2 bedroom flat

Guide Price £550,00 - £600,000. A home with history. A glorious two double bedroom first floor home in a Grade II listed building boasting approximately 960sqft.

Located in a prime E5 location close to a plethora of well rated pubs, bars, restaurants, shops, independent coffee shops and cafes, Felicity J. Lord are so proud to present a unique to market two bedroom home dating from the late-eighteenth century.

For some background, No.143 Lower Clapton Road is a three-storey building late-Georgian brick house incorporating parts of an earlier building on the site. The house was much altered in the nineteenth century with the addition of the present canted rear bay and rebuilding of the roof to provide full height accommodation on the second floor.

There are three homes inside of the building and the available home is the two double bedroom first floor flat on the first floor. The entrance is shared between just two flats and accessed via Lower Clapton Road. Walking through the gate, you are greeted by an inviting and well maintained shared patio garden which offers a rare opportunity to enjoy outdoor space in a home on the first floor with a great deal of natural light. There is plenty of space for tables and chairs to sit back and relax with friends and family are just enjoy some time alone.

The communal entrance leads you into a comfortable landing with generous room for bike storage. The current owners within the building are keen cyclists and particularly enjoy having a safe space to store their bicycles within the shared spaces of their home. The stairs up lead you up to the main entrance which certainly does offer the wow factor as you head in and turn to your left.

The reception room is breathtaking, absolutely breathtaking with glorious original features such as cornicing dating back to 1814 and a working Georgian fireplace which really is a focal point of the room. There are original floorboards underneath the current floor and a glorious, larger than average bay window which brings in an exceptional level of light which is easily covered by the original shutters but preferably opened given the outlook onto the greenery. The reception room offers a space that you would be sure to be delighted to invite over family and friends and room to accommodate many whilst maintaining a comfortable living area.

The kitchen is set at the side of the reception room which has two windows and ample storage for all of your cooking needs and is ready to move into but may allow the new owner to enjoy for a while before adding their own stamp.

Walking back through the reception room and into the bedrooms, the master is simply enormous and much larger than the average. There is ample space for a bed of your choice without even thinking about your choice of wardrobes. There are two large windows which bring in a great deal of natural light however, similar to the reception room, the original shutters being closed welcome darkness.

The bathroom is a good size and is positioned a moment away from the bedrooms.

The property is set right in the heart of the well-established Clapton area, with nearby Chatsworth Road hosting a regular Sunday market in and amongst its numerous cafes, fashionable restaurants and boutique shops.

On the doorstep, many more diverse restaurants, bars and delicatessens are within a minute’s walk or less from the property, lining Lower Clapton Road up to the quaint Clapton Pond and beyond.

For recreation the award winning 40 acre Hackney Downs popular for dog walks, tennis and picnics is a short walk away and London fields, Vicky Park, Daubeney Fields, Hackney/Walthamstow Marshes, Millfields Park, the Marina and River Lea are all nearby.

There are excellent transport links into the City and West End from Clapton Station in one direction and Hackney Downs and Hackney Central in the other. There are numerous local bus routes as well as easy access to London City Airport, Stratford, Shoreditch and Dalston.