House For Sale £775,000
Recently renovated by a developer with an established local legacy of design-led Victorian renovations this four-bedroom Victorian house with an additional study/nursery, is nestled in a quiet residential area just a short walk from Walthamstow Wetlands and St James Street Overground.
Featuring a stone bay window with foliage capitals, stone lintels, variegated brickwork, and a traditional recessed front door with decorative glazing, the exterior is just what you’d expect from a Victorian home.
Arriving at the property, you’ll see a low brick wall and neat hedge screening the front patio from the leafy residential street. Just open the wrought-iron gate and cross the tiled path to step through into the hallway, where the home’s ubiquitous two-tone décor begins, including the light-grey laminate flooring that runs throughout the downstairs.
In the living room to your right, a canted UPVC bay window meets a high coved ceiling to maximise the feeling of light and space. Meanwhile, a Victorian feature fireplace with a classical-themed tiled surround pairs with a dark wooden mantlepiece for a characterful focal point backdropped by soft grey walls.
Behind the living room, you’ll find a bright and spacious dining room illuminated by a double awning window and a central pendant light. An integrated cupboard sits on one side of the chimney breast, with room for a bookcase in the alcove by the window. An understairs cupboard is just to your left.
Step down into the dual-aspect kitchen to discover a good range of white cabinetry complementing a white metro-tiled splashback with contrasting grouting. Integrated appliances include an oven with a gas hob and extractor hood. There’s also space for a freestanding fridge and a washing machine beneath the awning window overlooking the garden, accessed by a glazed side door.
Return to the hallway to head upstairs. The fitted grey carpet underfoot continues along the landings and bedrooms on the remaining two floors, while the white and grey paintwork echoes the décor downstairs.
Straight ahead, you’ll find a double bedroom brightened by a rear awning window and a central pendant, while chunky floating shelves above the bed add a contemporary finish.
On the upper landing, you’ll pass a sweet single, nursery, or study overlooking the rear on your way to the family bathroom. Here, a modern vanity basin unit and a bath with a glass screen and a rainfall shower feature striking matt black fittings that pop against the blue-green beehive wall tiles.
The primary bedroom lies just ahead, facing the front via twin double awning windows. On either side of the chimney breast, there’s space for a bedside table below white open shelves, creating a pleasing symmetry to this bright, airy double.
A full staircase with white-painted spindles rises from the first-floor landing to the loft conversion. Lit by a pretty casement window and recessed downlights, you’ll discover another double with a practical open wardrobe straight ahead.
Head up another set of steps to locate another large double (with Velux windows to the sky and recessed downlights) and a shower room with wall tiles and matt black fittings to the rainfall shower enclosure to match the bathroom below.
Outside, there’s a large and low-maintenance courtyard garden to enjoy, enclosed by brick walls, high fencing and shrubbery. Accessed by the kitchen, the terrace extends from the side return into a seating/barbeque area with a handy wooden shed at the back.
IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD
Lined with attractive Victorian terraced homes and mature trees, Rensburg Road is quiet and peaceful yet well-connected. At one end, you’ll find a handy bus stop, the ‘cosy and homely’ Coppermill Pub, the Ofsted-rated ‘Good’ Coppermill Primary School, and a quick route to Lea Valley Park and Walthamstow Wetlands.
In the other direction, St James Park and Low Hall Nature Reserve offer more open green space to explore, or you can hop on your bike for a 30-minute ride into Stratford and the Olympic Park. St James Street station (c.10 mins) also connects you to Liverpool Street in about 15 minutes, or take the Victoria Line from Blackhorse Road to Kings Cross in even less time.
Of course, there’s plenty to entertain you in your neighbourhood, with Walthamstow High Street hosting the longest outdoor market in Europe five days a week. Not to mention the occasional Saturday French market and Sunday farmers’ market in the Town Square.
There’s also a fantastic range of multicultural independents and cafés to choose from, plus a nine-screen cinema, shopping centre, and plenty of eateries all within walking distance.
If you fancy a tipple, head over to the Blackhorse Beer Mile for street food, craft beer and a vibrant bar culture. Alternatively, dine ‘underground’ on Latin-style cuisine in a refurbished Tube carriage at the nearby Walthamstow Pumphouse Museum.
EPC Rating: D
