Salcombe Way, London, HA4 6

Guide Price - £675,000 to £725,000

Set within a historic manor estate in Ruislip, Wade House is a contemporary reimagining of the detached suburban home, defined by a materially honest palette and Scandinavian influences. The design responds to its layered context with clarity and restraint, balancing modern form with sensitivity to its surroundings.

Ruislip itself holds a notable connection to early modernism; with the arrival of the London Underground, the area saw the emergence of a distinctly progressive architectural language, later associated with the so-called “Metroland” ideal, where suburban living and modern design ambitions converged. Wade House is a two-bedroom home that takes these influences and brings them into the modern day.

Both familiar and original, the façade is composed of larch fencing and crafted metalwork, leading to a handmade Accoya door that sets a refined, tactile tone on arrival. Contemporary stained glass filters shifting light across warm Kettley tiles underfoot, which, together with underfloor heating, run throughout the ground floor.

A considered layer of bespoke joinery provides generous integrated storage, including a Douglas Fir–lined WC discreetly tucked off the entrance. A full-height pocket door then opens into a light-filled living space, where one fully glazed wall dissolves the threshold between interior and landscaped garden beyond.

Douglas Fir continues as a unifying motif throughout the home. The handleless kitchen is crafted in the same timber, paired with integrated Miele appliances and crisp white Silestone worktops. Natural light is drawn deep into the plan through a frameless bay window, while soft plastered walls further diffuse and soften the interior atmosphere.

Upstairs, a sculptural Silver Fir stair rises into a vaulted volume of beams and sky. Velux windows and a large picture window frame shifting light; built-in seating, storage, and laundry are quietly integrated. The wet room pairs Ketley pavers with Lusso Stone fittings and a rain shower, simple and tactile.

Bedrooms remain calm and pared back: white walls, timber ceilings, concealed detailing, and warm, indirect light. The principal room looks to the gardens with privacy, while the second echoes the same sense of volume beneath the vaulted roof.

Sustainable principles have been applied throughout, with the house being highly efficient. Advanced insulation and an air source heat pump deliver low-cost, low-emission living. Passive airflow cools in summer; drainage is concealed to maintain clean lines. Outside, a south-facing garden of shingle, lawn, and planting invites all year-round use.