Directly facing Peckham Rye Park and Common’s glorious 113 acres, and just 10-15 minutes by foot from both Peckham Rye and East Dulwich stations, find and make yours this Georgian Grade II listed architect owned and enhanced four double bedroom house, delivered over three full floors and circa 1750 square feet.
You also have four reception spaces, two en suite shower rooms, one bathroom, a utility room, a guest w.c. And a study, and an incredible west-facing walled garden of 160 feet (the most fabulous and generous we’ve ever seen in the area!).
The property is one of a very handsome pair built in 1827; the oldest houses facing Peckham Rye. Under its current ownership, it's been thoroughly and sensitively renovated (2019) - you’ll enjoy a new boiler, plumbing and electrics, plus insulation to the floor and most external walls.
The house - and its railings - were listed in 1972. A deep front garden with beautiful mature birch sets you back from the pavement. In your front door and you open into a welcoming hall with guest w.c. Straight ahead.
Take a right for the front formal reception of over 14 feet by over 12 feet. A duo of arched sash windows to verdant vistas (a view theme which thrillingly repeats through the house tour), a central fireplace with marble surround, column radiators and original painted double doors to the second reception are all very welcome features. Adjacent is the second reception - a delightful ‘snug’ - of over 8 feet by nearly 10 feet.
At the foot of the hall (noting the handy coat cupboard on your left), open to a third reception space. We love the large roof light, maximising the light. It’s all really flexible here - the current owners use this area as a play/music room. A back door opens to the side-return area of the garden, and a large independent larder is a great decision.
The bespoke fitted kitchen runs in two banks and has plentiful storage. Appliances are integrated. Beyond the kitchen area is your obvious dining room - which is double-aspect and over 11 feet by 8 feet, with timber-framed glazed French doors out to the well-stocked walled garden. This is surrounded on all sides by more gorgeous gardens.
Back inside, take to the stairs, and you'll first find a clever (cupboarded) utility area and then the main bathroom - with window onto the garden, square teracotta floor tiles, a modern white suite, concealed plumbing, and an over bath shower.
Next is a comfortable double bedroom of over 9 feet each way, with built-in closets. Then across the width of the building, above your main reception, is the master bedroom. This is over 15 feet by over 12 feet, with a bank of custom-made wardrobes - where one door reveals your windowed en suite shower room, in a bold blue hue. A neat and designer-papered study, with garden views, completes the floor.
Pleasing scale and style continues on the second floor, where you’ll find two further bedrooms. The back bedroom is over 10 feet by over 9 feet, and the front one is over 12 feet by nearly 15 feet, with a built-in wardrobe and a neat en suite shower room.
You’re set between East Dulwich and Peckham’s centres - in beautiful borderland. Connect with Lordship Lane, Rye Lane and Bellenden Road very easily.
Peckham Rye Park and Common comprises a popular Victorian Park and historic common, providing a pleasant refuge for both the local community and wildlife. The park has a long, rich and engaging history and was recorded as being cultivated before the Norman Conquest in the 11th Century. It’s home to ornamental gardens (the bountiful wisteria is not to be missed), plenty of springtime daffodils, streams, woodland and a lake, playgrounds and a cafe, and an outdoor gym.
At the tip of the common to the north, you have a host of strong places to eat and drink, including Good Neighbour, Mr Bao and Bahn Bahn. Bellenden Road and Rye Lane are also close for gastronomic delights (such as Levan, Forza Wine, Artusi, Ganapati, The Sourcing Table and The Begging Bowl) and cafes, cool bars and pubs, Peckham Levels, Peckham Plex cinema, The Market Building and The Bussey Building.
On East Dulwich’s Lordship Lane, you have lots of cool boutique shops and places to eat and drink. We like Franklin’s, Meat LiquorED, smbs, The Cheese Block and Moxon’s and The edt. There's also a handy M&S Food Hall and Co-op supermarket. Don’t miss North Cross Road for its classy shopping and Saturday market. Nunhead isn't far either for more options (don't miss Kudu Grill, Ayres bakery and fc Sopet wet fish shop).
Local-to-you pubs include The Gowlett, The Herne, The Rye, The Clockhouse, The Angel Oak, The Gowlett and The White Horse. All within a small ramble.
Little ones or thinking of? There are many local nursery schools (including The Villa and Little Jungle), and popular primaries include St John’s & St Clements, Bellenden Primary and The Belham. For secondaries you have the Harris schools and The Charter School East Dulwich. Or it’s a short drive to the Dulwich independent schools.
