Elm Grove, Peckham Rye

£1,100,000

Gorgeous Victorian semi-detached house with west-facing 'city' garden (and rear access onto Bellenden Road) set directly next to a small park, on a peaceful no-through street within Holly Grove Conservation Area.

Walk just four minutes to Peckham Rye Station for regular and London Overground Zone 2 trains.

The neat and stylish 1051 square feet home has three bedrooms (one single, two doubles), a beautiful bathroom, a generous double-reception, and a slick kitchen onto a modern dining space; providing a double-aspect dining room leading out to the private and walled garden.

The property’s outlook is one to savour and one we should mention: you will struggle to find the same/similar in London. The houses across the street are beautiful (and listed), and the street itself is wide and uncongested due to its no-through road status and permit-parking setup.

A paved and walled, low-maintenance garden fronts the street, and you have two gates to access it.

Open the original front door into the hall and the through-reception room sits off to your right. Each reception space enjoys a working period fireplace with Victorian mosaic tiles, and custom-made timber shutters to their respective sash windows. Further welcome features include the original old school style radiators (found throughout the house, swoon!) and the engineered oak flooring. Built-in book shelving is also fitted in the alcoves in the second reception room.

On through to the kitchen (underfloor heating featuring here). This is a timeless white gloss number with plenty of wall and base units, paired with contrasting solid timber counters. Beyond is the double-aspect dining space. A huge skylight and folding doors plus an additional window make for a beautifully-bright room, and it works just as well for casual day to day dining as for a posh supper with friends. Fold nearly a whole wall’s worth of glazed doors to the garden which is tiled and west-facing; you’ll get plenty of afternoon sun when it’s with us.

Upstairs, a grand master bedroom steals the show at over 15 feet by over 11. Two sash windows serve up street views, and a pale carpet, decorative fireplace and white window shutters are further nod-inducing additions.

Adjacent is the second double bedroom of over 10 feet by over 9. Stripped and painted boards in here this time, and lovely white shutters feature again.

To the rear of the building, find the bathroom with traditional-style suite, over bath shower (the bath is Albion of England) and two skylight windows.

Beyond this (noting two further Velux skylights on the landing area) is a small carpeted single bedroom with sash to the rear, complete with window shutters, and a decorative original fireplace.

Before we go onto the area blurb… the mural: Thierry Noir painted the exposed wall as part of the Dulwich Outdoor Gallery. He’s a huge street artist and the first person to paint the Berlin Wall! He ended up painting over 10km of the wall and his work is now global (his works are in MOMA in the US and he’s recently painted some of the roads around the TATE modern).

What a spot to call home. Bellenden Road and Rye Lane are close for all manner of places to eat and drink. Our favourites include Ganapati, Anderson’s, Artusi, Petitou, The Montpelier, The Victoria Inn and The Begging Bowl. In the warm months, go vertical for Peckham's multiple roof top bars.

Little ones? Young children are catered for extremely well in this locale, with The Villa Nursery a short walk away, and The Belham and Bellenden Primary Schools close as well.

Parks? Warwick Gardens, Peckham Rye Park and Common, Lettsom Gardens (with allotments), and Ruskin and Burgess Parks are all local.

SE15 is always popular in the press and it is no surprise with so much afoot in an already-established neighbourhood, such as the regeneration of and around Peckham Rye Station.