4 bed semi-detached house for sale

The Ridgeway, Croydon CR0

A beautifully extended four-bedroom family home arranged over three floors, offering generous and versatile living space, a superb open-plan kitchen/family room, private rear garden, tandem garage and private driveway parking.

Designed for modern family life, the home combines period character, comfort, practicality and future-proofed energy-efficient upgrades, all within a highly convenient location close to green spaces, River Wandle walks, transport links, shops and well-regarded schools.

Ground Floor

On entering the property, you are welcomed by original 1930s wood panelling, tastefully updated to blend period character with contemporary family living. The hallway also provides excellent practical storage, with concealed cupboards, good lighting and space for coats, shoes and everyday essentials.

To the front is a welcoming reception room measuring approximately 11.8 ft x 15.75 ft / 3.6 m x 4.8 m. Set around the bay window, this is an inviting sitting room or quieter adult space, with a stone fireplace, open gas fire, bespoke bookcases, scene lighting, hard-wired media connections and room for generous sofas and freestanding furniture.

To the rear, the property has been extended to create a stunning open-plan kitchen, dining and family room of approximately 600 sq ft. This is the heart of the home: A bright, impressive and sociable space where cooking, dining, relaxing and entertaining come together. The room comfortably allows for a large dining table, relaxed seating area, children’s play space or informal family zone.

The kitchen area offers abundant fitted storage, generous worktop space and a practical day-to-day layout. Impressive 9 ft / 2.8 m high rear bi-folding doors open directly onto the garden, creating a wonderful indoor-outdoor connection. A useful downstairs WC completes the ground floor.

First Floor

The first floor offers three well-proportioned bedrooms and a beautifully appointed family bathroom.

The front bedroom measures approximately 11.8 ft x 16 ft / 3.6 m x 4.9 m and is exceptionally generous, easily accommodating a super king-size bed, wardrobes, drawers and additional furniture. Currently arranged as a double home office, it works equally well as a principal bedroom, guest room, creative studio or substantial workspace.

The rear double bedroom measures approximately 10.8 ft x 13.1 ft / 3.3 m x 4 m and benefits from fitted wardrobes and drawers, making it ideal as a child’s bedroom, guest room or second main bedroom.

The smaller bedroom measures approximately 10.5 ft x 6.9 ft / 3.2 m x 2.1 m and offers useful flexibility as a small double bedroom, nursery, study or home office.

The family bathroom measures approximately 8.2 ft x 9.8 ft / 2.5 m x 3 m and is larger than typically found in many homes of this style. It includes a deep bath set within the bay window, separate double shower, twin basins, toilet and bidet, creating a luxurious yet practical family layout.

A striking 5 m stained-glass feature window spans the first and second floors, recreated in keeping with the original 1930s character of the street.

Second Floor

The second floor sits at the peak of the house, enjoying views across Waddon Ponds park and towards the growing skyline of central Croydon. The loft has been thoughtfully converted to create a private master bedroom suite with en-suite bathroom, bespoke oak joinery and excellent storage.

This calm top-floor retreat offers space for a large bed, bedside tables and additional furniture. Full-width eaves storage runs across the house, including a walk-in wardrobe-style area for coats, shoes and everyday storage.

The en-suite includes a large single shower, toilet and basin. The bathroom also houses the main plant equipment, including the gas boiler and pressurised cylinder, neatly organised within the airing cupboard. Loft roof access provides practical maintenance access to the roof, chimney, Sky satellite dish and solar panels when required.

Features

The home has been upgraded with a strong focus on efficiency, connectivity and practical living. With its rare EPC Rating of B, triple glazing, solar pv panels, solar thermal hot water panels, Cat 7 Ethernet, Sky and Virgin Media cabling, the property is well suited to buyers looking for a comfortable, efficient and future-ready home.

The property also benefits from perpetual planning permission for a front porch and relocation of the front door from the side elevation to the front, giving a future buyer the option to further enhance the entrance. CGI images are in the photo gallery and plans are available.

Outside

The rear garden measures approximately 58 ft / 17.6 m and has been thoughtfully arranged for family enjoyment, outdoor living and home growing.

There is a patio close to the house for breakfast in the morning sun, plus a further rear patio ideal for barbecues and relaxed summer dining in the evening sun. The garden also includes a well-equipped greenhouse with electrics, hand-built potting bench, shelving, plumbed-in sink with soak-away drainage and internal growing bed. External raised beds with an irrigated watering system and automatic timers create an extremely user-friendly growing garden for fruit, vegetables, herbs and plants.

The property also benefits from a substantial tandem garage, providing approximately 260 sq ft / 24 sq m of double-length garage space, with lighting, electric sockets and an electric roller shutter door. It offers secure parking, extensive storage or flexible hobby space.

The rear section of the garage has a double-glazed side window and double French-style doors, giving excellent potential as a home gym, office, studio, 5th bedroom, workshop or creative space. To the front, there is private driveway parking for two cars, with additional shared driveway access to the garage.

Location

The property is superbly located within 8-10 walk of Waddon station, providing direct links into London Victoria and London Bridge, together with regular bus routes into central Croydon and Tramlink connections towards East Croydon, Beckenham and Wimbledon.

Croydon itself is easily accessible and offers an extensive choice of shops, bars, restaurants, cafés and amenities, as well as excellent mainline rail services from East Croydon and West Croydon stations.

For everyday convenience, the Purley Way is approximately 5-6 minutes’ walk away, offering a wide selection of branded shopping, supermarkets, a cinema complex and further leisure facilities.

The area is also well served by excellent primary, secondary and grammar school options, together with lovely nearby open spaces, including Waddon Ponds and Beddington Park.

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Important note to potential purchasers
We endeavour to make our particulars accurate and reliable, however, they do not constitute or form part of an offer or any contract and none is to be relied upon as statements of representation or fact. The services, systems and appliances listed in this specification have not been tested by us and no guarantee as to their operating ability or efficiency is given. All photographs and measurements have been taken as a guide only and are not precise. Floor plans where included are not to scale and accuracy is not guaranteed. If you require clarification or further information on any points, please contact us, especially if you are travelling some distance to view. Buyers should verify all energy tariff, broadband, solar income and system details through their solicitor and service providers.

Property Ownership Information

Tenure

Freehold

Council Tax Band

E

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