Banbury Street, London SW11

“A considered home with an airy quality and a densely planted south-facing garden”

Close to Battersea Park lies Banbury Street, a quiet, leafy Victorian terrace on which sits this spectacular home. It was reshaped, refurbished, and extended by DoBuild to an exceptional standard, with a total of 1,747 sq ft of highly curated interior space. The result is a light-filled home with staggered volume and a contemporary material palette, backing onto a private, foliage-filled evergreen garden. The home is configured as a 3 bedroom maisonette and a 1 bedroom lower ground flat. The setting is well connected and exquisitely calm, just moments from the Thames Path and Battersea Park.

The Tour

Behind a wrought-iron gate lies the home’s private entrance, with a handsomely symmetrical London stock-brick façade. Steps descend to another entry point on the lower ground floor, which is arranged as a private apartment, while the main entrance remains straight ahead.

An entrance hall, fitted with store cupboards and coat hooks, leads to the centre of the plan, where a largely open-plan room contains spaces for sitting, dining and cooking. A sitting room introduces the space, lit by a large Venetian sash window and arranged around a contemporary fireplace. The refined material palette is expressed through soft white-painted walls, oak herringbone parquet flooring and high ceilings, lending the room a wonderfully airy quality. Another original sash window bookends the dining room, which has another fireplace and storage-filled alcoves, leading into the kitchen extension.

The kitchen architecture is particularly expressive and angled towards the garden, with enormous Ash-framed picture windows and a concrete-laid garden room lit by three aspects of glazing; as a result, the garden becomes an integral part of the room and daily rhythms of the home. A run of full-height cupboards stores food, appliances and cooking utensils, an efficient space-saving solution, and a useful WC is next door.

A dark-stained ash staircase ascends to the bedrooms on the upper floors. The second floor is given entirely to the main suite, where views stretch over the garden to the surrounding rooftops and built-in cabinetry, crafted in the same grain as the staircase, lines the opposite wall. Crittall doors with reeded glass panes lead to the en suite bathroom, fitted with a large walk-in shower and green glazed wall tiles.

The remaining two bedrooms sit on the first floor with the same pared-back colour scheme and floor-to-ceiling wardrobes. A second bathroom occupies the space in between with a built-in bath, an overhead shower, and white glazed tiles.

Accessed from outside via a private entrance, the lower-ground floor is a wonderful addition to the home, designed for an independent lifestyle. With large proportions and excellent natural light from glazing at either end, light permeates throughout. The spacious kitchen is well equipped, with room to gather and entertain, and crafted details, including a built-in bench and shelving, add to the sense of space. The bedroom sits at the rear, overlooking a private courtyard garden, and a shower room sits adjacent.

Outdoor Space

The garden is as thought through as the house, with tiered terraces and a paved path wreathed in dense foliage and southerly light. It feels fully immersed in nature, rare for a home in such a central location. The mature planting screens the garden from view, making it wonderfully secluded. Lighting and an automatic irrigation system complete the garden.

The lower ground floor has a private south-facing courtyard, a perfect spot to start a potted plant collection.

The Area

Banbury Street is quietly nestled in the heart of Battersea, just moments from the lush, open expanses of Battersea Park. The 200-acre Victorian park features formal gardens, sporting greens, a boating lake, the historic Pump House Gallery, and the popular Pear Tree Cafe right by the water. Just slightly further afield are the vibrant riverside developments of Battersea Power Station and Nine Elms, which have transformed the local area into a high-end cultural and retail hub.

For everyday conveniences, local artisan bakeries, cafes, and supermarkets are on the doorstep, while the wider culinary and shopping destinations of Northcote Road, Battersea Square, and Chelsea are easily accessible.

The neighbourhood is exceptionally well-suited for families with top-tier educational options. Highly regarded local schools, including the outstanding L’Ecole de Battersea, Thomas’s Battersea, and Harris Academy Battersea, are all within easy walking distance.

Clapham Junction station is close by, with rapid mainline connections into Victoria and Waterloo, alongside numerous bus routes. The Northern Line extension at Battersea Power Station provides direct underground access to the West End and the City, while Thames Clippers offer a scenic commute down the Thames toward Embankment and Canary Wharf.


Tenure: Freehold | Council Tax Band: E