Malvern Avenue Highams Park , E4 9NP

IF YOU LIVED HERE

You’ll enter straight from the porch into a characterful living room with original fireplace and wood burner, and newly-fitted plantation shutters. The spacious kitchen/diner next door has a peaceful aspect onto the garden, and potential for a small extension within permitted development rights. Directly out from the kitchen into the garden, there’s a mixture of lawn and path, and a recently-built raised timber deck for sunny barbecues. There’s also a handy shed for storage.

Upstairs there are two double bedrooms with newly fitted roman blinds, and a modern bathroom, tiled from floor to ceiling. Plentiful storage-space in the loft accessed from the upstairs hallway is also an important asset here.

Outside it’s just a three-minute stroll to the Forest Drive entrance of Epping Forest, with its vast wild greenery making a lovely leafy retreat all year round. Follow the River Ching northwards to Highams Park itself for the picturesque lake, boathouse and spectacular views over London. Or if you really want to stretch your legs then keep going all the way to Chingford Plains, finishing up at Grade II listed Butlers Retreat for yet more verdant vistas.

WHAT ELSE?

- The Broadway, the heart of Highams Park's social-hub, is nine minutes on foot. There you’ll find Biba & Wren for that morning coffee fix, the Stag & Lantern micro-brewery for local beers, and Vinoramica serving up natural wines and pop-up dining. Highams Park is a charming hidden-gem with plentiful green space, that offers a more peaceful village-like alternative to nearby popular Walthamstow.
- There are seventeen primary/secondary schools within less than a mile, all rated 'Good' or better by Ofsted. Six of these have 'Outstanding' status. Vincent Road playground is also just as close for a climbing labyrinth and sensory boards.
- Drivers can be on the North Circular in four minutes or the M11 in nine. Stansted Airport is thirty-seven minutes away door to door.