This handsome, brick-fronted Victorian house sits on a curved section of the tree-lined Cheverton Road in the Whitehall Park conservation area. Set back from the street behind a front garden and parapet wall with a privet hedge for privacy, the three-bedroom home has ornate detailing to the external brick and decorative ridge tiles to the exterior. The owners have undertaken a sympathetic renovation throughout, introducing modern interventions that sit harmoniously alongside original features; they have also added an extension by architectural practice Recraft.

The Tour

The home is accessed up a set of steps that lead to a storm porch with white stone surrounds and a red and white diamond pattern tiled floor. A muted grey-blue timber door opens into the hall, which features dark blue walls, high ceilings and a cast-iron radiator, plus original stone brackets on either side. High ceilings and timber floorboards in a light wash run across the ground floor.

The front reception room has green-grey walls, an original ceiling rose and cornicing and a low cast-iron radiator, which sits in front of the bay window. An opening in the dividing wall leads to a second reception room, where the wall colour, floors, ceiling rose and cornicing mirror the front reception room. There is a marble fire surround and a set of French doors with partly stained glass and timber shutters, which open into an internal courtyard laid with porcelain floor tiles.

The ground floor hall leads past an understairs storage cellar and opens into the kitchen/dining room, where a set of tall, dark green larder cabinets sit opposite a WC and separate larder. Micro-cement flooring and underfloor heating feature in both the WC and kitchen. The bespoke kitchen is home to a Bertazzoni range cooker within the main run of Dekton worktops; Dekton has also been used for the kitchen island, which has a waterfall at each end.  The ceiling is part vaulted to the rear of the plan, where a set of black-framed, powder-coated metal glazed doors open into the garden. A large square window in the dining area overlooks the garden, and there is a further black-framed single door that opens into the internal courtyard. There is also a large roof light over this section of the room.

Stairs lead off the ground floor hall to the first floor, ascending past a set of original sloping and obscured windows that cast natural light over the landing. Dark blue walls and a set of wardrobes in the same hue lie outside the main bedroom to the front of the plan, where timber floors and soft grey walls sit alongside an arched, timber-framed sash window. There is a cast-iron radiator in a brass finish underneath the window.

A single bedroom/study lies adjacent to the main bedroom and there is a further double bedroom to the rear. A WC with patterned Bert & May floor tiles and black walls can be found at the centre of the plan. There is a family bathroom with green walls and dual aspect windows to the rear, with space for a freestanding roll-top bath and separate walk-in shower, which features sanitary ware by the Cast Iron Bath Company and Perrin & Rowe, plus floor tiles by Milagros.

Outdoor Space

The house sits behind a front garden with a circular section ready for planting. There is also a rear garden, accessed through a set of glazed doors off the kitchen. A patio area laid with large plate porcelain floor tiles abuts the rear elevation, and a set of steps in the same material lead up to the garden itself. Mature trees form a partial canopy to the rear of the garden, and timber slat fencing creates a boundary with the neighbouring homes.

The Area

Cheverton Road sits within the Whitehall Park conservation area, just east of Highgate, which is known for its eclectic mix of independent shops, restaurants and cafes. The shops and restaurants of Crouch End Broadway are also a short walk away. North of Cheverton Road is Parkland Walk, a former railway line that runs between Finsbury Park to Highgate and north on to Muswell Hill, which is now the longest linear park and nature reserve in London. It features over two miles of verdant views, wildflowers and birds, and is a local sanctuary perfect for walking and cycling. Waterlow Park and the famous Highgate Cemetry are a short walk from the home, and the open expanse of Hampstead Heath and Parliament Hill is a 15-minute walk west.

Highgate Station (Northern Line) is a 15-minute walk north-west, Crouch Hill Overground station is a 15-minute walk east and Archway Underground station (Northern Line) is within a 10-minute walk south. Numerous bus routes also serve the area.

Please note that all areas, measurements and distances given in these particulars are approximate and rounded. The text, photographs and floor plans are for general guidance only. The Modern House has not tested any services, appliances or specific fittings — prospective purchasers are advised to inspect the property themselves. All fixtures, fittings and furniture not specifically itemised within these particulars are deemed removable by the vendor.