Rosendale Road, Raisbeck Court, SE21

A two-bedroom raised ground-floor garden flat on Rosendale Road, with direct access to the garden. Positioned in a handsome Victorian terrace, a short walk from the shops on Rosendale Road. Offered to the market chain-free and with a fresh lease, the flat also has a turnkey interior and benefits from an attractive eat-in kitchen and a brand-new bathroom.  

This attractive flat has the huge benefit of a newly refurbished interior that blends classic period charm with modern finishes. It’s also a generous size, at a very respectable 866 ft2, which is space that is really well distributed across the flat. Starting in the reception at the front, the ceilings soar, the cornicing and ceiling rose are intact, the skirting boards are tall, and the flooring finishes it all off wonderfully. The square bay window faces west and gets the afternoon-to-evening sun, and the marble fireplace with its cast iron insert and original red tiled hearth provides a natural focal point.

The kitchen at 3.99 x 3.66m is a great-sized room and has the same stripped wooden floors as the living room. Grey shaker units with solid worktops run in an L, with a gas hob, double ovens, and enough counter space to prep large meals. The sash window above the sink looks directly onto the garden, which changes the feeling of the room. There's space for a four-seat dining table without crowding the kitchen, and there’s a larder that sits off the kitchen, separately, which means the washing machine has its own room, and you have masses of additional storage.

Both bedrooms are decent-sized doubles and are almost identical in dimensions. The room at the rear, overlooking the garden, faces east and gets great morning light. Both rooms have a comfortable feel about them, and both have the same high ceilings found throughout the flat.

To the rear is the bathroom, which is brand new and just fitted. It has sage-green vertical subway tiles floor to ceiling around the bath, half-height to the other walls, a glass shower screen, a pedestal basin, a chrome heated towel rail, and a window. The palette is deliberate, and the finish is clean and crisp.

The garden is reached by stepping down from the rear of the hall — although east-facing, there’s nothing blocking the southern sun from hitting the garden during the day, and it also gets some western evening sun during the peak of summer at the end of the garden. A winding brick path runs through established borders with mature shrubs giving real screening. There's a timber shed at the far end and enough open space for a table and chairs. Interestingly, the building used to have a garage, which has been converted into storage for the building and also gives a secondary access to the garden; which is useful for not traipsing gardening equipment through the flat, as well as providing secure storage for bikes etc. Please note, we have edited the garden photos to show its potential, as at the time of shooting, it wasn’t looking its best.

Location-wise, the flat sits on the quieter residential stretch of Rosendale Road, a short walk from the fantastic parade of shops and the Rosendale Pub. West Dulwich station is 0.7mi away, or a 14 min walk according to Google Maps — with trains to Victoria in 13 minutes. West Norwood Station is the same distance in the other direction. Local bus routes are also good.

The Rosendale pub is a very short walk away, a mere 350 yards, which has a lovely interior and a garden that fills up for good reason. Just a little further up the street, there’s some absolute gems that you’ll love having on your road, including the incredible Scotch Meats butcher and deli. There’s Heritage Dulwich, an Indian with a 4.9 rating. There’s an Oddbins, an Italian, a Drycleaners, a barbers, an organic grocer, and the list goes on! If you needed any more amenities, there’s a Tesco Express on South Croxted Road, as well as a pharmacy, hotpod yoga, a great Italian deli, a “cook”, a bakery, and many more independent delights that have helped retain the village feel in this pretty corner of Dulwich.

Tenure-wise, the flat will be sold with a fresh lease. The ground rent is £50 per annum, and the service charge is a very reasonable £1000 per annum.