Cleverly renovated by the current owner, this characterful three-bedroom garden apartment on Brixton Road employs a tactile and considered material palette, including Granorte cork flooring and large expanses of glass that bring new life into its Victorian proportions.
Generously set back from the road within a large front garden, entry is to the side of the property and opens into a central hallway, which leads into an open-plan kitchen living space. Walls painted in soft grey tones are paired with the natural cork flooring that runs throughout and unifies the spaces.
The living room flows seamlessly into the rear glass extension that houses the kitchen. Expanses of glazing and skylights above ensure the open-plan space is flooded with light. White Corian worktops and custom pale pink birch cabinets were crafted by Pluck and bounce natural light around the space.
The large landscaped garden unfolds from here with access from the kitchen, a broad variety of mature planting forming a wonderfully peaceful enclave. The raised decked area provides a great opportunity for outdoor entertaining.
The airy master, the largest of the three bedrooms, is brilliantly bright care of two large windows to the front of the flat. The second bedroom sits to the rear and benefits from beautiful views out to the garden. The cosy third bedroom is painted a bright light green and fits a double bed; forming an ideal guest bedroom or home study.
The large bathroom with wet-room shower and bathtub has honeycomb tiles that line the floor and walls. The encaustic bath tiles were reclaimed from a house in Cadiz from Maitland & Poate and are complimented by brass detailing and fittings from Aston Matthews.
The flat is located on Brixton Road in Stockwell, within the celebrated Brixton Road Conservation Area which is characterised by smart early 19th-century villas and terraces with mature gardens.
The area has a fantastic offering of places to eat and drink, with cafes, supermarkets on the doorstep. Notable spots include Cable Cafe and Di Lieto Bakery. Plenty of good pubs are nearby, including the Camberwell Arms and Canton Arms.
Brixton Road is excellently positioned for access to green open spaces; Slade Gardens is a mere 2-minute walk from the front door; the 14-acre green expanse of Myatt’s Fields with its weekly Sunday Market is east of the flat.
For transport, the apartment is equidistant from Brixton, Oval and Stockwell stations which offer Northern and Victoria line connections to central London and beyond. There are also regular bus services along Brixton Road that run north towards Waterloo and south to Brixton.
