Gibbon Road, Nunhead

£385,000

Sale Agreed

A bright, long-leased and neat purpose-built one bed maisonette, close to Nunhead Station and high street shops. Delivering over 620 square feet, the layout is well-balanced, and a long balcony (21ft: the width of the flat!) is the clincher.

It’s an ace first or second home, London bolthole or buy to let property. Welcome features include double-glazed windows and doors, built-in storage cupboards, your own front door and neutral decor.

Open your front door and to your right is the kitchen/diner, with fitted base units in a cool pared-back style, metro-style tiling, and plenty of open-shelving. A large under stairs area is a bonus; the current owners use this as a utility space.

On the other side of the entrance lobby, find the surprisingly large bathroom with white suite and over-bath shower, along with large fitted cupboards. A tall linen cupboard completes the floor.

Upstairs, you have a bedroom and reception room at 17 feet by 8 feet and 17 feet by 10 feet respectively. The largest of the two big rooms has a skylight window and French doors out onto the balcony - which has super north-westerly views. At the top of the stairs (by the entrance to both upstairs rooms) is another useful storage cupboard.

Nunhead Station (Fare Zone 2) has Thameslink trains and a great skyline view from the platforms! Or walk about half a mile to Queen’s Road Peckham station (also Zone 2) for London Overground services. Canary Wharf is easy via Canada Water, also destinations such as Clapham Junction or Shoreditch High Street.

Nunhead’s town centre has some excellent and established staples, including Ayre’s bakery and Soper’s wet-fish shop. Other treats include BARD4100 (pizza and drinks), Goodcup (coffee), Mother Superior and El Vermut bottle/deli shops.

Skehans, Time Out's 'Best Pub in London', is just a 4 minute walk. The Old Nun’s Head, which often has live music, and The Earl of Derby (under new management) are also reliable locals. Nunhead Green has a friendly community centre by AOC Architects.

It’s a short stroll to Telegraph Hill's gorgeous parks, and also to Peckham Rye Park and Common’s 113 acres, and Nunhead Cemetery is a beautiful Victorian one (one of ‘The Magnificent Seven’, no less) with organised tours.

Tenure: Leasehold (approx. 105 years remaining)
Service charge: £3,000 per annum (including heating costs)
Ground rent: £10 per annum
Council tax band: B
Borough: Southwark