2 bed flat for sale

Ashville Road, Leytonstone, London E11

Spacious, stylish and with a friendly feel from the moment you walk in the front door, this fabulous two-bedroom period flat offers the perfect blend of looks and location. Situated conveniently close to Tube and Overground services, it’s just a stone’s throw from the popular village scene on Francis Road, and within walking distance of wild, open green spaces.

Inside, you’ll find two double bedrooms with plenty of bespoke storage; a modern dining kitchen and luxurious bathroom; and an airy, bright living room. Outside, a courtyard brings light into the heart of the home, while the private rear garden is perfect for entertaining.

Set on a friendly, tree-lined street, the property occupies the ground floor of a Victorian terraced house, with a traditional yellow London stock brick frontage and white painted stone sills, lintels and columns to the bay windows. Sitting behind a low brick wall, a traditional terracotta tiled path leads to the recessed front door, which has been painted teal blue and features glazed panels and an overhead transom. The door opens to a communal hallway, and your private front door is on the left.

Step inside

Step into the hallway where white walls and a high ceiling with a fisherman’s-style pendant pair with walnut-toned wide-plank engineered wood flooring. This flows through a panelled door with pretty stained glass into the main bedroom on your left.

The bedroom is bathed in a soft light from a large bay window with frosted glass and custom blackout roller blinds. Dove grey walls rise to an elegant coved ceiling with a modern black multi-arm chandelier, while a cast-iron feature fireplace with original tiles adds character. A pair of bespoke grey-painted double wardrobes provides plenty of useful storage, and you’ll also find a radiator and a pair of black industrial-style dome wall lights.

The walnut flooring continues into the adjacent second double bedroom. Currently used as a home office, it faces the internal courtyard through a tall casement window. The ceiling is coved, while the walls are painted in calming ‘Overtly Olive’ by Dulux. As seen throughout the flat, there’s ample storage here too, with a bank of bespoke built-in wardrobes featuring charming brass turtle-shaped handles.

Returning to the hall, pass a useful coat cupboard with a louvre door to arrive in the roomy dining kitchen. With a well-planned layout, the kitchen makes the most of the south-facing light from a wide courtyard-facing window. Blue grey modern shaker-style cabinetry with antique brass knobs and cup handles join a white metro tiled splashback and a matching feature wall. At the same time, the marble-look worktop and herringbone tiled floor lighten the scheme.

A large butler-style sink with a brass mixer tap sits beneath the window, and integrated appliances include a Zanussi dishwasher, oven, four-ring gas hob with steel overhead extractor, and an AEG fridge-freezer. There’s plumbing for a washing machine and the boiler is also hidden away here. Design-led details include black switches and sockets, and a pair of antique brass wall lights in the dining area (which can accommodate an eight-seater dining table) to create a more intimate mood in the evenings.

Continue down a second hallway with fabulous Leopard Walk wallpaper by Cole & Son, to find the bathroom on your right. Fully tiled, it features glossy white Italian-made metro tiles from Vallelunga & Co to the upper walls and Spanish bottle green tiles below, with herringbone wood-effect porcelain tiles running underfoot.

This relaxing space includes a walk-in rainfall shower with sliding glass screen and a vintage-style black rolltop bath with clawed feet and a telephone attachment for long, leisurely soaks. The tapware is chrome, while a close-coupled loo and a wide traditional wall-hung basin with an overhead mirror complete the suite. There’s also a pair of useful sleeper-style wall shelves, and a towel rail radiator.

Back in the hallway, pass a part-glazed door to the courtyard (ideal for storing bikes, it could easily be transformed into an extra seating area) to find the spacious and bright living room. Extending the full width of the rear of the house, it fuses blue grey walls with oak engineered wood flooring, and is flooded with light from a skylight, a wide casement window, and anthracite-framed sliding garden doors. Bespoke alcove shelving and a black modern radiator complete the scene.

Outdoors

The 16-foot-long west-facing garden is a fantastic suntrap, enjoying sunshine from mid-morning to early evening throughout the summer months. Surrounded by charcoal-painted wooden fencing with a practical artificial lawn, there’s space for seating and a barbecue, while a wonderful leafy Virginia creeper spills over the wall, creating a beautiful living wall effect.

A note from the owners

‘This has been the perfect first home together for us over the last five years. To have an office and a garden space has been invaluable; there’s so much storage; and our spacious kitchen has been great for cooking up a storm or hosting dinner parties. We also particularly love the lounge – everyone who visits is always surprised we have another room at the end of the house! It’s perfect for gatherings, cosying up with a book or watching TV.

‘Locally, we've seen Leytonstone become such a buzzy spot, with top restaurants and bars popping up; nearby Francis Road has a lovely community feel; and it’s so useful having both the Central line and the Overground within ten minutes’ walk.’

getting around

The property is exceptionally well-connected with so much local transport, including plenty of bus routes stopping in nearby Grove Green Road. Equidistant between Leytonstone and Leyton Tubes (12 and 14 mins) and Leytonstone High Road Overground (10 mins), the house is an easy walk to all stations, making short work of getting into Central London or Canary Wharf. It’s also convenient for trips to Camden, Hackney, Hampstead, and Stratford, where you’ll find retail therapy at Westfield and the wide-open spaces of Queen Elizabeth Park.

In the neighbourhood

Ashville Road – a community-minded street with a friendly WhatsApp group – is ten minutes’ walk from the wonderful village scene on Francis Road, with shops, bars and delis, including Marmelo Kitchen for coffee and fresh bread, Yardarm for lunch or dinner and a fantastic wine shop, Phlox bookstore and Edie Rose florist. A range of events are regularly hosted on the road, from the recent ‘Francis Road Lates’ with food trucks, cocktails, and discos for the kids to Halloween parties and Christmas carols.

Several great pubs and bars – the Red Lion, The Northcote, Heathcote and Star, The Filly Brook and the Leyton Engineer – as well as High Road Leytonstone’s restaurants and cafés, are all within a short wander.

The current sellers run a food Instagram account with a series dedicated to local places to eat and drink. They highly recommend Homies on Donkeys for tacos, Yat Sing for Chinese takeaway, The Good Egg at Perky Blenders for bagels, and Loop on Francis Road for amazing chef residencies. Other local sellers recommend Unity Café, Arch Deli, and the delicious fare at Mum Likes Thai Food.

The new East Bank cultural hub in nearby Stratford offers world-class experiences, including Sadler’s Wells East Theatre, ual’s London College of Fashion, and the V&A East Museum.

There are several parks in the area and good running routes through to Hackney Marshes, Wanstead Flats (drop by Back to Ours for fresh coffee and pastries), and Epping Forest. For local walks, head to Hollow Ponds or Walthamstow Marshes and Wetlands. Also worth visiting are Brewster Road Park (adjacent to a community garden), Victoria Park, Hackney Bumps Skate Park, Wanstead Park and Sidmouth Park.

Schools

The area is well-located for sought-after activities and groups for babies, children, and parents. Several well-performing local schools and numerous nurseries are close by, including Newport Primary (Ofsted-rated ‘Outstanding’, 9 minutes’ walk). Norlington School and 6th Form and Connaught School for Girls (both Ofsted ‘Good’) are also within a 10-minute walk.

EPC Rating: D