Grove Hill Road, Camberwell

£825,000

Big and bright upper-floored apartment of 1366 square feet (not a typo!) with four bedrooms, two bathrooms, and a cute garden. The property – set on a pleasing corner plot, with Bromar Road – is being sold without a chain.

Let for many years until recently, here is a golden opportunity to create your dream pad. You are on lovely high ground, in a notably leafy locale, near Lettsom Gardens and gorgeous Camberwell Grove, winning-at-life close to three Zone 2 stations: Denmark Hill, East Dulwich (walk nine minutes to either of these) and Peckham Rye (14). And the centres of Camberwell, East Dulwich and Peckham are all a short walk.

Kids, or thinking of? Local schools include The Villa Nursery (and Pre-Prep.), Lyndhurst Primary, and The Charter School East Dulwich for secondary phase.

There is a main door and a hall/lobby shared with one other property. From your own front door here, stairs take you to your first floor landing space. You’ll note welcome high ceilings.

Set to the front of the building are two bedrooms: one single and one double. Then next door your reception room is double-aspect (inclusive of a big bay window), being set to the corner. A feature fireplace is a nice focal point.

Still on this floor you have a double bedroom and a windowed bathroom with simple white suite, then a large kitchen/dining room. The room’s southerly aspect ensures it is particularly light throughout the day.

The second floor hosts the largest of your bedrooms, and an internal bathroom to its corner. Eaves storage (plenty of it!) is accessed from this room.

You will want for very little in this top spot. Grove Vale and Lordship Lane are local for independent shops, groceries, eateries and drinkeries galore. Top spots include Blackbird Bakery, The EDT, The Victory, William Rose, The Cheese Block, SMBS, Brothers, Mon’s and Moxons. The Picturehouse cinema is great as well.

Or nip down to Theo’s, Nandine, The Camberwell Arms, The Kerfield Arms or newcomers Lala Books, Veraison Wines, Little Cellars and Gladwell’s in central Camberwell. Here you will also find a good leisure centre, tennis club and yoga studio.

Alternatively, stroll to Bellenden Road (for unbeatable Keralan cuisine at Ganapati, Thai at The Begging Bowl, a carb-fix at Pizza Nerds, or vino at The Sourcing Table perhaps), or to Rye Lane for The Bussey Building & Copeland Park complex and Peckham Levels. Of the summer months it is all about the rooftop cocktails!

There is a big Sainsbury’s store locally on Dog Kennel Hill, or grab some market life on Rye Lane or North Cross Road. Other eating and drinking establishments worthy of note locally include The Phoenix, The George Canning, The Victoria Inn and Hermits Cave.

Local parks include the ‘secret’ Lettsom Gardens (a key to which is yours for a nominal annual fee), Ruskin Park, Warwick Gardens, Peckham Rye Park and Common, and Goose Green.

Tenure: Leasehold (approx. 177 years remaining)
Service charge: £1,996 per annum
Ground rent: £10 per annum
Council tax band: C
Borough: Southwark