Pippin House, Apple Tree Road, N17

One-bed in West Green Place. No eligibility restrictions. Open to any buyer.

A bright, peaceful first-floor one-bedroom apartment in Pocket Living's West Green Place, a gated development directly opposite Downhills Park, now released from Pocket's eligibility rules and available to anyone. Bought new in November 2020, it has been owned and lived in by the same person ever since. It comes with four years of its ten-year Premier Guarantee warranty still to run. The seller is moving in with his partner to start a family, so the flat is chain free with a flexible completion date.

The living room faces west over a quiet, low-traffic road. With trees and plants in front and open sky above, the flat gets the afternoon and evening light, and the Juliet balcony opens it up in summer. It's been decorated with care in a modern style, with the layout and furnishings chosen to maximise space. A brand new oven was fitted this year and the heat interface unit was serviced in October 2026. There's space for a dishwasher in the kitchen and room for a chest freezer or other extra utility in the utility cupboard. The washing machine, sofa and other furniture can be left for the buyer by agreement. The bedroom is a proper double, and the living room has ample space for a work from home setup. The building is calm, warm, well insulated and quiet, occupied mostly by professional singles and couples in their thirties and forties. Total energy costs for the current owner (electricity plus heating and hot water) came to about £110 a month over the past year. The service charge is roughly 40% below the London one-bed average, making this an unusually inexpensive flat to run.

Residents of this gated development have access to a furnished roof terrace on the neighbouring building, communal planting boxes for anyone who wants to grow something, and a secure gated bike store. West Green Place is secure and quiet, pet friendly, and has an active residents' WhatsApp group, where neighbours help each other out and join in social events if they want to. A nominated resident from each block monitors the managing agent to ensure good service and keep the charge as low as possible. Recently, residents rallied together to get the service charge down by around £540 a year for 2026/27 and to move the block to a new managing agent, Flaxfields, who run a simple online portal for reporting issues.

Seven Sisters (Victoria line) and Turnpike Lane (Piccadilly line) are each around 15 minutes' walk, with Bruce Grove Overground also close, and Lime bikes are usually a minute away if you'd rather ride. Good pubs and restaurants are within walking distance along Philip Lane and West Green Road, with new ones popping up frequently.