New North Road, London, N1

et minutes from De Beauvoir and Angel, yet with a quiet garden, this flat is a wonderful hide away in N1. Delightful one-bedroom home, ideally positioned for the cafés, pubs and independent shops of De Beauvoir and Angel. Well-maintained by the current owners, the interiors offer excellent storage throughout, including access to a generous cellar. With a separate private entrance from Shepperton Street, the property includes a rear garden where a cedar-clad summer house currently serves as a home office, while also offering scope to extend the footprint and create a larger living space. The garden is a sun trap in summer, and sheltered in winter.

The vendors received planning permission to extend the kitchen dining area, creating a large living space with access directly to the private garden, and begun these works in 2024 with the creation of a new garden wall in reclaimed London Stock brick. The double aspect of the flat sees sun in both morning and afternoon.

Situation

De Beauvoir is a serene pocket of East London, equidistant from Dalston, Newington Green and Upper Street, where tree-lined avenues and elegant period villas create an almost village-like calm. Favoured by professionals, creatives, and young families, it offers a slower rhythm than its neighbours, while still providing easy access to the services and amenities of Islington and Hackney.

Life here is shaped by excellent independents and punctuated by local rituals: morning coffee at Batch Baby or Leighs, provisions from the De Beauvoir Deli, and leisurely afternoons at Goodbye Horses or The Day Trip Coffee Shop. The Scolt Head, a much-loved pub, draws crowds for its Sunday roasts, while Sweet Thursday brings neighbours together over wood-fired pizza. For something more refined, Helma serves creative small plates alongside beautifully curated wines, whilst both Godet and Dan’s wine bar offer relaxed spots to wind down.


Despite its central setting, De Beauvoir has a wealth of greenery and places to unwind. Rosemary Gardens, with its tennis courts and grassy lawns, is a local hub for both weekend leisure and weekday respite, while the Regent’s Canal provides a scenic walking and cycling route connecting the neighbourhood to Angel to the west and Victoria Park to the East. Whilst the quiet streets and garden square can make the area feel removed, Dalston is moments away, where the Rio Cinema, Arcola Theatre and Café OTO bring a cultural edge.

Haggerston and Dalston Overground Station offer connections to the Victoria Line via Highbury and Islington Station and the Elizabeth Line via Whitechapel Station. Essex Road station also provides fast trains into Moorgate, making the City reachable in under 15 minutes. The area is also well served by buses that run into central London and the neighbouring Islington areas. City Airport can be reached in approximately 30 minutes via the Overground and DLR.

Property Ref Number:

HAM-65320