The Chine, London

Thoughtfully remodelled and modernised to create a more spacious home while retaining the period character. The East-West orientation fills the house with natural light.

The ground floor has been extended to the rear. The home has a lovely flow. The basement serves as a laundry, which frees up more space. There is a ground-floor WC, which is unusual for these Collin's houses. The remodelling has made the most of the house and there's lots of storage spaces throughout.

The entrance hall has an oak floor and a welcoming cast-iron radiator. The rest of the house is heated by underfloor heating.

Immediately off the hall is the self-contained lounge. It's a well-proportioned (almost square) room with a feature fireplace and large rectangular bay that's big enough for a three seater sofa.

At the end of the hallway, the option of two doors lead to a semi open-plan dining-room and kitchen-diner. The kitchen is flooded with natural light. It has a high, vaulted ceiling with large, motorised skylights. One side-wall is glazed and the end wall has a central picture window, floor to ceiling. The kitchen, dining-room and lounge are floored in natural honed slate.

Both the kitchen and dinning-room doors lead outdoors to a slate patio (in the same slate as the interior floor). Beyond the patio, the rest of the lower-level garden is paved with reclaimed hardwood sleepers. The garden has been extended by acquiring a pocket of land. The rear area has been terraced. It's all planted with mature trees and shrubs. From the patio at house-level, steps (cut from railway sleepers) rise up a honed concrete wall to three terraces. On one side of the garden there's a privacy-giving wooden fence. The rising terraces, combined with the fence and the full planting gives a secluded, sunken-garden atmosphere. The architectural design makes the garden almost like a room, which at night, with its outdoor LED lighting, creates a dramatic entertainment space.

Upstairs, the flooring is engineered oak. All three double-bedrooms are generous. Each can easily accommodate a king-size bed. The Primary Bedroom is the width of the house and faces the sunrise. The Second Bedroom has a large sash window, directly over the garden. The Attic Bedroom has a large, contemporary skylight.

The 1st floor bathroom has a cast-iron antique bath, shower and toilet. The shower is plumbed for extra pressure. The hot-water for the whole house is supplied by a pressurised tank in the basement. The attic bathroom has a bath and toilet.

The character of the house comes from the details: original windows, feature fireplaces, polished slate on the ground floor, oak flooring on the upper floors.

Behind the period details are modern comforts: Underfloor heating in every room is healthier, makes furniture layout flexible and lowers energy bills. A whole-house ventilation system silently refreshes every room. Built-in central-vacuum means no dragging a hoover around. Ethernet wiring distributes TV and internet to every room.

The kitchen is equipped with a wide fridge, self-cleaning oven, 4-ring gas hob, built-in microwave and built in dishwasher.

New boiler fitted November 2023. Roof replaced November 2023.

There really is smart use of space and masses of storage throughout.

Parking is directly out front, on the private road.

Walking times: Crouch End Shops, 20-mins. Muswell Shops, 15-mins. Alexandra Palace Park, 5-mins. Highgate Woods, 10-mins. Highgate Underground, 20-mins.

For a 3-bed terrace, this home is noticeably light and spacious. And the location in rightly cherished.

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Property reference: IATA28751