Blandford Road, Beckenham, BR3

A handsome one-bedroom period garden maisonette of generous proportions, around 520 sq ft, offered in very good condition and with the boxes that matter firmly ticked: its own private entrance, a private garden, a share of freehold and transport on the doorstep.

You step in through your own front door to a warm, characterful interior. The reception sits at the front, a properly proportioned room (13'3 x 10'7) that's light and welcoming, with a wide south-facing window, wood flooring, a beautiful period fireplace with its original decorative tiled insert as the centrepiece and built-in shelving framing the chimney breast.

Through to the middle of the home is the bedroom, a comfortable double (11'5 x 10'7) with high ceilings, a handsome cast-iron period fireplace and fitted alcove shelving — carpeted, tastefully decorated and quietly tucked away at in the middle of the flat.

The kitchen is the headline. Recently fitted and smartly done in a classic Shaker style with solid timber worktops, it's a genuinely spacious kitchen/diner (11'6 x 10'1) with room for a proper table, generous storage and plenty of workspace, and two windows keeping it bright and airy.

The shower room has been finished to the same standard — a contemporary walk-in shower, large-format tiling and black brassware, with a heated towel rail — and there's the added practicality of a separate WC.

Directly off the rear is the private garden: mainly paved and about as easy to look after as gardens come, with a timber shed for storage, room for both seating and dining, and a pergola strung with festoon lights for the evenings. It's a genuine sun-trap, and likely the spot you'll gravitate to on a warm afternoon.

For transport, Avenue Road tram stop is the nearest at a mere 0.1 miles and likely to become your go-to: it's just two stops from Beckenham Junction, which opens up fast links into London Victoria and London Bridge. Kent House and Clock House stations are both around half a mile away, with Birkbeck close by too. Beckenham High Street is within easy reach and has a proper village feel — a cinema, dentists, a Sainsbury's and a real spread of places to eat, from chains like Zizzi to the locally celebrated independents. Closer to home, just past Birkbeck you'll find a post office, a Co-op, a couple of cafes for all tastes, a barbers and a gym, while Elmers End has a large Tesco. Penge High Street, Crystal Palace and Sydenham are all comfortably within reach, and for anyone with schooling in mind, Balgowan Primary and Churchfields are nearby, with Stuart Fleming (rated Outstanding) also accessible.

Garden

Paved private garden.