and via short term lets to other young families renovating their home or visiting friends and families in Dulwich. We have never struggled to rent the house and it rents for £4000 per month as a short term let.

The prestigious Dulwich Village Infants and Heber school are on the doorstep and our children were offered a place at both. Our experience of the home was with children but it would be equally suitable for young professionals looking for a tranquil space to partially work from home. If life and work had kept us in Dulwich our plan was always to use the architect plans we have to extend into the loft and create a forever family home like our next door neighbours have done. These plans were approved but have expired. We would be happy to share them with a buyer.

Council Tax - Southwark Band D - £1,877.90