Delightful Detached Four Bedroom Mid-Victorian Home With Beautiful Garden.

This stunning detached mid-Victorian villa boasts spacious, symmetrical accommodation awash with tasteful period charm. Over two elegant floors the home, built circa 1860, supplies a huge double reception (easily divided into two separate spaces), sizeable kitchen/diner, utility, four lovely bedrooms, bathroom, wc and shower room. There's a head-height cellar for storing any amount of whatnot and a most wonderful rear garden with a brick bed patio and abundant mature leafiness. Talfourd Road, originally built as a show road, has an inimitably eclectic mix of period architecture, indeed this home is unique to its neighbours. The road rises gently from Peckham Road to Lyndhurst Grove and sits within a pleasurable five minute ramble of bountiful Bellenden Village. Transport is a cinch with Peckham Rye Station a seven minute stroll for swift, regular services to London Bridge, Victoria, Elephant and Castle, Blackfriars, Farringdon, Shoreditch and oodles more.

The exterior is simply divine - set behind a beautifully arranged front garden with oval bed, mature cherry blossom and original tiled pathway. Steps lead up to a handsome original door with ornate portico and a signature arched fanlight. The inner hall is wide and tiled with an original floor-to-ceiling mirror, built-in mahogany table and curling hardwood banister. The gloriously proportioned double reception stretches 8 metres and is separated centrally by wide hinged doors. Both ends enjoy original fireplaces, picture rails and cornicing. Twin arched original sash windows peer over your dishy front garden and there's a wide glass door leading to the rear patio.

The end of the hall hosts a neat shower room with wc. This precedes a generous kitchen/diner where you benefit from tonnes of cabinet and counter space, four ring gas range, one and a half bowl sink and a large breakfast bar. Access is offered from here to a long utility space with direct front access. This in turn leads to the lower ground floor cellar where you'll store years of chutney, cases of vino and much more besides. Further garden access can be had from the rear of the kitchen. This runs the full width of the property and almost 50 ft of generous shrubs, flowers and greenery.

Heading up to the first floor you'll fall in love with that seductively curving staircase which ascends alongside a double height double glazed arched sash window. This invites a flood of light over the landing and hall. A large double bedroom fronts the street through two gently arched sash windows. A similarly generous double bedroom sits in tandem enjoying fitted storage and garden views. Both rooms benefit from original alcove cupboards. A large single bedroom shares the front spot. Further along the landing you meet a family bathroom with wood panelled bath, heated towel rail and period style suite. Another handy guest wc precedes the fourth and final bedroom - a well-appointed dual aspect number with vaulted ceiling and garden views.

For coffee, croissants, books, antiques, flowers and dry cleaning services, go no further than Bellenden Village (a 3 minute walk). We love Petitou, The Victoria Inn, Ganapati and The Begging Bowl. The South London Gallery Café is great for impressing visitors with! Rye Lane is tantalisingly close for any amount of culture. The Bussey Building has some fab rooftop bars and even a cinema! The highly considered Villa Nursery is as close - now that's an easy morning drop off! The area has easy access to Peckham Rye (zone 2 and a brisk 5 minute walk) and Denmark Hill stations (also zone 2 and about a 12 minute walk away) for services to London Bridge, Victoria and Blackfriars. The London Overground whizzes you to Clapham, Shoreditch and Canada Water for the Jubilee Line. A whole variety of buses run into town along Peckham Road, just five minutes away. The wide open green spaces of Peckham Rye Park are also within easy reach. Even closer is the very lovely Warwick Gardens. It's a fine spot for a read of the papers.

Tenure: Freehold

Council Tax Band: E