Branch Road, Limehouse

£550,000

Offers in excess of £550,000.

Sleek two bedroom first floor purpose-built flat of approximately 735 square feet, with a Freehold-share and a secure underground parking bay, in history-drenched Limehouse. Chain free.

Berglen Court (with stairs and lift) rests right next to Limehouse Marina, in a landscaped and well-maintained setting.

In brief, the apartment has two double bedrooms, two bathrooms (one is en suite to the master bedroom), and a large reception - with a private west-facing covered balcony at one end, and access to your a modern fitted kitchen at the other.

You open into a roomy hall with a deep built-in storage cupboard to your right. First on your left is the principal bedroom - of 12 feet by nearly 13 feet, with an en suite bathroom with smart white suite.

Adjacent is your second bedroom, of nearly 9 feet by nearly 13 feet. Both bedrooms have west-facing double-glazed windows.

Next is a shower room which doubles as a guest w.c. The main event is up ahead: your bright reception room of 17 feet by over 11 feet. The kitchen (of 11 feet by over 6 feet) is a generous U-shape one, with square wall tiles and integrated appliances (which are included in the sale).

Limehouse DLR train station is just a three minute walk, with easy access to central London and Canary Wharf; it is just a five minute journey time to either Bank or Canary Wharf stations. You can also walk to Canary Wharf in about 15 minutes.

Historically and contemporarily, the area - first settled as one of the few healthy areas of dry land among the riverside marshes, and once at the centre of world trade(!) - has been the chosen home for many a celebrity. It is quite simply steeped in history, with wonderful warehouse buildings and good London walks.

Very locally, there are plenty of brilliant pubs and restaurants. We recommend both Bread Street Kitchen & Bar and The Grapes. The latter establishment featured in ‘Our Mutual Friend’ by Charles Dickens and has been on the site since 1583!

Other writers such as Oscar Wilde, Arthur Conan Doyle and Peter Ackroyd have been fascinated by the area in respective works, and Whistler and Hemy sketched and painted at locations on Narrow Street’s river waterfront.