Sold STC - Burma Road, Hackney, N16 £1,850,000

The Indoors

The house is entered via an original front door and opens onto the hallway which has original floorboards underfoot and original cornicing. The double reception room has exposed original wooden floorboards, original natural wood doors, enabling the rooms to be used as one space or two. The Sash bay window at the front, and the floor to ceiling french doors to the rear allow the natural light to flood in. There is an original Victorian fireplace with wooden mantle-piece and more of the original cornicing. A small balcony and steps leading down to the garden through the French doors.

The open plan kitchen/dining area is a homely room that is well stocked with cupboard space and work surfaces. The large dining area has original pine storage cupboards and a side window, The kitchen has floor to ceiling French windows that open onto the garden and patio for outdoor eating.
Down in the cellar, there are three spaces, the first of which is handy storage for coats and shoes. The second basement room currently used for storage, previously used firstly as utility/laundry, subsequently as kids play area, there is an original glazed door to garden.

Ascending the original staircase to the first floor we find the main bedroom. This is a grand room that is very spacious and light, with an original fireplace, the original sash windows have the original shutters and there are built in wardrobes. Also on this floor is the fifth bedroom/Study, a cosy room, built in cupboard space, exposed wooden floor and doors to roof terrace which overlooks the garden. Next to this room is a separate W.C. The second bedroom is a great size, has the original floorboards and a sash window. On the second floor we have two further double bedrooms, both with the original floorboards and sash windows and built in cupboards. There is also a large family bathroom on the second floor which has a large bath, separate walk in shower, W.C. hand basin and cupboard space.

The Outdoors

To the rear we have a larger than average south facing garden with a secluded seating/patio area in the extra T shaped section of garden, surrounded by climbing roses, jasmine, honeysuckle and passion flower, plus a wild area with soft fruit and orange blossom (philadelphus). Mature ash trees providing shade. On the first floor opening off one of the bedrooms, there is a south facing roof terrace. There is plenty of scope to extend the property into the rear garden (subject to the usual planning consents) The garden can be accessed from the kitchen, the utility room in the cellar, and the living room. There is a small garden store under the living room balcony.

Loving the location

Burma Road is a quiet, residential street perfectly located within minutes of Stoke newington, Clissold Park and Newington Green.

At the heart of Newington Green is a four-way junction where Stoke Newington, Canonbury, Dalston and Green Lanes meet. Residents love Newington Green because of the close community and village atmosphere. Plenty of tree-lined residential streets just off the main thoroughfare lead to a plethora of fantastic cafes, bars and restaurants, some of the highlights include the ever popular Jolene, Yield wine bar and the lady Mildmay pub. If you like to eat, drink and be merry, you re in for a treat here, it s approach road are sprinkled with bustling cafés, lively, dog-friendly pubs, and popular independent shops. The fresh veg from Newington Green Fruit & Vegetables. The north-east London postcode is high in demand and is awash with creativity, boutique shops and the latest restaurants.

Church Street is full of artisan coffee shops and smart cafés every few yards including Caffeine London; The Good Egg; The Blue Legume; The Green Room and The Last Crumb Café.
There is a wide choice of restaurants including Franco Manca chain pizzeria; Fanny s Kebabs, now with three branches; Spanish restaurant Black Pig with White Pearls; The Haberdashery for brunch and lunch; Yum Yum, a long-standing modern Thai restaurant in a fine Georgian house.

Clissold Park is a 55acre community park that has tennis courts, a bowling green, ornamental lakes, an aviary and an animal enclosure with deer, goats and chickens, as well as an attractive cafe at the 18th century Grade II listed Clissold House. There is a woodland park and nature reserve at Abney Park Cemetery, where entry is free, and there are lots of activities on offer, from wooden spoon carving to guided nature walks.