Leacroft Avenue, London, SW12

This substantial, detached, double-fronted family home is the ideal upgrade from a Victorian terraced house. With over 3000 square feet of accommodation (without so much as a cellar, let alone a basement dig), it offers enviable, lateral living space, off-street parking for two cars and a large garden, complete with summerhouse. Peacefully and conveniently located on this highly sought-after street on the leafy fringes of Wandsworth Common, it is also very close to its mainline station, fashionable Northcote and Bellevue Roads and excellent schools.

The wide, bright and substantial houses on this street have long been the envy of the owners of the narrow Victorian homes that dominate locally. Most of those are reluctantly forced to leave the area in search of a large garden and more living space. If you’re one of them, hold your horses! This property is blessed with a large garden and a plot-width of 32’! (That’s two average Victorian terraces!) not to mention other rare finds; a driveway with off-street parking for two cars, a garden summerhouse, a huge ground floor with options to have a playroom and a study, plus squarer lighter rooms and a sturdier build quality; all qualified to satisfy the demands of the local hordes looking to “trade up”, especially those without the budget to buy an equivalent Victorian property.

This lovely family home is in good condition and is set back behind automatic gates and a sizeable driveway offering off-street parking for two cars. It has been extended above and behind what was the old garage, (which has made way for the study), out into the garden and up into the loft. So, you could move in and do no works or carry out some cosmetic reshaping to your own tastes.

All bedrooms and study have built-in wardrobes and there is a built-in kitchen on the ground floor with underfloor heating and which includes appliances and a further kitchenette on the top floor. There is also a shower, toilet and room for small kitchen appliances in the summer house and a far infrared sauna on the ground floor.

Leacroft Avenue is a wide, quiet and tree-lined street, made up of 1920s houses, most with off-street parking available. It is beautifully situated off Nightingale Lane just fifty yards or so from Wandsworth Common and its handy mainline station with direct trains through Clapham junction to Victoria plus tube access to The City and West End from nearby Clapham South. There are many highly regarded local schools, whilst fashionable Bellevue and Northcote Roads are close by.