Waller Road, New Cross

£535,000

Sale Agreed

Delightful split-level two double bedroom Victorian conversion apartment of 722 square feet, on one of Telegraph Hill Conservation Area’s lovely wide tree-lined slopes.

What a hot little spot! Walk just 10 minutes to both New Cross Gate and Queens Road Peckham stations. Both are Fare Zone 2 and on the Overground network, as well as offering regular services. Parking is unrestricted, on-street.

Take the stairs from the shared hall and your own front door is on the first floor. Take a left and you’ll find your main event: a large and high-ceilinged reception room

of over 16 feet by over 14 feet. Easily zone seating and dining spaces here. A large bay window and additional sash (recently installed timber-framed beauties) have a westerly-orientation, making the room pleasingly bright of the afternoons into early evenings.

Stairs (from your little lobby by the door to the reception room) deliver you to your second floor double bedroom, of over 15 feet by 11 feet, with custom-made clothing storage (closets and drawers) and a clever cute bookshelves, too.

Back to the first floor for the rest of the flat. Moving down the corridor, first you have a neat independent sash-windowed kitchen to your right. This has sleek modern units and gorgeous bang-on-trend terrazzo worktops (from Diespeker & Co).

Next door is your smart bathroom, with modern white sanitary ware, an over-bath shower, and large profile tiling.

Finally, you have your sunny second double bedroom (this one is over 10 feet by over 8 feet), with east-facing sash window to verdant vistas.

This leafy hillside residential area (once the home of Victorian poet Robert Browning) was developed in the late C19th, replacing market gardens (which were owned by the Worshipful Company of Haberdashers, who controlled the development) with high standard housing, on wide plane-tree-lined streets.

Telegraph Hill's secret has been quietly seeping out since the London Overground line (at nearby New Cross Gate and Queens Road Peckham stations) further opened-up the transport links beyond the already good links and ease of access to central London. Enjoy the connectivity of Fare Zone 2, with great views, pretty parks (Telegraph Hill's Upper and Lower Parks, which have been open to the public since 1895, are a brief walk), community spirit and a weekly Saturday market as well.

The Hill Station community cafe and pizza place (just next to the church) is very popular with locals and visitors alike. A large Sainsbury's store sits behind NXG station for groceries, and there are cool independent shops, cafes and restaurants on both New Cross Road and Queens Road, alongside the gastro-pubs.

Also locally, we particularly like Corner (cafe), The Rosemary and The Old Library Bar, Kudu, Peckham Cellars, Beer Rebellion, Well & Fed, and Blackbird Bakery. The Rose Inn, The Earl of Derby and Skehan’s are all top local public houses (the latter has great live bands on weekends).

Local schools include Haberdashers' (covering 3-18) and Edmund Waller (3-11). There are also several really good nurseries to choose from within a short stroll.