£577p/w

Camberwell Grove, Camberwell SE5

Engaging Four Bedroom Period Home with Large Garden

This beautiful semi detached house sits on Camberwell's finest street and is believed to date from about 1815. The property has a great deal of original character and plenty of living space. Laid over four floors, it has two receptions on the first floor, a large lower ground floor (kitchen with adjoining dining room) with storage space, four bedrooms and a long garden of about 100ft.

The entrance is down a side passage on the right as you face the property (the hall runs through the middle of the house). Inside and the two reception rooms are either side of you. The front one has a pretty sash window, a cast iron fireplace with marble surround and arched alcoves while the rear has another sash (with original sliding shutters and garden view) and a red tiled fireplace, either side of which are nice alcove cupboards. Down the stairs you'll find a large lower ground floor with a kitchen fronting the street. Original terracotta tiles have been retained throughout this floor. Glossy white units conceal AEG appliances and a double ceramic sink, and there is a large Induction hob fitted neatly into a free standing island. A large storage cupboard/cellar makes a perfect wine store, and can be accessed via the kitchen. A large dining room (or third reception) sits toward the rear of the house with fitted cupboards and a useful seat set in the old chimney breast. This room also houses the fitted vacuum system (no lugging the hoover up four flights of stairs!) and adjoins a handy utility room/w.c. On a sunny day throw open the French windows and back door onto a small outside area and a few steps up to the huge garden. Take a wander down the winding garden path through a lush canopy to a patio and lawn surrounded by established shrubs and trees - your own haven of privacy and quiet.

On the first floor are two double bedrooms: the front bedroom has a pretty original fireplace with glossy red tiles and soundproofed sash window with original shutters. The rear bedroom is a good size and has a pretty view of the garden as well as alcove cupboards and more original shutters. A small bathroom occupies the space in between the two rooms, having slate flooring and a thermostatic shower over a roll top bath. Up again to two more bedrooms, each one having the sweetest original curved window and just perfect for the kids.

Camberwell Grove has a reputation across London for having one of the city's best displays of Georgian and Regency architecture. Not only that, it's well located for town, with Denmark Hill station just five minutes on foot (fast, frequent services to London Bridge, Blackfriars and Victoria). Grocery shopping is a cinch too, with the big Sainsbury's in Dog Kennel Hill only four minutes in the car. Another couple of minutes is Lordship Lane, a mecca for south London foodies. Alternatively, simply walk to the bottom of your road to Camberwell Church Street where there are numerous good restaurants and watering holes.

Approximate Gross Internal Area: 142 square metres / 1528 square feet