Lofting Road, Barnsbury, Islington, London, N1

A handsome Victorian house with a modernisation opportunity
Positioned on one of Barnsbury’s most admired residential streets, this elegant three-storey home offers an exceptional opportunity to reimagine a classic period home. With its handsome brick façade, sash windows and quiet tree-lined setting, No. 103 holds all the hallmarks of Barnsbury’s architectural heritage—ready to be sensitively modernised to suit contemporary life.

Set across approximately 1,204 sq ft, the house retains generous proportions, excellent natural light and a wonderfully mature rear garden extending over 40 ft.


INSIDE

Arranged over three levels, the layout provides clear potential for thoughtful reconfiguration or refurbishment, with many original features still in place.

Ground Floor

A bright sitting room is positioned to the front, centred around a traditional sash window with shutters and a decorative cornice. A second reception/bedroom sits beyond, offering flexibility for a study, guest room or continuation of the main living space. From this level, steps lead down to a private patio with direct access to the garden.

Lower Ground Floor

The lower level houses the current kitchen and dining room—two well-proportioned rooms with direct access outside. The kitchen, while functional, offers a blank canvas for redesign, with ample cabinetry space, a generous footprint and good ceiling height. The dining room to the rear receives soft natural light and opens to the patio and garden, making this floor ideal for a future open-plan kitchen–living concept, subject to the usual permissions.
There are also two small stores on this level providing useful additional storage.

First Floor

Two comfortable double bedrooms sit beneath high ceilings, each with sash windows overlooking the quiet residential surroundings. A shower room completes the level, naturally lit via a large window and arranged in a simple contemporary style.

Throughout the house, the scale, proportion and natural light typical of Georgian architecture remain beautifully intact, offering a superb foundation for a full modernisation.

OUTSIDE

The rear garden extends to approximately 40 ft, framed by mature planting, established shrubs and Barnsbury’s signature brick boundary walls. A paved terrace near the house provides space for dining or lounging, while the lawn and planting beds offer privacy and greenery rarely found so close to central London.

A small patio off the ground floor provides a secondary outdoor space and easy access between levels.

NEIGHBOURHOOD & CONNECTIONS

Lofting Road is one of Barnsbury’s most peaceful and admired streets—quiet, leafy and lined with beautiful terraces that form part of the area’s cherished conservation character. From here, you’re moments from the independent cafés and neighbourhood favourites of Thornhill Road and Barnsbury Street, as well as the boutiques, restaurants and cultural spots of Upper Street.
Local highlights include The Drapers Arms, Sunday café, Jusu Brothers, Ottolenghi, Highbury Fields and the green corridors leading toward the canal.

Transport links are exceptional:
• Highbury & Islington (Victoria Line & Overground)
• Caledonian Road & Barnsbury (Overground)
• Numerous local bus routes into the City, Clerkenwell, King’s Cross and the West End

A Victorian home of rare potential in one of N1’s most desirable residential settings—ready to be transformed into a truly special Barnsbury residence.