Borrett Close, Kennington

£460,000

Architecturally-treated two bedroom ex-LA second (top) floor apartment with its own front door and double-glazing throughout. A brilliant live-in or let-out proposition.

Find your new place in a quiet and tucked-away yet seriously well-connected location: Kennington tube (Northern line) is an eight minute walk, and Elephant & Castle tube (Bakerloo and Northern) is an 11 minute one. Or jump on any number of central-bound buses on nearby Walworth Road.

Take the stairs to the second floor and there is ‘deck access’; your own front door sitting at the far end of the walkway = neighbours never need to pass it. On entry, you have a neat built-in coat cupboard to your right.

Straight ahead is bedroom two - a respectable double, of over 9 feet by nearly 11 feet, with a big built-in closet.

Next door is the principal bedroom - of over 12 feet by over 9 feet, again with a built-in closet (you’ll not need to drag a free-standing wardrobe in!).

A second cupboard sits in the hall space - great for cleaning stuff and such. Access your modern (windowed) bathroom, with over-bath shower, opposite this.

At the foot of the hall, open a cool, oversized door into your main event: the large and delightfully-bright double-aspect reception/kitchen/dining room. The timeless fitted kitchen has white modern units paired with reclaimed countertops (running the entire wall - cleverly creating a breakfast bar/work area as well). Appliances are integrated and included in the sale.

What’s around? Your local parks include Pasley, Kennington and Burgess. The latter has a popular park run on Saturdays at 9am.

Useful supermarkets and shops are easily lamded upon - on Walworth Road. You are slso near East Street Market for your fruit and veg etc.

It is tempting to zip straight into town in this location, but there are loads of good indie spots locally as well - just some examples are White Bear Theatre, The Old Red Lion pub, Muma Thai, Cheli, Dragon Castle and Diogenes The Dog.

The Elephant & Castle area has enjoyed recent and substantial regeneration works, and the leisure centre/gym here is really strong. There are lots of private and boutique gyms and yoga/pilates studios, too.

Tenure: Leasehold (approx. 178 years remaining)
Service charge: £3,200 per annum
Ground rent: £10 per annum
Council tax band: B
Borough: Southwark