Enbrook Street, Queen's Park Estates, W10

Set on one of Queen's Park's protected Victorian cottage streets, this beautifully presented two bed house offers real period character at the front and a light-filled, contemporary living space at the back.

A warm welcome

The reception room runs the full depth of the front of the house, anchored by a cast-iron Victorian fireplace with its original patterned tiles still intact and dressed with bespoke built-in shelving and cabinetry either side. Oak flooring runs underfoot, softened by a herringbone-bordered sisal rug, and the room flows naturally back towards the kitchen without losing its own sense of enclosure. This is a proper sitting room and not an afterthought.

The heart of the home

The rear extension is where this house really comes into its own. A pitched glass roof runs the full width of the rear, drawing light deep into the kitchen and dining space throughout the day falling across sleek, handle-less white cabinetry, a central island with seating and its great integrated double ovens. A run of exposed London brick has been left on show against the crisp white joinery, warming the space and giving it real texture while a relaxed seating nook and the dining table make this as much a family room as a kitchen. Bi-fold doors open the full width of the room onto the garden, dissolving the line between inside and out.

Outside

The garden is a peaceful, green retreat, well-screened by mature planting. A mature fig tree anchors a space that feels private and established rather than newly landscaped. Timber slatted fencing runs the boundaries, with a paved dining terrace and a separate gravel seating area for morning coffee or evening drinks around the chimenea.

Upstairs

Two well-proportioned bedrooms sit on the first floor. The principal room is filled with light from a pair of sash windows and fitted with wardrobes to both sides of the chimney breast. The second bedroom is equally versatile: currently a nursery, but easily a home office or guest room with garden views and wall to wall built-in storage. Both are served by a beautifully finished family bathroom, part-tiled in soft brick-effect tiles beneath a skylight with a freestanding bath, separate walk-in shower and timber vanity unit.

Room to grow

For buyers thinking ahead, there is real scope to extend into the loft (STPP), the kind of upside that can be increasingly rare to find on a street like this.

The location

Enbrook Street sits within a 10–15 minute walk of three neighbourhoods: Queen's Park, for Salusbury Road's independent shops and restaurants and the park itself, with its tennis courts, café and farmers' market; Kensal Rise, for Chamberlayne Road's delis, wine bars and boutiques; and, closest of all, Golborne Road, reached by a quiet footbridge that brings its market, the top of Portobello Road and Notting Hill within ten minutes. Bakerloo, Overground and Hammersmith & City services are all within walking distance, at Queen's Park, Kensal Rise and Westbourne Park. Ark Franklin and Salusbury primary schools are nearby.