1 Bedroom Apartment, St. Johns Road, London, SE20

A beautifully presented, spacious one-bedroom flat on the first floor of a handsome period building with a share of freehold, in an incredibly convenient location for multiple transport links, including Penge East, which is only 0.2 mi away (4 mins) and has a quick, direct link into London Victoria taking only 19 mins.

This flat ticks a lot of boxes! As mentioned, it is in a prime location for transport, but it is also very near Crystal Palace Park and Penge High St, so it has those boxes ticked, it also has a coveted share of freehold, bags of charm, and a lot of space!

The reception room is its trump card; it’s a really spacious and truly impressive room; it takes advantage of the width of the building and has a pretty bay window with quality double-glazed windows and plantation shutters, which are useful as it has an eastern aspect, so gets good light in the morning through to lunchtime. The shutters allow you to let the light in but stop the room from overheating on hot days. The décor and vibe are modern, but the fireplace adds a bit of heritage charm. Practicality-wise, you can fit the chunkiest sofa you desire in here and still have space for a decent dining table!

The kitchen is also an impressive space; its layout creates masses of worktop space and more storage than you’re likely to need in a one-bedroom flat! The kitchen will really come into its own if you’re cooking a multi-course meal or an intricate meal, as you have so much prep space, and with the large reception space you have, there’s no excuse not to have your mates over!

The flat is slightly split level, and the bedroom and bathroom are down some stairs to the rear. The bedroom feels peaceful and quiet and has space for a decent-size wardrobe, dresser and bedside tables; like the rest of the flat, it is double-glazed and also has a quality plantation shutter. The bathroom is next to the bedroom and has a shower over a bath, giving you the best of both worlds, the walls are partially tiled, and the sanitaryware is contemporary, modern and clean.

Tenure-wise, the flat has a share of freehold with an accompanying lease that is in excess of 900 years. There are no formal service charges, but the three flats in the building pay on average £10 per month for communal electricity and approx. £388 a year each for buildings insurance.

Location-wise the flat is 0.2mi from the popular Penge East station, which gives access to Victoria in only 19 mins. Penge West is 0.3mi away, which gives access to the Overland.

Crystal Palace Station is 0.9 mi away and gives direct access to London Bridge as well as Victoria (via Forest Hill); as you can see, having multiple station options within easy reach is a real asset of this location.

The flat is also 0.3 mi from Crystal Palace Park (approx. 6 min walk), with the stunning Brown & Green café only a six min walk away. Crystal Palace has two Food Markets: one on Haynes Lane, which operates every Saturday, offering the best from small sustainable farmers and local food producers (think of it as a local Borough Market with a distinct Crystal Palace vibe), and the other is similar, larger and has more of a focus on street food, that operates on Sundays from Crystal Palace Park and is in the southeastern tip of the park, which is the nearest part of the park to the flat.

Penge High St is moments away, giving you access to a range of chain and indie shops and restaurants, and Crystal Palace Triangle is 1.2mi away, where you are spoilt for choice with restaurants, pubs, galleries, brilliant eateries, and even an Everyman Cinema. There’s a yoga school, and a variety of coffee shops, from the indie artisanal variety to the bigger chains. The growing selection of restaurants on the Triangle caters for almost all tastes. Worth mentioning, Beckenham is also within very easy reach and offers an even wider selection of restaurants and cafes to choose from, as is Sydenham.