Under Offer Poets Road, Islington, N5 £600,000

The Indoors

Fully renovated in 2018, this well proportioned top floor flat is accessed via a communal hallway that opens onto some stairs leading to the double height landing. Here we have original wooden floorboards underfoot, original banisters and balustrades. There is also some handy, built in storage cupboards. Up a few stairs we have the living room, a wonderfully bright and welcoming space that is naturally lit by two large, original Sash windows, there is more of the original wooden floors underfoot, bespoke built shelving and cupboards either side of the chimney breast.

The bedroom is painted in Farrow & Ball 'Mizzle' green with bespoke fitted wardrobes either side of the bed. The original floorboards continue here and a Sash window looks out over the trees behind the house. The newly fitted kitchen has all new appliances including a washer dryer, fridge, freezer, dishwasher, Smeg Oven and built in Microwave. There are lots of cupboards and worktop space, plus another window that overlooks the trees to the rear. The recently renovated bathroom has a marble tiled floor that is underfloor heated, a Rainforest tiled shower over the bath, hand basin and W.C.

Loving the location

Poets 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. Highbury Fields is an elegant oasis, across Highbury Corner from the top of Upper Street, Islington s largest green space may be small by London park standards but it s a lovely spot for a morning stroll or afternoon picnic.