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Thicket Road, London, SE20
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Crystal Palace Park Road, London, SE26
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A spacious and well-maintained two double bedroom flat with a fantastic distribution of space on the top floor of an exceptionally handsome period building on one of the area’s prettiest roads, located opposite Crystal Palace Park and within easy reach of both Crystal Palace Triangle & Sydenham Train Station & High St.
With a long lease in the region of 122 years, an off-street parking space and a lovely communal garden, the flat ticks many boxes; even the entrance and communal parts are incredibly charming and ornate in places.
Space within the flat is really well distributed, there’s a lot of practical integrated storage, and all the rooms feel spacious, the reception room overlooks the communal garden and has an exposed brick feature wall and an open fire.
The kitchen is adjacent to the reception, it’s a galley-style kitchen but has plenty of worktop and storage space, for those that like to cook, there’s a Baumatic range cooker, with 6 gas burners and a huge oven! There is also a large window spanning the width of the kitchen, giving the room a lovely feel and helping to air it when cooking.
The bedrooms are both double rooms; both have large integrated wardrobe space, they are across the hall from each other, which is an ideal layout if you want to share the flat or have frequent visitors, giving a degree of privacy.
The bathroom is recently fitted and very unique in style; there’s a Japanese-style plunge bath, next to which is a large open-style shower which is finished incredibly well and makes incredible use of the space!
There is a large storage cupboard/room, which could be made into an office or study, bit as it stands it offers a tremendous amount of useful storage space, it’s like having a huge loft space you can walk straight into!
The flat has…
• a lease of approx. 122 years
• a service charge of approx. £1100 PA
• no ground rent
There is a communal garden which is a nice green space to chill out in, it feels very secluded and private, the flat also has a parking space on the driveway.
Location wise the flat is located opposite Crystal Palace Park, nearest the fishing lake & skate park, the park offers 200 acres of Grade II listed grounds to enjoy, it also houses the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre with its Olympic swimming pool, a gym, squash courts and a few activities you wouldn’t find at your average gym including trampolining, beach volleyball and an on-site physio.
Penge West Station is 0.5 mi away, (10 mins away according to Google maps) and gives access to the London Overground, Sydenham Station is 0.7 mi away (13 mins according to google maps), trains from here go direct to London Bridge which takes only 19 minutes. Crystal Palace Triangle is 0.9 mi away and a pleasant green walk through the park, where you are spoilt for choice with restaurants, pubs, brilliant eateries, an Everyman Cinema, yoga schools, coffee shops, and the list goes on! There is also a Sainsbury’s supermarket seconds away and the wonderful Crystal Palace Food Market on Haynes Lane which operates every Saturday offering the best from small sustainable farmers and local food producers.