Gibbon Road, Nunhead, SE15

A bright and neat purpose-built one bedroom maisonette being sold without a chain, close to Nunhead Station (walk three minutes) and to high street convenience. Parking is available for residents.

Delivering over 620 square feet, the layout is well-considered and well-balanced, and a long balcony (22 feet: the width of the flat!) is the clincher.

This is an ace first or second home, London bolthole or buy to let. Welcome features include double-glazed windows and doors, built-in storage cupboards, your own front door and neutral decor.

Open your front door and to your right is the kitchen/diner, with modern fitted units teamed with wooden counters and metro-style tiling.

On the other side of the entrance lobby, find the surprisingly large and neat bathroom, hosting both bath and independent shower plus built-in cupboard.

Upstairs, you have your double bedroom and reception room - at 17 feet by 8 feet and 17 feet by 10 feet respectively. The largest of the two big rooms has a skylight window and French doors out onto the balcony; which has super north-westerly views

At the top of the stairs (by the entrance to both upstairs rooms) is another useful storage cupboard. Fab for linen and towels.

Nunhead Station (Fare Zone 2) has Thameslink trains and a great skyline view from the platforms.

Or walk about half a mile to Queens Road Peckham station (also Zone 2) for London Overground services. Canary Wharf is easy via Canada Water, also destinations such as Clapham Junction or Shoreditch High Street.

Nunhead's town centre has some excellent and established staples, including Ayre's bakery and Soper's wet-fish shop. Other treats include BARD4100 (pizza and drinks), Goodcup and Goodnights, Mother Superior and El Vermut bottle/deli shops.

Skehans (Time Out's 'Best Pub in London', no less!) is just a four minute walk. The Old Nun's Head and The Earl of Derby are also cool locals. Nunhead Green has a friendly community centre by AOC Architects.

It is a short stroll to Telegraph Hill's gorgeous parks, and also to Peckham Rye Park and Common's 113 acres, and Nunhead Cemetery is a beautiful Victorian one (one of 'The Magnificent Seven') with organised tours.

Tenure: Leasehold (approx. 92 years remaining)
Service charge: £3,524 per annum (including heating & hot water)
Ground rent: £10 per annum
Council tax band: B
Borough: Southwark