Apple Tree Road, London, N17

Tucked away on Apple Tree Road, this 3 bedroom freehold townhouse was designed by HTA Design as part of West Green Place. It extends to approximately 1,248 sq ft across 3 floors, with a private garden and an allocated off street parking space.

The kitchen opens into a living and dining room that rises to a vaulted ceiling. Rooflights draw daylight down onto pale herringbone flooring, and wide folding doors open straight onto the garden. There are 2 bedrooms and a family bathroom on the first floor. The principal bedroom has the top floor to itself, with fitted wardrobes, a built in desk and a shower room on the same level.

A gate from Apple Tree Road leads straight into Downhills Park. There are tennis courts and a playground, quieter paths through the Italian gardens and tables outside the park café. It’s easy to fit in a quick lap before work, or keep going across Downhills Park Road into Lordship Rec. There, you can walk round the pond, stop at the community café or take the kids and their bikes to the old model traffic area.

Forks & Green does brunch just around the corner on Philip Lane, with Metcha Matcha further along for onigiri and matcha lattes. Turn onto Lawrence Road for With Milk, the independent café and deli run by 2 sisters. It’s one of our local favourites for a flat white and a slice of banana bread, with tables out front when the sun’s out.

On West Green Road, Perkyn’s is a good stop for coffee, a sandwich or a bottle to take home, with Yard Sale Pizza a few doors away on Vicarage Parade. The independent greengrocer Seasonal Greens is also preparing to add a café and bakery.

Seven Sisters gives you the Victoria line to King’s Cross and Oxford Circus, as well as Weaver line trains to Liverpool Street. Turnpike Lane is handy for the Piccadilly line, and the W4 runs past Downhills Park towards Bruce Grove and Tottenham Hale.