Camberwell Grove, Camberwell, London, SE5

Find your new handsome home on the second floor of The Mary Datchelor School development (architects Rolfe Judd for St. George, 2010). Enjoy a pleasingly-leafy location, within Camberwell Grove Conservation Area, moments from central Camberwell. Walk just eight minutes to Denmark Hill Station.

The two Victorian former school buildings here have been sensitively restored and converted to an incredibly high standard. You will enjoy high-end fixtures and fittings and impressive attention to detail throughout (including underfloor heating).

Entering into the main hall through the main entrance/huge original wooden doors feels a real event; you get to do that every day! Communal areas have a contemporary treatment which pays great respect to original features.

In your own front door, to your immediate left is a generous inbuilt cupboard which is plumbed (for utility). Straight ahead and you open to the larger of your bedrooms, with a built-in wardrobe and sleek en suite shower room.

Adjacent is the other double (a respectable 10 feet by nearly 13 feet). Both bedrooms have pale carpetiing to the floor.

The property’s main bathroom has an over-bath shower, large profile tiling, underfloor heating, and a stainless steel heated towel radiator.

Your main event awaits: a large reception room running over 24 feet, which is open-plan to the smartest of kitchens. This has square floor tiles, plentiful cupboard space, stone counters (including a breakfast bar/bar) and splashback, and high-end integrated appliances. Engineered oak flooring features in the lounge and dining spaces.

Boasting impressive architecture, Camberwell Grove (the very worthy star of a charming episode of the BBC series ‘The Secret History of Our Streets’, 2016) follows the line of a grove of mesmerising mature plane trees which once led from a Tudor manor house which afforded an excellent view of the City of London (just three miles to the north).

Denmark Hill Station is a short walk for Fare Zone 2 regular plus Windrush line services. Camberwell Church Street is also close for excellent day and night bus routes.

Lyndhurst and Dog Kennel Hill primaries (3-11) are close, as is The Villa Nursery and Pre-Prep. School (on Lyndhurst Grove).

Gladwell’s is local for luxury groceries. TOAD bakery is a short walk, too. A large Sainsbury’s store is located on Dog Kennel Hill, or nip to one of the M&S Food Hall on Grove Vale or Lordship Lane. Central Camberwell has loads of great spots to eat and drink; some of our favourites are The Kerfield Arms (Michelin-starred!), The Camberwell Arms, Hermits Cave, Little Cellars, Veraison Wines, Nandine and Theo’s.

Zen Yoga Studio is close and also Butterfly Tennis Club. Camberwell’s leisure centre is nearby as well, in a grand Victorian setting.

South London is positively laden with green space. Some local bits we like include Lettsom Gardens, St. Giles Churchyard, Brunswick Park, Myatt’s Fields Park, Ruskin Park and Lucas Gardens. Brockwell Park, Peckham Rye Park & Common, Burgess Park and even Dulwich and Greenwich Parks are all also easily reached.

For more restaurants and social options, Peckham (Ganapati is our top recommendation here), Brixton, Herne Hill and East Dulwich are all SE5’s neighbouring towns with lots of independent offerings, plus markets, pop-ups and the like.