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Nestledon a quiet one way residential street, just a short walk
from Leytonstone town centre,underground central line station,
Overground services, Francis Road and the open expanse of Wanstead
Flats, this beautifully restored Edwardian home blends historic
character with modern luxuries. With spacious rooms decorated in
Farrow & Ball shades and triple bi fold and French doors opening
onto a south facing garden, its a home designed for comfort, summer
evenings and quiet weekends.
In 2018, the current owners stripped the house back and wholly
renovated the interior, restoring original features such as the
ornate coved ceilings, curved walls, skirting boards, woodwork, and
period fireplaces.
Some of the many improvements made included replacing the
windows and installing new French doors and bi folds in the newly
fitted kitchen; replacing most of the internal doors, the wiring
fuse box, sockets, switches, indoor and outdoor lights, pipework,
the boiler and radiators; installing wired internet into five rooms
and a new garden room; redoing the bathroom to include underfloor
heating and encaustic cement tiles; adding a downstairs toilet,
utility cupboard, and shed; and laying new solid oak parquet
flooring.
In addition, power, internet, and hot and cold pipes have been
added to the loft for easy future expansion, subject to planning.
Two years ago, the loft was re insulated, and a Nest thermostat was
added to improve energy efficiency.
Youll find the house in a grouping of quiet, one way residential
streets just minutes from outstanding restaurants Singburi is
practically on your doorstep , good schools, Leytonstone Leisure
Centre, shops, parks and rail services, making the location ideal
for busy professionals and young families.
Outside, a white painted brick wall screening the front patio
echoes the painted lintels and foliage topped columns to the full
height bay window and recessed front porch while contrasting with a
traditional brick frontage with decorative banding.
A glazed Farrow & Ball Hague Blue painted front door with
transom window and house number illuminates the hallway beyond,
where two tone walls trimmed with dado rails and ornate mouldings
combine with solid oak parquet flooring and a black cast iron
radiator to match the restored banisters for an old meets new feel.
Theres a bespoke recessed space to hang coats to one side and a
storage cupboard by the stairs, which conceals steps leading into a
very handy cellar.
For now, follow the original curved wall and oak flooring into
the open plan living and dining room on your right. Here, the
juxtaposition of Farrow & Ball Cornforth White walls, skirtings,
and architraves with bold green shades perfectly balances the
elegant white coving, while an electric stove and cast iron
radiator bring instant warmth.
To the front, a huge sash bay window with gold fittings, curtain
pelmet, and lower privacy panes floods the living area with natural
light a job taken over by full height French doors in the rear
dining space, which features a beautiful original fireplace with
tiled inserts and a wooden mantlepiece.
Return to the hallway to find a downstairs WC with encaustic
cement tiles and wooden bookshelves to match the stripped wood
doors. A bespoke bifold door has also been created for the utility
cupboard, which has plumbing and space for washing machine and
storage shelving.
Continue into the kitchen, where limestone floor tiles
meettimeless Gull Wing Gray cabinetry with copper handles, wooden
worktops breakfast bar, and a white metro tiled splashback.
Ceiling spots, copper tinted glass pendants in the dining area,
and a large window with a gold handle to match the tap to the
double butler sink below create a light filled space for cooking
and entertaining. However, its the triple bi fold doors that really
maximise the sunny and warm south facing aspect while bringing the
outdoors in. An anthracite grey designer vertical radiator adds
style and further enhances the cosy atmosphere.
Integrated appliances include a black and gold Rangemaster
cooker with a new wooden surround, a Panasonic microwave cooker, a
Samsung fridge freezer, and a Zanussi dishwasherand wine
fridge.
A neutralcarpet leads up the stairs onto a split level landing,
which, like the hallway and living room below, is lit by pendant
lights in soft natural tones. In the front primary bedroom, the
upper square bay and a third sash window drench the soft neutral
walls in natural light. At the same time, a ceiling rose, restored
skirting boards finishing a solid oakparquetfloor, and a cast iron
fireplace with a traditional black mantlepiece recall the homes
period origins. The alcoves on either side of the chimney breast
provide more storage space and fitted shelving.
Facing the side return and with in built storage, natural tone
carpet, and a restored fireplace, were told the middle bedroom is
always filled with wonderful light and feels lovely and warm.
Painted in subtle green tones that reflect the leafy view over the
garden, the third bedroom also features an original cast iron
fireplace, wooden shelving, andneutralcarpeting to tie the calming
natural aesthetic together.
In the family bathroom, encaustic tiles with underfloor heating
and a white beehive splashback and countertop pair with a grey
vanity unit incorporating a square basin and toilet cistern, with a
grey mirrored cabinet above. A large frosted sash window with gold
fittings brightens a deep, extra wide bath with glass screen and
rainfall shower. Youll also find a heated towel rail.
Outside, the kitchen bi folds reveal a well planned south facing
garden, beginning with a slate chipped seating area that wraps
around the side return to meet the French doors leading into the
dining room.
Tall fencing, mature shrubs, and flowering yucca filamentosa on
the wood chip borders give this peaceful outdoor eating, drinking,
and entertaining space a private, family friendly feel, while
wooden planters offer more scope for flowers and herbs. Two well
established rose bushes offer beautiful red and pink scented roses
for much of the year.
Newly fitted in the last 18 months astylishgarden room cloaked
in anthracite steel with wired internet and electricity sits at the
end of the lawn. With neutral d©cor, light and power, it would make
the perfect studio, gym, or home office. Its fully insulated, zero
maintenance, fitted withbespoke blindsand has a 25 year warranty.
North facing the room benefits from a soft glow of light at end of
day, while being nice and cool during the day with no direct sun.
Youll also find a practical shed to the side for handy storage.
A NOTE FROM THE OWNERS
We love so much about this house the sense of history, the
spacious rooms with high ceilings and south facing light, and its
proximity to Wanstead Flats and travel links, as well as the lovely
local independent shops, restaurants, taprooms and coffee shops
IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD
Melford Road is a quiet pocket of Leytonstone, about 12 minutes‘
walk from the town centre, with popular spots including The Wild
Goose Bakery, Homies on Donkeys, Panda Dim Sum, Leytonstone Tavern,
The Holly Tree, Yard Sale Pizza and Theatre of Wine.
Lovely Francis Road is only 10 minutes on foot and has a
fantastic collection of independent shops, relaxed caf©s, delis and
craft beer shops. The current owners‘ other local favourites
include Singburi for amazing Thai food, Bocca Bocca, the local pie
and mash shop, San Marino Caf©, Back to Ours coffee shop, Zaxx for
Korean food and Phlox bookshop.
Nearby schools with Good or Outstanding Ofsted ratings include
Davies Lane Primary, George Tomlinson Primary and Connaught for
Girls.
Leytonstone High Road Overground station is approximately 5
minutes‘ walk, while Stratford is 12 minutes by bus for serious
retail, restaurant and cultural therapy at Westfield and the East
Village.Leytonstone underground station is 12 mins walk
away.There‘s also a major transport interchange for Underground,
Overground, DLR, National Rail and HS1 services. In addition,
Stratford, Maryland, and Forest Gate stations offer Elizabeth line
services.
Finally, the wild and beautiful green spaces of Wanstead Flats
and Bushwood are only a few minutes by foot, while peaceful
Langthorne Park is great for kids. Alternatively, Wanstead or the
Olympic Park are just a short bike ride away.
EPC Rating D
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