Odessa Road, Forest Gate

A perfectly placed classic, this three bedroom family terrace retains its original layout and proportions, yet there's plenty of scope for further development. Outside there's a good choice of parks, transport and nightlife within easy reach.

You have well over 900 square feet of space to play with here, the sleeping arrangements in particular are generous, occupying the entire first floor. And with the loft untouched you can follow in your neighbours' footsteps and add your own whole new storey (STPP).

Chief among the many benefits of your enviable new location are Wanstead Flats, some of the widest open green space for miles around waiting just five minutes from your new front door. The pubs, cafes and restaurants of Winchelsea Road are closer still.

YOUR NEW HOME

First stop is your 125 square foot front lounge, spacious and naturally bright with the high ceilings and generous proportions of the period, ready for you to put your own stamp on.

Split by the staircase and understairs storage, your second lounge awaits at the end of the hall. Again you have a wealth of social space here. You may want to swap the wallpaper for paintwork and the carpets for original hardwood, but the fundamentals are once again sound.

Things continue in your kitchen, with smart red walls and white cabinets. Then it's onto your secondary hallway, with garden access on the right and your handily separated WC straight ahead, finished in deep blue.

On the left, your bathroom completes the first storey with a striking mix of paintwork and tiling. While step out to your side return and discover a low maintenance length of patio, flanked by planters and greenery, barely overlooked at the end and home to a handy shed.

Upstairs and your principal bedroom to the front is an impressive 140 square foot double, with twin sash windows and box hatch hardwood flooring.

Bedroom two is another double, just as generous, while your third sleeper to the rear comes in at just under eighty square feet, and is home to a vintage iron hearth.

YOUR NEW NEIGHBOURHOOD

Step outside your front door and the endless open greenery of Wanstead Flats is just five minutes away, starting with the tranquil blue waters of Jubilee Pond. Once the playground of Tudor kings, here you have 330 acres of nature to escape into. Perfect for a morning jog.

Between you and the flats you have Winchelsea Road, where the railway arches are the heart of a diverse social hub home to the likes of the Pretty Decent Beer Company, Joyau wines and the Wild Goose Bakery.

You're well served for transport too; Forest Gate is just fifteen minutes on foot or three by bike. From here the superfast Elizabeth line will get you Stratford in five minutes, Liverpool Street in thirteen and Tottenham Court Road in just nineteen.

You can even get directly to Heathrow airport in less than an hour, while Leyton tube for the central line is just twenty five minutes' walk.

Local schools are chiefly excellent. There's a choice of more than twenty, all within a mile, with Newport and Davies Lane primaries both receiving a rating of 'Outstanding' at their latest inspections.

Finally be sure to check out your new local, The Rookwood Village gastropub. Just five minutes on foot there's a huge beer garden, regular events and a varied menu.