Grove Vale, East Dulwich

£725,000

A delightful two bedroom semi-detached Victorian maisonette arranged over two floors (it feels very much like a house), featuring its own private entrance on the corner of the desirable Ondine Road, and a sunny, low-maintenance front garden beside the bay window. Chain free.

The current owners have overseen a thorough and exemplary turnkey refurbishment, which embraces and highlights the property’s fabulous natural light and good proportions (at over 750 square feet in total floor area).

You are in a super East Dulwich/Peckham Rye borderland spot. You will enjoy the benefit of both town centres (Camberwell is also close), with East Dulwich Station (Zone 2) just a three minute walk from your door. Lordship Lane, Goose Green, Dulwich Hamlet FC, M&S Food Hall and the Dog Kennel Hill Sainsbury’s store are all also really close.

There are excellent local schools and nurseries within 5-10 minutes of the property, including Goose Green Primary most locally.

Open your front door and you land in a high-ceilinged hall, with your open-plan reception/kitchen/diner to your left. This is a pleasing large and light room, at over 15 feet each way, with 3m-high ceilings.

Welcome features include wooden floors, a tiled feature fireplace, built-in alcove cupboards and shelving, and a sleek and high-end modern kitchen with integrated appliances (including an induction hob and tall fridge/freezer). Custom-made window shutters grace the big bay window for privacy plus sun control.

There is a large storage cupboard under the stairs which is great for coats and such. Take the stairs up to find your two smart carpeted bedrooms, with the property’s shower room in between. Your principal bedroom, of over 17 feet by over 15 feet, has twin sash windows, a sunny southwesterly orientation, and to-the-ceiling wardrobes in both alcoves.

Across the hall is your second bedroom, of over 13 feet by over 8 feet. The windowed shower room is next door - in a classy contemporary style, with slick white suite and on-trend monochrome detailing.

The property also benefits from loft access.

You’ll want for very little in this locale. Locally on Grove Vale we like Blackbird Bakery and Jones of Brockley. Norbert's is a new popular addition on Melbourne Grove.

Stroll down to Lordship Lane for lots of strong local pubs, cafes, shops and restaurants. We like Chacarero and Chango for empanadas, Kartuli for delicious Georgian food, The EDT and The Palmerston for sunny drinks, and SMBS for great groceries. Further down the lane you have Dulwich Picturehouse cinema, William Rose, Brother’s, Mons, Moxon’s, Jade and Bruno among other top offerings.

You can also easily saunter to Bellenden Road for Review book store, The General Store, The Begging Bowl, Artusi, Ganapati and The Sourcing Table. Choumert Road and Rye Lane are also close, for such delights as Petitou, Peckham Plex cinema, Bara, Forza Wine, Hausu and Lai Rai. In Camberwell, The Kerfield, The Camberwell Arms, Theo's and Lala Books are all good spots.

Tenure: Leasehold (approx. 151 years remaining)
Service charge: £480 per annum
Council tax band: C
Borough: Southwark