* Freehold
* Two double - bedroom Victorian house
* South - facing garden
* Double - glazed sash windows
* Triple - column floor - standing radiators
* Original floorboards
* Working woodburner
* Minutes to Wanstead Flats
* Close to Crossrail and Overground
Light and airy, warm and welcoming, this sensitively designed two - bedroom
house in Forest Gate isn’t just well - connected transport - wise, it also has a
wonderfully friendly feel and lots of kerb appeal. Walkable to both Crossrail
and Underground and a stone’s throw from leafy Wanstead Flats, it’s full of
lovely details such as original floorboards, double - glazed sash windows,
calming paint shades and beautiful radiators.
Shielded from the street by a planter - topped wall, the house greets you with a
traditional two - tone brick frontage, with white - painted stone lintels and
foliage - topped columns to the bay window and porch arch. A monochrome
chequered tiled path leads to a dusky blue, four - panelled, part - glazed front
door with numbered transom above and chrome furniture, including a doctor’s
knocker.
Step inside the hallway, where the subtle dove - grey walls and restored
original floorboards flow throughout most of the ground floor. There’s a
pendant light and space for coats, but the real showstopper is the gunmetal
triple - column floor - standing radiator with traditional valves – a feature
repeated in every room of the house.
A four - panelled door to your left leads to a living room filled with light
from a UPVC sash bay fitted with full - height white plantation shutters. The
dove - grey walls, floorboards and radiator match those in the hallway, yet the
room is fantastically cosy thanks to the working Carron wood burner nestled in
the exposed brick fireplace. There’s also a factory - style white pendant light
and plenty of storage potential in the alcoves.
Back in the hallway, the staircase rises to your left, but for now, head into
a dining room with views onto the side return courtyard through a large sash
window with a radiator beneath. You’ll also find a grey factory - style pendant,
bespoke floating alcove shelving, and a door to a useful understairs storage
cupboard.
Walk through to the kitchen, equally light and bright thanks to an anthracite -
framed UPVC window and a glazed door opening onto the courtyard. Matte pale
grey units with slim - profile brushed chrome handles pair with a light wood -
effect laminate worktop and a glossy white metro tiled splashback, while
stone - look tiles run underfoot and a factory - style pendant hangs overhead.
There’s a stainless - steel sink and drainer with chrome mixer tap, plus
integrated appliances including a four - ring gas hob with extractor, a wall
oven, a fridge - freezer, integrated washer dryer, and a Bosch dishwasher. The
boiler is also housed here.
The bathroom is at the rear of the house. Lit by a frosted anthracite - framed
casement window, square white gloss square walls tiles with charcoal grouting
contrast nicely with grey - painted walls and slate - coloured floor tiles. The
well - laid - out space includes a shower bath with a frameless glass screen, a
wide black two - drawer vanity basin with a chrome mixer tap, towel rack
radiator, and a close coupled loo.
Head up the charcoal - carpeted staircase to the first floor, where the original
floorboards continue in both double bedrooms.
You’ll find the master at the front, spanning the full width of the house.
With white walls, it’s lit by two sash windows with bespoke blackout roller
blinds framing another fabulous radiator. Other details include a pendant
light fitting, an over - bed shelf, a run of tall wardrobes, and more storage
potential in the alcoves.
The second bedroom has a similar décor scheme, with views over the garden
through a central sash fitted with a neutral roller blind. Currently used as a
sunny home office, there’s an ethernet connection for high - speed internet, a
radiator, pendant fitting, bespoke floating shelving to one alcove, and a
practical walk - in cupboard.
Outside, timber fencing encloses the south - facing private garden, which enjoys
the sun almost all day. A paved patio perfect for barbeques steps onto a
grassy lawn featuring a sleeper - edged flowerbed with mature shrubs. Meanwhile,
a wide stone chipping path leads to a good - sized charcoal - painted storage
shed.
**A note from the owners
**
‘We’ve loved living in this house for the past few years – from its situation
on a quiet tree - lined road to its interior, which has always felt calming and
cosy. The spaces within the house feel separate whilst still being well
connected.
‘During lockdown, we loved spending time in the garden, which catches the sun
all day long. Being so close to Wanstead Flats for a morning run or an evening
stroll is also great. We enjoy visiting many of the neighbourhood's shops,
cafés and restaurants. In short, this has been an ideal first home in a
perfect neighbourhood.
**In the neighbourhood
**
The beautiful Wanstead Flats and Jubilee Pond are just beyond the end of the
street and provide a delightful environment to picnic, jog or simply surround
yourself with nature and wildlife. You can always explore a little further on
the weekend with a trip to Epping Forest or the nearby Queen Elizabeth Park at
Stratford.
Forest Gate train station is a 16 - minute walk. From here, you can take the new
Crossrail link, racing you to Canary Wharf (12 mins), Bond Street (19 mins)
and Heathrow Airport (47 mins). You can also reach Liverpool Street in 12
minutes, stopping at Stratford's major interchange just two stops away. Here
you'll find connections to the DLR, Central and Jubilee Lines, plus retail
therapy at Westfield and foodie delights in the East Village, including Mother
Kelly’s Taproom, Fish House (for great fish and chips) and Appetite, an
Italian butcher and deli.
Trumpington Road is just 13 minutes' walk from Wanstead Park Overground
station, connecting Barking to Gospel Oak via Walthamstow, with a handy change
to the Victoria Line at Blackhorse Road.
The current owners highly recommend the Wild Goose Bakery ‘for a cheeky
croissant’ and Joyau wine bar under Forest Gate Arches; The Leytonstone
Tavern; The Pretty Decent Beer Co taproom; Sinburi for Thai; Dina for craft
beer and natural wines, and Caner Supermarket, ‘probably the best corner shop
in London’. The Rookwood Village pub and Tromsø Scandinavian Café are other
local favourites, while Mora plates up authentic, fresh pasta, and the Holly
Tree pub has a working miniature railway to amuse children of all ages.
Forest Gate's recent renaissance has created a thriving community of
independent local businesses. Among the other great places to eat and drink in
the neighbourhood are Wanstead Tap for craft beer, Burgess and Hall wine bar
and shop, and Corner Kitchen for daily breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Ofsted - rated 'Outstanding' and ‘Good’ local schools include The Jenny Hamond
Primary, Colegrave Primary, Davies Lane Primary, and Forest Gate Community
School, as well as Odessa Infant School and Maryland Primary.
EPC Rating: C

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