Deptford Foundry, LONDON

Panelling along the hallway gives the flat character from the moment you step through the door. The reception room opens onto the first of two private balconies. Both face west, so they catch the sun from lunchtime into the evening.

The kitchen is a great size, fitted with integrated Siemens appliances and a custom breakfast bar, and the tiling has just been updated throughout.

Both bedrooms are large doubles. The main bedroom has its own en-suite with a striking feature wall. The second bedroom has its own private balcony for morning coffee, and works just as well as a home office or guest room. A separate main bathroom serves the second bedroom and guests.

Residents have an on-site concierge, communal landscaped gardens and secure cycle storage. The flat is held on a 993-year lease, carries an EWS1 form with newly issued certificates, and is still covered by its NHBC warranty. Fibre broadband is available.
The development sits on the site of a Victorian iron foundry, and its design nods to that industrial past.

Deptford has been making things for centuries – first as Henry VIII's royal dockyard, then as home to the foundry that gives this development its name. Today that spirit lives on in the 450-plus artists, designers and makers who work in the studios on site, and in the Deptford X festival that fills the area with open studios and installations each year.

Step out and the neighbourhood is on your doorstep. Deptford High Street hosts one of south-east London's longest-running street markets, while the railway arches of Deptford Market Yard are lined with independent cafés, bars and restaurants. The Albany arts centre and Goldsmiths, University of London, in New Cross bring theatre, gigs and a steady stream of creative energy.

For fresh air, Folkestone Gardens, Deptford Park and Fordham Park are all a few minutes' walk, and the Thames Path is around five minutes away. Follow the river east and you reach Greenwich – its Royal Park, covered market and UNESCO World Heritage riverside – within a short walk or a single stop by train.

Getting around is easy. New Cross and Deptford stations are both within 12 minutes' walk, with trains to London Bridge in around 7 minutes and Cannon Street in around 10. The Overground links you to Shoreditch and Dalston, the DLR at Deptford Bridge runs to Canary Wharf, and regular buses cover everywhere in between.

Details

Tenure: Leasehold
Lease length: 993 years remaining (999 years from 2020)
Ground rent: £470/year
Service charge: £3860/year
Council tax band: D
EPC rating: B (Valid until 3 March 2029)