Waldegrave Road, London, SE19

A beautifully refurbished one-bedroom Victorian garden flat, with its own private entrance, a share of freehold, and a private garden you can step straight out into. Located in very close proximity to the station, Park and some lovely indie food places along Anerley Road.

This beautiful flat has been comprehensively reworked and remodelled to make better use of the space, which flows really well. It’s been recently refurbished and is presented in lovely condition throughout, with the kind of finish that means there's nothing to do but move in.

You come in through your own front door into the kitchen, which has been thoughtfully put together. There's a beautiful herringbone wood floor, contrasting blue units, and plenty of worktop space, along with the all-important gas hob. Storage is plentiful, and a run of open shelving keeps the space feeling light and open. From here, the flat opens up: the living room to the front, the bedroom set privately at the rear with the garden directly off it.

The living room sits at the front and takes full advantage of the building's bay, with the windows facing southeast, so it's bright and welcoming through the first half of the day. There's an original period fireplace as the focal point, built-in shelving in both alcoves, stripped wood floors and plantation shutters finishing the windows beautifully. It's a calm, well-proportioned room with easy space for a sofa and a dining table both — somewhere that works just as well for a quiet evening as it does for having friends round.

The bedroom is tucked away at the rear and opens directly onto the garden through wide French doors — a lovely thing to wake up to, and in the spring and summer, the outside space very much becomes part of the room when those doors are open. It's a comfortable double with the same period fireplace and alcove shelving found elsewhere, wood flooring underfoot, and a west-facing aspect that brings in the afternoon and evening light. Quiet, private and green-facing — exactly where you want a bedroom in a flat like this.

The bathroom is a real feature, with cool jade tiles adorning the walls, a shower over a full-size bath, and a brass rain shower that complements the green tiles perfectly. There's a glass screen, a vanity unit and a heated towel rail, plus a large and very useful storage cupboard and a window for light and ventilation. Bright, crisp and full of character.

Outside, the garden has a western exposure, so it gets the afternoon and evening sun, and it's a generous space that's ideal for entertaining friends and family. It also has real scope — the installation of an office or studio would make a lot of sense, particularly with so many of us now working from home for part of the week, and there's already an existing concrete base in place that would work perfectly for exactly that. There's also access down the side of the building straight into the garden, which makes coming and going with bikes easy, and would be invaluable if you ever wanted to landscape or build at the bottom of the garden, or get a dog!

Location-wise, the flat really is in a prime spot, so near to both the station and the park. Trains from Crystal Palace station run direct to London Victoria and London Bridge via Forest Hill, with the Overground adding Shoreditch, Dalston and Highbury & Islington, and Anerley and Penge West close by as alternatives. Right on the doorstep, you've got some very cool spots — Crespidia coffee, the Crystal Palace Wine Club, the Paxton Arts Centre, a new sauna and plunge pool spot, everyone's favourite Café Chic (the wraps are excellent), and the infamous Chatsworth Bakehouse (be prepared to queue) — along with the useful everyday stuff, a Tesco Express and post office, mere seconds away. The Triangle is around 0.4 miles up the hill, with its gastropubs, coffee shops, cafés and restaurants, an Everyman cinema, a yoga school, a large Sainsbury's and a host of brilliant independents, plus the fabulous Haynes Lane food market every Saturday, which will likely become your Saturday morning ritual. And Crystal Palace Park is moments away — 200 acres of green space, the boating lake, the Victorian dinosaurs, and the National Sports Centre, which is set for a major overhaul.

Tenure-wise, the flat is sold with a share of freehold and a lease of 958 years, with a service charge of £30 per month and no ground rent.

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