Dartmouth Road, Forest Hill

£480,000

Sale Agreed

Best and final offers invited by midday, Tuesday 5th March 2024.

Generous and bright two proper double bedroom apartment of 613 square feet, with a Freehold-share, within 'Forest Lodge': an attractive 1930s low-rise development (of just 24 apartments).

Walk just seven minutes to Forest Hill Station. There is a garage available to the new owner/s on a lease for a small fee each month.

Find your new period home in a cracking location directly opposite Forest Hill’s pool, gym and Victorian public library, and a brief stroll from the town centre’s shops and services.

Your neighbouring walkable town centres are Sydenham, Honor Oak and East Dulwich.

Welcome features include huge windows (double-glazed for heat and sound insulation, in a sensitive style), elegant column radiators, sound-insulation to the ceilings, restored original wooden floors and doors, and sourced and restored original Art Deco door handles. Walls are painted in classy shades from Little Greene, F&B and Lick.

The handsome brick-built building is fronted by pleasing communal front gardens - these are pro-maintained and planted out with mature palm trees, hydrangeas and Japanese anemones.

There is also a delightful communal rear garden, plus a south-facing (undemised) garden and patio next to your place.

You are simply surrounded by green spaces: check out Mayow Park, Horniman Gardens, Sydenham Woods, Dacres' Wood and Devonshire Road nature reserves and Albion Millennium Green (among others!).

To the flat itself: from the smart shared hall and in your own front door, first find your neat kitchen - treats here include new wall and base units which are teamed with sleek Dekton counters, Zellige tiles, new engineered oak flooring, open-shelving and a window seat.

Next door on your left is the newly-renovated windowed bathroom, designed to echo the original thirties tiling the sellers uncovered while renovating (all tiles sourced by Claybrook). Your waterfall shower over the bath is from Lusso, and your sink is Duravit (with a Hansgrohe tap). The room is completed with a custom-made airing cupboard with good storage plus plumbing for a washing machine.

To your right of the hall is the large and light reception room of over 14 feet by nearly 11 feet. Zone dining and seating areas easily here. Smart black tiles feature in the opened-up fireplace.

Your two similarly-sized double bedrooms complete the flat tour (13 feet by 10 feet and 12 feet by 10 feet). Both enjoy green vistas.

Forest Hill has a buzzy and friendly town centre with a large Sainsbury’s store, and loads of pleasing independent offerings; including a brilliant free range butcher (The Butchery) and lots of cafes too - including St David Coffee House. The Sylvan Post is a local quirky real ale place with good food in an old Post Office. Big Cheeks Thai is a top spot too. For burgers, head to Meat Liquor in The Dartmouth Arms. For pizza, Bona on Dartmouth Road is fab.

You are also within easy reach of excellent primary and nursery provision. Eliot Bank (Ofsted-rated ‘Outstanding’) is a six minute walk from your door.

Tenure: Share of Freehold
Service charge: £125 per month