Purves Road, Kensal Rise, NW10

Purves Road, Kensal Rise NW10

3 bed / 2 bath split-level apartment | £775,000

Behind a freshly restored Victorian façade on one of Kensal Rise’s most loved residential streets, this three bedroom / two bathroom split-level apartment unfolds across the top two floors with a principal suite that opens to the sky.

First impressions
The front of the building has been restored with real care. Crisp white stucco, ornate carved capitals and a new black and white mosaic path set the tone from the street. Inside, a staircase rises to the first floor where wide oak boards run throughout.

Living space
The reception room sits at the front of the house and is full of light from a deep bay and a further tall window. Original cornicing has been kept and built in alcove shelving frames the chimney breast. The room has the scale and proportion to take a large sofa, a reading corner, a dining table and a wall of art with ease.

The kitchen is compact and characterful. It has brushed stainless steel cabinetry, an induction hob and an integrated oven set against a checkerboard floor and a warm reclaimed oak clad wall.

Thoughtfully configured
Two further bedrooms sit on this floor and both have built in wardrobes. The rear bedroom enjoys a calm outlook over the gardens whilst the middle one would be ideal for a guest, a child or a study. A shower room with white metro tiles, a heated towel rail and a window completes the floor.

The top floor
The loft conversion is the heart of this home. The principal bedroom has two skylights and French doors to a Juliet balcony which face south across rooftops and treetops to the city skyline beyond. It has its own en-suite shower room with a skylight, soft sage metro tiles and a patterned floor. There is useful eaves storage too.

Room to grow
The flat roof beyond the French doors offers the potential to create a private roof terrace, subject to the necessary consents.

The location
Purves Road sits in the heart of Kensal Rise. Chamberlayne Road and College Road are moments away with their restaurants, pubs, independent coffee shops and vintage stores. Queen’s Park is a short walk and has a cafe, tennis courts, a children’s farm and wide open lawns. Kensal Rise station is close by for the Overground. Kensal Green and Queen’s Park stations serve the Bakerloo line and the Overground. The markets of Golborne Road and Portobello Road are within easy reach, as is the Grand Union Canal. Local schools include Princess Frederica, Ark Academy and Kenmont Primary with numerous private schools nearby.

Tenure
Leasehold: 88 years remaining (possibility to buy the Freehold jointly)
Ground Rent: peppercorn
Service Charge: none
Freeholder: absent
Council tax: Band C - £1,986.91pa
EPC: to follow