Deerhurst Road, Streatham Common, SW16

A truly remarkable 6,038 sq ft modernist home, designed and built in 1970s, offering exceptional proportions, striking architectural detail and a rare lifestyle opportunity in one of Streatham’s most desirable residential settings.

From the moment you arrive, this unique property makes an impression. Built by an architect and still retaining its bold 1970s identity, the house is defined by huge windows, expansive rooms, clean architectural lines and a wonderful sense of light and space throughout. Its distinctive retro style and modernist features have made it a sought-after location for numerous photoshoots and music videos, with the current owners successfully renting the home as a retro shoot location.

The house has been carefully refreshed while embracing its original design philosophy. The raised ground floor offers outstanding living and entertaining space, including a superb light-filled kitchen where morning sun pours in, creating a warm and uplifting start to the day. The principal living and dining areas are particularly impressive, with generous proportions and wide glazing overlooking a large and lushly-planted private terrace. Floor-to-ceiling folding doors give an inside/outside adaptability to this space, enhancing its relaxed, feel-good ambience. The beautiful iroko wood roof deck provides a wonderfully private space to sit, entertain or simply enjoy the vast south London open sky.

A major highlight of the home is its indoor swimming pool, which gives the property a genuine holiday-at-home feel. As the sun sets into the rear of the house and across the pool area, the space becomes especially atmospheric. During the summer months, the current owners have enjoyed many days spent swimming, sunbathing, reading and relaxing without needing to leave the house. The adjacent secluded garden and adjoining party room further enhances the home’s appeal as a place for entertaining, celebration and memorable family living.

Accommodation is extensive and versatile, with two full bathrooms, a WC on the raised ground level, and two further poolside shower rooms with WCs. There are also two garages, offering excellent off-street parking and storage.

The interiors celebrate the glamour and confidence of the 1970s, with memorable period details throughout, including the original yellow and gold Bonsackh bathroom suite, which was the height of celebrity fashion at the time. The result is a home with real character: nostalgic, stylish and full of personality, yet refreshed and maintained for modern living.

The setting is equally appealing. Deerhurst Road has a friendly neighbourhood feel, with a residents’ WhatsApp group and a genuine sense of community where neighbours look out for one another. Streatham Common is at the end of the road, offering a wonderful blend of woodland, parkland and the beautiful Rookery gardens, along with a much-loved café serving excellent food and coffee.

The area offers an impressive range of local amenities. Streatham High Road provides shops, cafés, restaurants, charity shops, coffee spots and a Waterstones, while Bravi Ragazzi is a local favourite for outstanding pizza. A wide choice of supermarkets is close by, including Sainsbury’s, Tesco, M&S, Aldi and Lidl. Leisure facilities are also excellent, with an Olympic-sized ice rink, gym and swimming pool within walking distance, as well as local yoga classes, Streatham Choral Society and easy access to both Brockwell and Tooting Lidos for outdoor swimming.

Transport links into central London are convenient and varied. Streatham station provides Thameslink services, Streatham Common offers services into Victoria, and local bus routes provide quick access to Tooting Bec and Balham for the Northern line. The 249 bus stops at the end of the road. Families are also well served by excellent local state and private schools, including Dunraven School on Leigham Court Road, with the highly regarded schools of Dulwich also within easy reach.

This is a rare opportunity to acquire a substantial, architect-designed modernist home of genuine character and scale, a house that combines retro glamour, exceptional entertaining space, private outdoor areas, an indoor swimming pool and a strong sense of community, all moments from the green open spaces of Streatham Common.