1 bedroom flat for sale

This elegantly designed apartment is positioned on the ground floor of a handsome Victorian semi-detached villa on Crystal Palace’s leafy Charleville Circus. Extensively refurbished by Studio Schubert, the home sensitively marries contemporary design with fine period features. Beautiful sash windows accentuate soaring ceilings and frame peaceful views over recently rewilded communal gardens. Charleville Circus is mere minutes from the beautiful, Grade II*-listed Crystal Palace Park, with its playground, boating lake, farmers’ market, dinosaurs, and ‘secret garden’.

Setting the Scene

Charleville Circus was the last of a series of residential developments in the area during the mid-to-late 19th century. Tall houses run around its circumference, with this apartment found within an elegant villa on its south-easterly side. Its lofty profile, finished with a decorative brick gable and protruding bay window, hints towards the capacious proportions within.

The home’s 19th-century origins have been carefully handled by Studio Schubert, the award-winning, south-east London-based interior design practice behind its brilliant redesign. With an inherent focus on thoughtful materials, exemplary joinery and craftmanship, their work in the apartment shows an appreciation for the historic integrity of the building. Considered interventions are respectful to the home’s period while updating it for easy, modern living.

The Grand Tour

Set behind a low wrought-iron gate, the villa’s smart front door is an attractive entry to the flat. The hallway is washed in a calming pale grey, with engineered oak floorboards underfoot. Bespoke understairs cabinetry provides discreet shoe and coat storage. At the end of this space is the reception room, where a large sash window ushers in verdant views.

Enveloping and atmospheric green walls echo the leafy views beyond; here, Studio Schubert’s expertly crafted open shelves and bespoke cabinetry provide beautiful yet pragmatic storage solutions. The focal point of the room is a refined white mantlepiece inset with veined dark marble panels. A clever delineation in space has been employed by the present owner with the dining area arranged on one side and more casual seating opposite the fireplace.

Another fine sash window with an elaborate Victorian architrave allows light to pour into the galley kitchen, situated next to the reception room. This room is also afforded generous, pretty views of the communal garden. Valchromat cabinetry and clean, bright Corian run along the cupboards on either side of the space. Appliances are by Bosch and the kitchen also benefits from a neat breakfast bar. Washer/dryer utilities are disguised by Valchromat cabinetry in the hallway, adding further storage space in the kitchen.

The bedroom sits at the front of the plan and celebrates an ingenious use of space with an oak desk and shelves built into a nook, as well as a walk-in wardrobe tucked behind an industrial sliding door. The deep blue walls in this space contribute to a cosy and tranquil air.

In the bathroom, there is a generous walk-in shower and black marble tiles have been laid in an attractive herringbone pattern. Sleek black fittings are throughout and there is underfloor heating. The separate WC also benefits from underfloor heating and is fitted with white herringbone marble tiles; there is a Toto Washlet and Rexa sink.

The Great Outdoors

The communal gardens have, in recent months, been sewn with an array of wildflowers and grasses, providing a wonderful haven for local birdlife and bees.

Out and About

Sydenham High Street is a short walk and has an ever-expanding selection of pubs and independent coffee shops. There is also deli Good Food for excellent produce, a yoga studio and a lovely local brewery.

Crystal Palace, named by The Sunday Times as the best place to live in London in 2022, is a vibrant area with award-winning restaurants and bars as well as a thriving art and music scene. There is a farmers market every Thursday, Saturday and Sunday, as well as art and film festivals throughout the year. Local favourite establishments include Kirkdale Bookshop, Blackbird Bakery, 56 Westow, The Sourcing Table, The Vault Collective and Woodhouse pub. The area is also proudly home to the art deco Everyman Cinema, built in 1928. We’ve written more about some of Crystal Palace’s top spots in our Journal.

Sydenham Station runs regular services to London Bridge in approximately 20 minutes, while Sydenham Hill Station mainline rail connections to London Victoria in 15 minutes, Blackfriars in 20 and City Thameslink/Farringdon in 22 minutes, via Herne Hill. Overground trains arrive in Canada Water in under 20 minutes and Shoreditch High Street in under 30 minutes.

Tenure: Share of Freehold
Lease Length: Approx. 80 years remaining
Council Tax Band: A