Davies Lane Leytonstone , E11 3DR

IF YOU LIVED HERE...

You'll step directly inside for your 150 square foot front reception, with lovingly restored original timber floorboards running under high ceilings. Natural light streams in through the large bay window, walls are finished in soft forest green up to the classic cornicing and there's a wood burning stove in the hearth, keeping things cosy. Out in the corridor you have a welcome wealth of extra storage.

Those vintage timber boards give way to hardwearing cork flooring in your brand-new kitchen, contrasting with smoky grey cabinets home to a full suite of integrated appliances and topped with glossy white worktops. Chrome and jet-black fittings complete the aesthetic. From here you can step out into your handy covered lean-to (perfect for laundry) and on into that lovely garden. Back inside your bathroom's a boutique affair home to an oversized, walk in rainfall shower finished in onyx trim and matching fittings. Finally, your bedroom's a tranquil, substantial double.

As noted it's barely two minutes on foot to the ancient woodlands of Bushwood and the open greenery of Wanstead Flats starts just at the end of your road, leading to Wanstead Park and Jubilee Pond. You can wander endlessly here, a favourite playground of Tudor Kings and Queens and still some of the wildest, wide open space for miles around. You'll forget you're in London, but connections to the capital are still superb, with Leytonstone tube station less than a half mile on foot for direct runs to the City and West End via the Central line. Liverpool Street is less than a half hour, door to door.

WHAT ELSE?

- Another handy transport option, Leytonstone High Road station is less than five minutes from your new front door, for the Gospel Oak to Barking Riverside line and a direct run to the River Thames.
- You have a fine choice of wining and dining spots on your doorstep, including the stately Red Lion Public House, Hotel & Ballroom, the Fillybrook bar for in-house live music, Singburi for great Thai food and Homies On Donkeys for the best tacos this side of the Atlantic. All around a half mile from your new home.
- Good Shepherd Studios is just across the road, a much-loved local cultural hub with artist studios, community cinema, yoga classes and the Back To Ours CafÈ (pictured) All just moments away.