Holland Gardens, Brentford TW8

A second-floor, one-bedroom apartment in a gated riverside development in Brentford, offered with vacant possession, no onward chain and a 24-hour concierge. It extends to 604 sq ft and has a wide private balcony facing the Thames, gated underground parking and an EPC rating of B.

The reception room measures just over fifteen feet by thirteen and takes a sofa and a dining table without the two competing, which is rare at this size. It is arranged around a corner of full height glazing with doors onto the balcony, and the outlook is open, over Watermans Park to the Thames and the wooded length of Brentford Ait beyond. The balcony runs along the front of the apartment, wide enough to sit out on properly rather than the token ledge these buildings often give you.

The kitchen is separate, fitted with a full range of units under timber worktops with an integrated oven, hob and extractor and space for a fridge freezer. Keeping it out of the living space is part of why the reception room works as well as it does.

The bedroom is the surprise. At over fourteen feet by ten it is a genuine double with room for freestanding furniture, and it looks out to the same aspect as the reception room. The bathroom is fully tiled and has both a bath and a separate shower enclosure, which is unusual in a one bedroom flat and worth pointing out on viewings. A store cupboard off the entrance hall gives the storage that flats of this size normally lack.

The development is modern, well managed and set behind gated grounds, with a residents' gym, leisure facilities and a sauna, and secure underground parking. A balcony, a Thames outlook and parking at this price will suit a first time buyer, a downsizer or an investor equally.
Additional information
We have been informed that some elements of the building are constructed using techniques or materials that do not comply with current government guidance. We have received documents advising that this building has been assessed by a competent person, who has determined that works need to be carried out to the external wall of the building. Further information on the action being taken to mitigate the risk will be provided.

Holland Gardens sits on the Brentford Riverside at Kew Bridge, beside the old Grand Junction waterworks. The company opened its pumping station here in 1838 to draw clean water from the Thames for west London, and the brick standpipe tower added in 1867 still rises over the neighbourhood as one of the last of its kind anywhere. The site is now the London Museum of Water and Steam, and Brentford has spent the years since turning from working river port into one of the more interesting corners of west London.

The day to day is close at hand. Mum's Wholefood, an independent grocer, and a Sainsbury's Local are both around six minutes on foot, while INYUN, the Korean fried chicken and coffee shop, is four. Kew Bridge Station is a nine minute walk, with the Express Tavern and The Roastery alongside it.

Thirteen minutes in one direction brings you to Strand on the Green, the riverside stretch of Chiswick and home to four well regarded pubs in the Steam Packet, the Bell and Crown, the City Barge and the Bull's Head. Thames Road runs parallel, with independent coffee shops, dentists and Annie's, a much loved local restaurant, along with the Strand on the Green nursery, infant and junior schools.

Fifteen minutes the other way is Brentford High Street, where an Everyman cinema, Gail's, Morrisons, Holland & Barrett and Specsavers sit alongside Rottura, the family run Italian restaurant in the new riverside development, and the Duke of London wine bar and classic car showroom. The Black Dog Beer House is a similar walk, as is the Watermans Arts Centre.

Kew Green and the entrance to Kew Gardens are sixteen minutes away on foot, and the A4 and M4 give quick access west and towards Heathrow. All distances and timings are approximate.