Situated in Bulwer Road, an attractive tree-lined street, this chain free two bedroomed flat occupies the first floor of a well-proportioned Victorian semi-detached property. Set back from the road and accessed via a path through the front garden, you will enter up the stone steps to the attractive entrance, with its impressive stone carved porch echoing the details surrounding the bay windows.
Going through your original front door, you find a hallway shared with the second floor flat, with a lovely original tiled floor and handrail up the stairs. On the first floor, an internal front door leads into your entrance hall, with stripped original wooden floorboards, a striking feature throughout the property.
To your left, you’ll find bedroom one. Situated at the front aspect of the property, this room is absolutely stunning, benefitting from a bay window formed from three enormous windows which finish at ceiling height, which means your bedroom is flooded with natural light. This is a grand, impressive bedroom of spacious proportions, decorated in a smart navy blue, with its characterful original floorboards giving a warmth to the ambiance. You have generous storage in your bedroom already built-in, with an enormous floor to ceiling double height double wardrobe, finished in white with stylish brass handles. A truly beautiful room to rest and relax in and a highlight of this lovely property.
Immediately opposite your front door is the door to your kitchen, which runs across the rest of the width of the property, with a large window to the side aspect. It’s a bright room with plenty of natural light and recessed LED lighting for when the sun goes down. Your kitchen units are clean, white gloss with the same brass handles as the bedroom storage cupboard – small, thoughtful touches that tie decorative scheme of the whole property cohesively together. The organic feel of your kitchen is created by the use of forest green walls, the ergonomic curves of the units and the ever-present wooden flooring. Smart grey worktops and black metro tiling add a slick, urban contrast. The kitchen has been carefully designed and equipped – you have the benefit of an integrated fridge and freezer hidden behind the glossy units, there’s a gas hob and you have a dishwasher as well as space for a washing machine.
Leaving the kitchen and turning right, you’ll enter your living room. You’ll find the same stripped wooden flooring and a wonderful high ceiling complete with picture rail, to give the room plenty of period character. It’s decorated in a soft pale blue, which adds to the feeling of airiness and space. There’s room for a dining table here too, to make this a useful, multi-purpose living space where all the family can enjoy relaxing and eating together. The large window overlooks the garden.
Turning right out of the living room door, you find your rear hallway, the soft taupe of the carpeting echoing the light, neutral walls to bring a calming effect to the area. You step down to enter bedroom 2, again with the warm tones of the stripped wood floorboards, which is set off beautifully by the leaf-green walls. You have a large window here to let the light flood in and there’s enough room not only for a double bed and a cot, but for a desk area too, if you want to work from home.
Off this rear hallway too, you have the period panelled door to your family bathroom, also benefiting from the wooden flooring and large window that are the hallmarks of this property. The room is stylishly decorated with floor to ceiling metro tiling on two walls, not only giving a contemporary edge to the room but making it a breeze to keep clean, too. The gleaming white of these tiles is enhanced by the clever use of a chic teal colour on the painted walls. You have a minimalist three lamp chandelier adding a modern twist, contrasting with the more traditional chrome fittings of your over-bath shower and ‘school radiator’ style radiator and towel rail. There’s a shaker-style panelled bath and a modern white vanity unit to house your cosmetics. You have even more storage on hand with a large, built-in floor to ceiling cupboard, which is perfect for stashing everything away, so you can maintain the clean lines of the property.
To the rear, your garden is a good-sized communal garden. You own an area of this garden yourself, but the owner has chosen for the whole area to be configured to share, so that everyone gets to benefit from a larger space, and could easily be split by a prospective owner. There’s plenty of room to relax and entertain. You have a terraced area next to the property, then a lawn which takes up the majority of the garden, surrounded by borders edged by sleepers.
Your property has highly rated pubs, such as the Heathcote & Star and Filly Brooke, within walking distance, a local fish and chip shop plus a range of stores nearby, such as a large Tesco supermarket. It has access to wonderful outdoor spaces, such as Wanstead Flats, Hollow Pond and Epping Forest. Your commute is made easy with a short walk to the nearby stations, including the Central Line station at Leytonstone and Leyton Midland Overground.
What the owner said… ‘We have lived in this flat for four years as a couple and now as parents to our toddler. It has been a wonderful home over what have been extraordinary years. We have spent many happy mornings basking in the sunlit bay windows and looking out over the beautiful garden installation across the street. The friendly neighbours and sense of space and greenery make it a very peaceful and welcoming place to live.
Through the pandemic the garden became a lifeline. We have always known that we could split the garden but have instead preferred to retain the open space and share it with our friendly downstairs neighbour.
We love the location, being a short walk to the tube, making trips into central London very easy, as well as Stratford for Westfield and the Olympic Park. We also enjoy being close to Leytonstone High Road and a short walk to Francis Road for places to eat. Another real benefit of the location is the lovely walk up to Hollow Ponds in Epping Forrest, which is a real delight throughout the year.
During our time here the local area has been transformed with the opening of the effortlessly cool Filly Brooke Pub, the amazing Gravity Well Tap Room, and charming Unity Café all within a short walk. We feel that its both an exciting and tranquil place to live.’
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MATERIAL INFORMATIONTenure – Share of FreeholdLength of lease – 959 Remaining (999 years as at 1st January 1983)Annual ground rent - n/aGround rent review date – n/aAnnual service charge - £217Service charge review date – n/aCouncil tax band – B
These property particulars have been prepared by Trading Places Estate and Letting Agents under the instruction of the owner and shall not constitute an offer or the basis of any contract. They are created as a general guide and our visit to the property was for the purpose of preparing these particulars. No form of survey, structural or otherwise was carried out. We have not tested any of the appliances, services or connections and therefore cannot verify them to be in working order or fit for the purpose. This includes heating systems. All measurements are subject to a margin of error, and photographs and floorplans are for guidance purposes only. Fixtures and fittings are only included subject to arrangement. Reference made to the tenure and where applicable lease term is based on information supplied by the owner and prospective buyers(s) must make their own enquiries regarding all matters referred to above.
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