Grovelands Close, SE5

The mezzanine apartment

A unique top-floor maisonette on a leafy close just off Camberwell Grove, spread over two floors, with a bedroom that looks down over the living room. It's in fantastic shape, it's surrounded by trees, and it even includes a private parking space.

GUIDE PRICE £400,000 – £450,000

and the other numbers are great too... 950+ year lease, only £800/year service charge and £100/year ground rent

Why this house

- Your own entrance - The door and the stairs are yours. There's no communal hallway and no one else's post on the mat.

- The living room goes all the way up - Part of the lounge is double height, so it feels bigger than the floor area suggests. There's plenty of light, and trees outside every window.

- The mezzanine bedroom steals the show overlooking the lounge, with a skylight full of treetops. It's the bit everyone will be talking about on the way home from the viewing.

- The expensive jobs are done - The kitchen has been redone in grey shaker. The bathroom is also new and has a bath and a separate walk-in shower. You can spend your first weekend unpacking instead of ringing round for tradespeople.

- Bedroom two has a floor to itself - It's downstairs by the lounge, away from the main bedroom. That works well for guests, a little one, or working from home with the door shut.

- Somewhere to park - You get your own private parking space, so there's no circling the block looking for a spot when you get home.

- Central Heating - Not standard in these homes, but added to this apartment recently with boiler and radiators

Upgrades The current owners have done the expensive, fiddly jobs, so you won't have to:

• Kitchen and bathroom, both recently redone
• Modern central heating, hot water system and radiators
• Recently fitted triple-glazed windows
• New carpets
• All paintwork and woodwork redone, so there's no sanding or stripping to do

Why this area

Grovelands Close feels tucked away, but you're five minutes from the station and ten from Camberwell Church Street. Walk down Camberwell Grove and you're into proper neighbourhood pubs, good coffee and restaurants from all over the world. For some green, Lucas Gardens is about six minutes away, and Brunswick Park and Ruskin Park are each around twelve.

Local favourites include (all just a short walk away)

SAPHI: proper coffee, fresh croissants and a terrace by the station
Grove House Tavern: a friendly, dog-friendly local with good beer on tap
Lumberjack: excellent coffee and a quiet garden out the back
The Camberwell Arms: seasonal cooking and a Sunday roast with a big local following
Camberwell Leisure Centre: gym, pool and classes under one roof
 

Transport

Denmark Hill (Overground and National Rail): about 5 minutes' walk
East Dulwich: about 15 minutes' walk
Peckham Rye: about 15 minutes' walk
 

Leasehold (circa 950 years remaining) · Ground rent: £100/year · Service charge: £800/year · Council tax: Band C (Southwark)

For more information and to book your viewing, reach out using the reference JB0670