Cintra Park, Crystal Palace, SE19

Oversized and chain free charmer of a one bedroom Victorian conversion pad with its own front door and its own garden to boot (accessed to the side of the building, by your front door). The property has been recently and sensitively renovated (the decor plus your kitchen and bathroom are just beautiful!) including a full re-wire, and has a long lease.

Your new home is situated on a tree-lined and notably quiet residential street (with free unrestricted parking), just an eight minute walk from Crystal Palace Park and Crystal Palace Station - for regular rail plus Windrush line services. You are even closer to CP's 'Triangle' for loads of lovely shops, cafes, bars and restaurants.

A generous front garden fronts the house. Take steps up to the building and your own front door is all the way round on the path to your right. Head straight ahead for your 'country cottage' kitchen complete with Shaker-style units and wooden worktops. A sweet double-glazed window (conservation double-glazed windows have been recently fitted throughout) sits above the sink area.

Left from the front door and your peaceful bedroom rests to your left. This is over 12 feet by over 10 feet, and has a built-in wardrobe. Stripped floorboards are underfoot.

Across the hall are neat and practical dedicated cloak and utility rooms (with tiled flooring): a rare and hugely welcome find in a flat setting. There is also curtained storage space.

Next along the hall is the property's sash-windowed bathroom. This has a tasteful, traditional aesthetic with an over-bath shower and smart metro-tiles to the walls.

Finally you have your roomy reception at the end of the hall. This is over 14 feet by nearly 14 feet, with a delightful bay window (sash windows impress here, plus panel detail below, find this in the bedroom as well). Stripped boards to the floor again bring the smiles, as do the ceiling rose and marble feature fireplace.

Crystal Palace has so much going for it and seems to just keep giving! Long-standing independent shops include Bookseller Crow. The Everyman Cinema is a brilliant local one, and lovely and lively pubs locally include The Alma and The White Hart (book ahead for your Sunday roasts).

There are two regular Farmers Markets (one in the park and one on Haynes Lane). A big Sainsbury's on Westow Street easily settles the supermarket stuff, and for treats, check out Blackbird Bakery, Four Boroughs, and The Vaults Collective (the latter for plants, cake and coffee). It is a brief walk to Anerley - Chatsworth Bakehouse and The Douglas Fir (a super cool artisan brewery bar) are particularly popular.

The National Sports Centre - nestled in Crystal Palace Park - is listed, and home to an Olympic sized pool and strong gym and sporting facilities. The park further hosts dinosaurs, a lake, a farm and even a maze!

Tenure: Leasehold (approx. 162 years remaining)
Service charge: £1,700 per annum
Ground rent: Peppercorn
Council tax band: B
Borough: Bromley