Newport Road, Leyton, E10

Bright, spacious and airy, with the generous proportions of the period, this two bedroom garden apartment is well placed just off Francis Road, with all the amenities of E10's best loved micro community on your doorstep.

Finished to a high standard throughout, with a wealth of vintage features including original timber floorboards and period hearths, this is an apartment as striking as it is spacious. Your rear garden is especially charming, and home to a bespoke sheltered seating area.

Francis Road is just five minutes from your new front door, its much loved range of independent cafes, bars and delis all right at your fingertips. The central line connections of Leytonstone tube are ten minutes away, and the open green space of Wanstead Heath is twenty.

YOUR NEW HOME

Your frontage is instantly handsome; London brick, original mouldings and a vintage tiled pathway. Step inside and you have clear sightlines from front to back, while your front lounge totals an impressive 180 square feet.

Here all is finished immaculately in white to maximise the natural light from the huge bay window, a striking vintage hearth and mantel takes centrestage, with bespoke shelving and storage either side of the chimney breast. Softly carpeted, it's a superb social space.

Out in the hallway artfully restored original timber flooring runs underfoot and there's some ingeniously integrated storage under the stairs, a gold dust bonus in London apartment living.

Next is your principal bedroom, a 140 square foot double with soft grey carpet, those high ceilings and original picture rails. Your family bathroom's a pristine, designer affair with striking metro tilework from floor to ceiling, sleek graphite fixtures and fittings and a shower over the tub.

There's also a substantial dedicated dining room of around 150 square feet, brightly lit by twin, oversized sash windows, home to another vintage hearth and bespoke shelving, all laid open to your kitchen at one end.

In here you have stately royal blue cabinets below marbled worktops and a distinctive hexagonal splashback. There's an integrated stainless steel oven, hob, extractor hood and microwave, plus designer pendulum lighting and garden access. We'll get out there in a moment.

Bedroom two completes the interior, a generous and stylish single, softly carpeted in cream.

Your lengthy rear garden features a length of lawn bookended by twin patios and flanked by timber fencing. At the far patio there's a bespoke closed pergola, with custom made seating, ideal for dining al fresco.

YOUR NEW NEIGHBOURHOOD

Outside, Francis Road is just a handful of minutes away at the end of your street. Still Leyton's favourite social hub, here you'll find a growing range of independent wine bars, delis and coffee spots. Yardarm's still a firm favourite with an expertly curated range of vintages to try in or take away.

Marmelo Kitchen is the place to fill your larder, while coffee from Albert & Francis is sure to become a welcome part of your morning routine. You can also flick through the racks at Dreamhouse Records and browse the stalls at the regular Saturday KERB street food market.

Special mention must also go to The Heathcote & Star, off Francis Road but still just five minutes from your new front door. It's a fantastic community local, with great food and drink, regular events and the biggest beer garden in Leyton.

Leytonstone tube, just half a mile on foot, is your nearest transport option, and an excellent one too, with direct central line access to the City and West End. You can be in Liverpool Street in eleven minutes and Tottenham Court Road in twenty, for an enviable door to door commute.

When it comes to natural space, the great green expanse of Wanstead Flats starts just twenty minutes away. Once the favoured playground of Tudor kings and queens, it's still some of the wildest wide open space for miles around.

Alternatively, Epping Forest and Hollow Ponds are less than half an hour on foot, full of great picnic spots. You can even hire row boats, and explore the waterways in the company of friendly ducks. Finally, local schools are excellent, with a choice of primaries all rated 'Outstanding' by Ofsted at their latest inspection.