2 bed flat for sale

Highbury New Park N5

A beautiful light-filled two bedroom first floor flat forming part of this detached Georgian villa backing onto the peaceful and leafy Aberdeen Park conservation area.

Main Description

Set back from the oak lined canopy road and behind a traditional white stone column wall, the house sits amongst a mature garden, with laurel bushes and a variety of well-maintained shrubbery. The house is built from yellow brick set in a Flemish bond, with smart dressings of red brick, stucco and stone. It also has a Welsh slate roof, typical for London townhouses of the period.

Original Georgian features carry on throughout the property with steps leading from the garden to a round-arched main entrance complete with original Georgian double door and glass panel above.

The open and bright hallway spans the length of the plan, leading to a grand original staircase complete with ornate mouldings and glass ceiling in the roof, flooding the hallway, staircase and landings with natural light.

The property benefits from easterly facing bedrooms, in which morning sunlight washes in through grand round-headed sash windows. In contrast, the westerly facing reception room and kitchen enjoys generous sunlight throughout the day and subline sunset skies against the Aberdeen Park conservation area. This balance allows for comfortable temperatures during colder months yet remains cool in the summer months.

The master bedroom features 10 feet of fitted wardrobing, allowing for plentiful storage space whilst maintaining a clean panelled finish. The second bedroom also features built in wardrobing and a folder-down double bed, ideal for intertwining between a study and bedroom.

The kitchen is positioned at one end of the property where the “Breakfast Room Green’ Farrow and Ball paint mirror the mature Aberdeen Park conversation area outside the large casement window. High-end quartz countertops sit atop custom-built solid oak shaker cabinetry and Victorian patterned ceramic floor tiles. All Bosch appliances including electric fan oven, electric touch hob, dishwasher and fridge freezer.

The grand reception room is complete with original baseboards, window casing and chair rail mouldings on the walls. The large sash window frames the greenery of the mature gardens beyond through panelled encasements.

The bathroom is finished with high-quality fixtures including a marble vanity and superior Crosswater shower fittings. The non-slip built in shower enclosure features Calcutta patterned tiles and cream microcement walls giving a polished finish.

A private road up until the 1940s, Highbury New Park was developed by Henry Rydon upon a site of 100 acres in the late 1850s, with this particular detached Georgian villa built backing onto the peaceful leafy Aberdeen Park conservation area. The adjacent servants’ quarters building has since been modernised, creating an architecturally versatile semi-detached building. Mature oak trees over 150 years old are dotted along the road and outside the property, creating a leafy green canopy in the Spring and Summer months, popular with local landscape artists and illustrators.
Highbury New Park is perfectly positioned for the best of Highbury, Islington and neighbouring Stoke Newington. The much-admired shops and restaurants of Highbury Barn are close by, such as Godfrey’s butchers, Bourne’s fishmongers, Da Mario deli, Thai restaurant Farang and the original branch of La Fromagerie. There are further delights to be found at Newington Green, including bakeries such as Jolene, a greengrocer, an Italian deli, a florist and a health-food shop, as well as numerous restaurants including the popular Primeur, Westerns Laundry, and Peril.

The green open spaces of Clissold Park, complete with Grade II listed Clissold House and animal enclosure is located at the top end of the road, whilst Highbury Fields, complete tennis courts, a playground and a swimming pool is located at bottom end of the road.
The nearest station is Canonbury for London Overground services towards Shoreditch High Street and Stratford (Jubilee Line and Central Line, and DLR). There are also very good bus routes and a fast train into the City from nearby Highbury and Islington station.
** Current owners are in the process of extending the lease**