Lawton Road, Leyton, E10

An East London classic, this first floor Abraham apartment has been artfully developed with a spiral staircase and converted loft for a potential total of four bedrooms. You're enviably placed as well, just a handful of footsteps from E10's social hub of Francis Road and the even livelier bars and restaurants of Leyton Midland Road.

You have all the benefits of the iconic Abraham design, including a dedicated front door and private rear garden. You have an especially flexible layout, with a dining room, large kitchen and the option of trading out the stand alone lounge for an extra bedroom.

You're just off Francis Road here, still Leyton's premier social hub even as the area grows in stature. Some of the best loved local cafes and delis are moments away, and there's also a good choice of greenery within easy walking distance.  

 YOUR NEW HOME

 Love, care and attention to detail are very much in evidence throughout, with the loft conversion in particular especially well handled. The frontage is in the classic Warner style, with your dedicated front door under that handsome arch, with striking immaculate brickwork either side. Climb the stairs and the bright and sizeable front lounge will be your first stop.

It's a fantastically realised space, with claret red and pristine white paintwork, whitewashed original floorboards underfoot, a striking vintage mantelpiece taking centre stage and of course that inspiring spiral staircase rising up to the loft. We'll get up there shortly. 

Totalling 150 square feet, all beautifully illuminated by a large bay window dressed in bistro shutters, here's where you have a potential extra bedroom. However you arrange things, it's a real showcase of a centrepiece and a tremendous introduction.

Your first fixed bedroom is next door, a generous and equally stylish single that would be particularly perfect for a child or home office.  To the rear you have another solid double, just as artfully appointed with a sky blue statement wall and golden original floorboards underfoot.

Everything opens out as you move to the rear and step into your substantial, open plan kitchen/diner. A timber topped breakfast bar sits across from a similarly stylish suite of cabinets deep grey cabinets, also with thick timber worktops and home to a Dublin sink. High ceilinged and bright it adds another handy social space to your home, but there's still more, with a dedicated dining room sat to the rear, finished in pistachio green and catching a lot of South East facing light, it'll be a wonderful breakfast spot.

Your bathroom completes the first floor in more five star style, with an integrated rainfall shower over the L-shaped tub, sparkling metro tilework running from tub to ceiling, graphite accents and hexagonal mosaics underfoot.

Into the loft now, where that charming spiral staircase brings you to yet another bedroom of around 150 square feet, finished in vanilla, lit by a large Velux window and with a wealth of under eaves storage.

Finally, your South facing rear garden. Accessed by a set of internal stairs just off your kitchen, the outside space is twenty four feet of light, low maintenance gravel, enlivened by flourishing pots and planters, flanked by high timber fencing and ending in bespoke timber seating.

YOUR NEW NEIGHBOURHOOD

First on your tick list will be Francis Road, still one of Leyton's most enviable neighbourhoods and less than a minute from your new front door.  You'll find a well established cast of independent  cafes, delis and bars, with firm favourites like Yardarm, Marmelo Kitchen and Albert & Francis, offering expertly curated vintages, artisanal coffee blends and range of delicacies to take away.

There're also newer additions, including the KERB Street market every Saturday, and Francis Road Lates, organising regular pop-up events from cinema screenings to silent discos. When it comes to greenery, you have both Jack Cornwell Park and Abbotts Park barely a half mile away, home to playgrounds and tennis courts they're both great for joggers and walkers alike. 

In between you and the parks, about five minutes walk away, you have Leyton Midland Road station. Head here for direct overground links to the River Thames,  as well as a growing range of eating and drinking spots springing up under and around the railway arches. You'll find Gravity Well Taproom, Burnt Smokehouse and the original Perky Blenders cafe, with up and coming Tilbury Yard just down the road.

Leyton tube is around ten minutes on foot or just four minutes by bus, and will get you directly to the City and West End via the Central line. Finally, if you really want to stretch your legs, both Epping Forest and Hackney Marshes are around a half hour stroll away, both substantial natural expanses to lose yourself in.