Church Rise II London SE23 £725,000 Freehold This wonderful three-bedroom house is positioned at the end of a terrace of three built on Church Rise, Forest Hill, in 1963. Arranged over three storeys, this classic mid-century townhouse is composed of carefully-curated spaces that are typically Modern in their configuration. Church Rise is a quiet residential street, and the house has verdant views at each aspect; over the tree-lined street at the front and the lovingly tended east-facing walled garden at the rear. The house is approached across a hard-standing, which provides parking for a couple of cars. Originally the house had an integrated garage at the front, however the current owners have cleverly augmented the ground-floor spaces to create a large kitchen and dining room with a pleasant sense of flow. A new sunroom formed of stripped Crittal windows draws light in from the rear. The kitchen is arranged at the front of the ground floor themodernhouse.com [email protected]020 3795 5920
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Church Rise IILondon SE23
£725,000 Freehold
This wonderful three-bedroom house is positioned at theend of a terrace of three built on Church Rise, Forest Hill,in 1963. Arranged over three storeys, this classicmid-century townhouse is composed of carefully-curatedspaces that are typically Modern in their configuration.Church Rise is a quiet residential street, and the house hasverdant views at each aspect; over the tree-lined street atthe front and the lovingly tended east-facing walled gardenat the rear.
The house is approached across a hard-standing, whichprovides parking for a couple of cars. Originally the househad an integrated garage at the front, however the currentowners have cleverly augmented the ground-floor spaces tocreate a large kitchen and dining room with a pleasantsense of flow. A new sunroom formed of stripped Crittalwindows draws light in from the rear.
The kitchen is arranged at the front of the ground floor
plan, with stainless-steel worktops and Portuguese tiles.Intelligent choices have been made throughout to createlarge and open spaces where possible; the ceilings haveexposed beams and the floor is levelled to run directlyoutside from the dining room to flow seamlessly onto thegarden.
The garden is a beautifully arranged and enclosed privatespace, with low-maintenance planting that surrounds thepaving, and an outside store / shed.
On the first floor is a dual-aspect living room, with a row ofwindows at each end framing wide views to the treetops.Reclaimed parquet runs underfoot. Smart mid-centurydetails have been retained where possible, andcontemporary alternatives have been meticulously sourcedand introduced when necessary. As such the originalstaircase is exposed and painted white, and a newwoodburner warms the living spaces. There are threebedrooms and a family bathroom on the top floor.
The house is a seven-minute walk from Forest Hill station,which runs London Overground services to Highbury &Islington via Shoreditch High Street and Canada Water (forconnections to the Jubilee Line). Southern Trains runsdirect services to London Bridge with a journey time ofaround 20 minutes.
Forest Hill has become an extremely popular area ofsouth-east London with the help of the LondonOverground extension. As a result, there are plenty of verygood independent cafes, restaurants and pubs in the area.This house is well-placed for the shops and restaurants ofDulwich Village and East Dulwich, as well as the openspaces of Sydenham woods and Dulwich Park. SydenhamSchool is a few minutes’ walk up the road, and TheHorniman Museum and Gardens with its weekend farmer’smarket, is nearby. The nearby V22 Collective houses anumber of artist studios and a community library.
The Horniman Museum and Gardens is a very populardestination for young families, with a child-friendly café,anthropological museum and farmers’ market everySaturday morning. The centres of Dulwich and Peckhamare within easy walking distance.
There are a number of ‘outstanding’ primary schools in the