1 bed flat for sale

Asylum Road, London SE15

Rarely-available residential loft conversion apartment with secure gated access, found on the second floor of a former perfume factory: The Carlton Works. The striking and inviting building was converted in 2002, and dates back to the early C20th.

The location is a winner. Walk just nine minutes to Queens Road Peckham Station for regular and Overground services, or hop on a bus from Old Kent Road (your closest bus stop is a two minute walk). The future looks likely to hold a Bakerloo line extension connection nearby as well.

Such a large, light and lovely home - an oversized one bedroom apartment which is a real more than the sum of its parts situation! There are so many welcome features; our favourites are the sky-high ceilings (of 3.8 metres!) and the huge industrial windows.

A massive shared hall is a pleasing welcome. Take the stairs or lift from here to the second floor and your own (oversized) front door.

First on your left is your generous double bedroom with a built-in bank of wardrobes taking one entire wall.

Next along the hall is your smart internal bathroom with neat white suite and over-bath shower. There is excellent storage in the ceiling space (accessed via a hatch with pull-down ladder)

A big boiler cupboard rests next to the door to the reception room. This is plumbed and will take both washing machine and tumble dryer (stacked).

Your main room is the main event - a stonker at over 21 feet by nearly 12 feet. You are in an enviable corner position within the building, and so benefit from a double-aspect. Far-reaching urban vistas and a whole lot of sky are a dream combination for dusks and dawns, days and nights.

Off your reception, your independent kitchen (contemporary fitted wall and base cupboards and stone worktops featuring here) completes the tour. Integrated appliances are included in the sale.

This is a very well-connected spot with buses running 24 hours up to Elephant and Castle and Bermondsey from Old Kent Road (nearby) and with fast and frequent trains a nine minute walk away at Queens Road Peckham Station (Zone 2 and on the Overground network). It is just a couple of stops to London Bridge from there.

Local landmarks include Asylum Chapel: A beautiful Grade II listed building built in 1826, used for shoots, exhibitions, theatrical events and weddings etc. And the architecturally-interesting early C19th almshouses (Caroline Gardens) are also Grade II listed, and the largest almshouse complex in London, no less. A genuinely historically-interesting immediate locale. Newer highlights in the area are amp Studios (for events, pop-up markets and such), a Community Sauna, and The Meeting House (cafe/wine bar).

The patch around qrp Station has nice spots such as Peckham Cellars, Queens, Beer Rebellion, Well & Fed, and Blackbird Bakery.

For more options, walk/bus/bike to trendy drinkeries and eateries on Bellenden Road and Rye Lane. Highlights include Ganapati, Frank’s Bar, The Begging Bowl and Forza Win. And Camberwell, Dulwich, New Cross, Deptford, Bermondsey and Borough are also easily reached.

Green spaces locally include Brimmington Park with active ‘Friends of’ group, and the larger Burgess Park with a popular Saturday Parkrun.