Spacious and welcoming, this four-bedroom home is set on a quiet tree-lined street renowned for its friendly community, and is close to good transport links, green spaces, and the popular village vibe of Francis Road.

The house greets you with a white rendered gabled frontage, with two bay windows, set behind a low brick wall. A terracotta tiled path leads you past the front garden to a useful enclosed porch - ideal for storing shoes and coats - with part-glazed white timber door, before leading through into the light and airy hallway.

Setting the restful tone for the rest of the house, the walls are painted in the soft stony-grey tones of Ammonite by Farrow & Ball with a deeper shade below the dado, and beautifully warm engineered wood flooring runs underfoot; while there’s also a white column-style radiator.

This flooring and colour scheme flows through into the living room to your right. Lit by a large bay with café-style plantation shutters, the focal point is a fabulous working original feature fireplace with pewter surround and decorative tiles. Bespoke shelves have been added to the lefthand alcove, there’s also a pendant light and white column-style radiator.

Walk through a pair of glazed double doors to the open plan dining area and kitchen beyond. Factory-style pendants lights hang overhead, and a further pair of column-style radiators keep things toasty. A versatile space, the rooms feel visually connected to the garden thanks to white-painted triple timber bifold doors and a wide kitchen window.

In the kitchen, cream glossy units with brushed steel handles have been paired with a solid wood worktop and grey-green metro tiles to the splashback. There’s a stainless-steel sink and drainer with chrome mixer tap, a freestanding silver fridge-freezer, and double electric oven with steel overhead extractor as well as space for a washing machine and dishwasher. The boiler is also housed here and there’s a tall column-style white radiator.

Returning to the hallway, you’ll find a handy cloakroom with basin, corner WC and Paul Smith-inspired striped vinyl flooring, as well as a door to the useful storage cellar.

Take the stairs, with grey carpeted runner, white spindles and polished banister rail, to the first floor.

The second bedroom lies at the front of the house, and enjoys the light from the sweeping bay. With cheerful sunny yellow walls and grey carpet, there’s plenty of storage potential in both alcoves, while the modern radiator beneath the window allows for a flexible room layout.

Adjacent is the fourth bedroom - a single, which would make a lovely home office or nursery; while bedroom three - a good-sized double - lies beyond, with views out over the garden through a wide casement window, with radiator beneath. The grey carpet continues here, the walls are a pale sage shade and there’s a chandelier-style pendant fitting.

You’ll find the family bathroom at the rear of the house, lit by a tall frosted window. Flat white metro tiles with contrasting charcoal grey grout to the walls, and dark grey floor tiles provide the backdrop to a double-ended bath with chrome tapware, rainfall shower with additional handheld attachment, and a frameless glass screen. There’s a white heated towel rail and inbuilt storage, a pedestal basin with chrome taps and a close-coupled loo.

Back in the hallway, take a second grey carpeted staircase with overhead Velux window, to the primary dual-aspect loft suite. Filled with light from both a front-facing Velux and wide rear casement with radiator beneath. The walls are painted in Ammonite by Farrow & Ball, grey carpet runs underfoot, and a pair of discreet doors provide access to extra storage in the eaves.

The bedroom leads through to a stylish modern ensuite, with Henley star patterned tiles to the floor, grey paintwork to the walls, and white flat metro tiles to the walk-in rainfall shower with frameless glass screen. There’s also a large frosted window, towel rail radiator and grey vanity basin with overhead mirror.

Outside, the 28ft garden is enclosed by timber fencing; a decked patio leads to a well-maintained grassy lawn bordered by mature plants and shrubs. In the summer, the current owners tell us the sun hits the rear from mid-morning, travelling round to bathe the garden in sunshine from lunchtime well into the early evening.

A NOTE FROM THE OWNERS:

‘We moved here on the same day our youngest son was born. The entrance hall has always been light and welcoming with a lot of space – it gives a great first impression. We also love the loft conversion, a calm sanctuary at the top of the house.

We’ve gotten to know the community very well over the last seven years. There’s always a friendly face to say ‘Hello’ to when you walk to the shops. There’s a real sense of togetherness amongst the neighbours, and the street is planning its third street party later this year.’

IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD

Belgrave Road is ideally suited for either a wander into lovely Leyton Village on Francis Road, or down to the bustle of High Road Leytonstone.

Between the two, you'll find plenty of local favourites to explore, including popular watering holes such as The Northcote, the Heathcote & Star pub and Fillybrook craft beer hall; authentic Thai cooking at The North Star; locally brewed coffee at Perky Blenders; remarkable wines at Yardarm; breads, cheeses, coffee and wine at Marmelo; and excellent pastries at both Wild Goose Bakery and Albert & Francis. Or try Italian restaurant, Mora; Michael's fish & chip shop just down the road; Masala India; or Bamboo, a much-lauded sushi restaurant, owned by the one-time chef at Sushi Samba.

A 2-minute walk takes you to Leyton cricket ground, with it’s newly built play area, while Abbots Park is also close by, with a playground and tennis courts. Within walking distance, Walthamstow Village and Wanstead Park are around 25 minutes away – a wild oasis for seasonal adventures in a busy city. Meanwhile, Epping Forest is a short walk, tube, drive or cycle away for a quick London escape to over 2400 hectares of green open space and woodland.

In the other direction, the Olympic Park and its wonderful swimming pool, Hackney Marshes, Lea Valley horse riding and ice skating are all within easy reach via quiet cycle routes.

Local schools include the Ofsted-rated ‘outstanding’ Newport Primary (11-mins walk), Leytonstone School (secondary) is also in the catchment and is Ofsted-rated ‘good’. Norlington School & 6th Form for Boys (4-mins), and Connaught School for Girls (10 mins). Excel Kids day nursery is just five minutes also by foot.

Leytonstone tube is a 15-minute walk, from where the Central Line whizzes into the City and West End, with a quick change at Stratford to the Jubilee line for Canary Wharf, the South Bank and Westminster. The station sits on the merging point of the Central line loop, which means there’s always lots of trains, and you’ll be the first to hop on during the morning rush hour. Leyton Midland Road Overground, which will take you to Kings Cross and St Pancras in 25 minutes, is 6 minutes by foot.