Relf Road, London, SE15

This period garden flat is ideally located in central Peckham Rye, with all the vibrant offerings of Rye Lane, Bellenden Road and Peckham Rye Park itself right on your doorstep. The current owner has sensitively restored the flat and has created a wonderfully characterful space, successfully combining the old with the new (and the in-between). There are exposed wood floors, high ceilings and generally an excellent feeling of light and proportion.

You enter the flat directly into the reception room, flooded with light from the large, angled bay window with timber shutters. A central open fireplace and one corner is a perfect work-from-home spot. The bedroom is adjacent to the reception room with a built-in wardrobe and a large sash window overlooking the side return passage in the garden. En route from the bedroom to the bathroom, there is a very useful under-stair storage cupboard.

The generous bathroom has a bath, an overhead shower, and a peaceful colour scheme. The floor is light teal, and one wall is salmon pink, whilst white metro tiles surround the rest of the room. Further down the hallway you reach the kitchen/dining room, with direct access to the private sunny garden. The white kitchen has shaker-style cabinets, a hardwood worktop, a pink tiled splashback and a large freestanding smeg range cooker.

The outside space is very private, with a striking grapevine-covered pergola providing shade to the seating area. There is a very convenient rear gate, which is particularly useful for cyclists and which leads out onto Sternhall Lane and, effectively, Rye Lane and all the local restaurants, bars, coffee shops, etc. There is potential for the incoming purchaser to extend the flat into the side return, subject to all the usual consents.

The flat is extremely well located for the amenities in Peckham Rye, Bellenden Road and nearby Lordship Lane. Peckham Rye station is just 7 minutes on foot, and East Dulwich is 15 minutes (via Citymapper).