Guide Price £700,000 - £750,000. A spacious three bedroom terrace house for sale chain free positioned on the Bushwood Borders. The property requires renovation but retains a host of original features, and includes two reception rooms, three double bedrooms and a large garden. Bushwood is known for its exceptional amenities and community feel.
An exceptional development opportunity with the potential to create a superb family home, the property is located on a tree-lined residential street with no through traffic. As you would expect from a property of this type, there are attractive architectural details to the façade, including full height, mullioned bay windows and a corbelled stone arch above the porch. A small front garden provides privacy from the street and leads to a glazed outer door, which takes you into a small porch. The porch retains its original ornate tiles and provides access to the main timber and glazed front door.
Through the front door, you’ll find a generous hallway with high ceilings, elaborate plaster mouldings, deep timber architraves and skirting boards, along with intricate turned balusters and newel posts to the stairs.
The first room to your left is a large through-reception room which can be accessed through either of two glazed doors. Split into two distinct spaces separated by a squared arch, there’s potential for increased separation into two independent rooms if required. The first half of the room, to the front of the house, benefits from the large south facing bay window which brings in abundant natural light. There’s an original fireplace and impressively deep, multi-tiered coving, highlighting the property’s hidden Edwardian grandeur.
Through the arch into the second half of the reception room you’ll find a twin fireplace to the one in the front, next to which is an original built-in storage and display cabinet. There’s also a door leading to the rear garden which includes stained glass panels and a large transom above, providing more natural light into this large family reception/dining room.
Return to the hall now and you’ll note the built-in under stairs storage cupboards, before entering the morning room through an original four panel timber door, a feature retained in many of the property’s rooms. This additional reception room features a large timber fireplace and a bay window which looks out to the side return of the rear garden.
The morning room leads into the kitchen which has a large window facing the side of the property and currently includes a series of laminated cabinets and worksurfaces. A door leads to a utility space which incorporates the combi gas boiler, providing hot water and central heating via radiators in most rooms. Through another door is a downstairs WC, which has its own door to the rear garden. From the kitchen there’s also a small vestibule which includes plumbing for a washing machine and leads out to the rear garden through a part glazed door.
The 80ft garden - exceptionally large for a property in this area - has the potential to become a fabulous family and entertaining space. There are already mature shrubs and trees, which afford privacy and could form the basis of a fabulous urban garden.
Back through the kitchen and morning room now, into the hallway and up the stairs to the spacious split level landing.
Straight ahead at the top of the stairs is bedroom three which is accessed via a short hallway, giving the room a sense of privacy and separation from the other rooms on this floor. This is a large double room which looks out onto the rear garden. Back to the landing and the next room, on the right, is the family bathroom, which has a pair of windows facing the side of the property. There’s currently a traditional three piece suit comprising a WC, a pedestal basin and bathtub.
Heading up the small set of stairs to the second level you’ll find bedroom two, to the right. This is another double room looking out towards the rear garden, currently fitted with built-in storage in one of the chimney alcoves and an attractive cast iron fireplace.
As you return to the landing, you’ll see another useful built-in storage cupboard before entering bedroom one. Located at the front of the property and encompassing its full width, this is a generous double room. Benefitting from the south-facing bay window and a second window above the porch, this is a bright room with the potential to be a real haven. There’s another ornate cast iron fireplace and the alcoves to either side would be ideal for bespoke built-in wardrobes.
Strip away the current cosmetics and imagine the incredible opportunities this spacious property has to offer – something to build for yourself, or as a fantastic investment.
The ever popular Bushwood area of Leytonstone has a quiet community feel but is blessed with excellent amenities on the doorstep. The property is on a quiet street with residents only parking but has easy access to all the services offered by Leytonstone High Road and surrounding areas, including bars, restaurants, shops and supermarkets. Close by are exceptional hospitality businesses such as the quirky Mammoth Tap, The North Star pub, Leytonstone Tavern and La Rioja London tapas restaurant. The area is well served by public transport, with Leytonstone High Road overground station and Leytonstone Central Line underground station both only around a five minute walk from the property. The nearest bus stop is even closer, with just a two minute walk to access several bus routes. There’s easy access to the A12 which will get you to the North Circular and M11 in just a few minutes. There are good schools close by, including the Davies Lane Primary school on your doorstep and the popular Buxton School which caters for ages from nursery through to secondary.
If you’re keen on outdoor activities, the wonderful Wanstead Flats are literally two minutes’ walk away at the end of the road, with Hackney Marshes, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and Walthamstow Wetlands nature reserve all within easy reach.
MATERIAL INFORMATIONTenure – FreeholdCouncil tax band – C
These property particulars have been prepared by Trading Places Estate and Letting Agents under the instruction of the owner and shall not constitute an offer or the basis of any contract. They are created as a general guide and our visit to the property was for the purpose of preparing these particulars. No form of survey, structural or otherwise was carried out. We have not tested any of the appliances, services or connections and therefore cannot verify them to be in working order or fit for the purpose. This includes heating systems. All measurements are subject to a margin of error, and photographs and floorplans are for guidance purposes only. Fixtures and fittings are only included subject to arrangement. Reference made to the tenure and where applicable lease term is based on information supplied by the owner and prospective buyers(s) must make their own enquiries regarding all matters referred to above.
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