Gautrey Road, Nunhead, London

Big and beautiful one bedroom Victorian conversion apartment with a long lease, on a tree-lined residential Nunhead street that puts you within easy reach of both Queens Road Peckham (walk eight minutes) and Nunhead (six minutes) stations.

Taking the entire lower ground floor of a large townhouse, your new handsome home is the size of a two bed flat, and has the brilliant benefit of exclusive access to a wide east-facing garden, which sits off both the bedroom and the kitchen.

The property is in notably fine order, with luxury touches such as Farrow & Ball paint, an oversized bathroom, and a hand-built kitchen.

Open your own front door (clocking a handy store to your right for bikes and the like). From the wide hall on your left is our favourite room: a huge and welcoming reception room of over 16 feet by over 14, with alcove shelving, a central fireplace, and a deep bay window with box shutters for the sash windows. Your flooring is solid oak.

Adjacent is a generous bathroom that’s sympathetically and traditionally styled (we particularly love the freestanding bath with central taps) with ceramic brick tiling and a large independent shower.

Next on your left of the hall space is a seriously special double bedroom with a view and hotel suite feel. Fitted wardrobes keep matters slick and neat and French doors open out to the paved area of the garden; a perfect spot for al fresco chill-out time or entertaining.

Straight ahead at the top of the hall you open to the kitchen, with pantry to your immediate right (with plumbing for your washing machine) before the Shaker-style fitted kitchen with stone counters, a ceramic Butler sink, and a Bertazzoni stove. A part-glazed back door offers your second exit to the garden. The garden has been artfully landscaped with lots of flowering plants (providing year-round interest) and generous lawn and paved areas. Facing east; it gets plenty of early sun.

This is a great flat and great location combination - you are close to a thriving high street, Victorian library, and two stations (handily between them covering Thameslink, Southern, South Eastern and Overground services).

The beautiful Victorian Nunhead Cemetery - one of ‘The Magnificent Seven’ with organised tours and beautiful big trees - is also local (walk about 12 minutes).

Village-cool Nunhead has a central Green, playground and community centre (by AOC architects), and excellent established staples including a bakery, wet-fish shop, and a huge pharmacy/post office. Newer popular arrivals include Goodcup coffee shop (with Goodnights bar downstairs), The Nunhead Gardener, Mother Superior bottle shop/deli/bar, El Vermut bottle shop/bar, and BARD4100 (excellent pizzas and beers). There is also a handy Co-Op with cash machine!

The Old Nun’s Head, The Pyrotechnist’s Arms and The Earl of Derby are popular local pubs.

It is a short stroll to Telegraph Hill's delightful parks (with skyline views and a weekly Farmers’ Market), and also Peckham Rye Park and Common’s 113 acres.

For more options, Peckham, Camberwell, New Cross, Deptford, Brockley and Greenwich are all close.