2 bed Flat - For Sale, Guide Price £350,000

Property Description

***Vendor's comments:*** "We had been looking to move to the area from our rented flat just off Windsor Castle’s Royal Mews (for real). I knew Croydon offered relatively good value for money and with exceptional transport links, be it by public transport into central London or by car onto the M25.

Both ground floor and upstairs flats were simultaneously up for sale then, as they are now and I viewed both properties one afternoon. I fell straight in love with the downstairs flat due to the direct garden access and exposed wooden floorboards throughout. I rang my partner at work and told them to leave as soon as possible, as this was by far the property with the best location, use of space options and overall potential we had seen. The rest is a long but happy 18+ year history.

Temple Road is an exceptional location. A crescent off St Peters Road, but with no other connecting roads means there is no through traffic so it is always fairly quiet. By foot it’s a 5-minute walk to South Croydon station, 15-minutes to East Croydon station or the Town Centre. Temple Road is also a 5 minute walk to Southend - Croydon’s evolving Restaurant Quarter, which also includes 2 Tesco Express stores, Post Office, dry cleaners and pharmacies (one late night). There’s a lot of nearby green space too – Park Hill is a 5-minute walk away, Lloyd Park 15-minutes and Croham Hurst Woods (brilliant for walking our neighbours’ dog during lockdowns) is a 25 minute walk away. With train times to London Victoria of 18-minutes and 15-minutes for London Bridge, travel times to the West End or City can easily be an hour or less door to door. Also, by trai, Brighton is 40-minutes away and Gatwick Airport is 15-minutes.

When people visit our home for the first time, they always comment how relaxing and spacious it feels. The fact we have been happy here for 18+ years is testament to what it offers. The property faces East providing ideal sun capture for the type of property.

Improvements we have made include:

• Installation of double glazing

• Kitchen upgrades leading to current white high gloss units with 2 ovens; we have very recently replaced the worksurfaces, sink & tap, induction hob and dishwasher.

• Upgrade of bathroom to wet-room style with large walk-in shower, digital shower unit with handset style shower head plus fixed rain shower, 2 wireless temperature and flow control units, smart underfloor heating and custom-built hidden cupboards.

• Replacement of the rear roof

• Replacement of garage door and roof

• Decking to side of property (replaced to a higher standard a couple of years ago)

• Complete renovation of garden into a low maintenance stylish terrace style space with large custom-made wooden gazebo and external electrical sockets.

• Installation of new combi boiler

• Installation of Hive smart central heating system, Ring video doorbell+rear floodlight camera and Panasonic Smart Home alarm system – all included in property sale.

The bedrooms, for the style of property, are very spacious with amazing high ceilings, the French doors to the garden are perfect for keeping cool in the summer and the lounge is a really nice calm space. The size of kitchen and bathroom are what they are, typical for the style of property.

The front garden was recently cleared of two trees and is ready to be developed with either a nice garden or a dedicated parking space. When we purchased the property, we didn’t appreciate that the front garden and entrance hallway actually belonged to the ground floor flat. With parking at a premium in all areas close to central Croydon, the potential to convert the front garden into a parking space may be important to purchasers, especially those with more than one vehicle. With a garage included with the property, you have exceptional potential for two guaranteed permit-free parking spaces

The rear garden is our little piece of heaven, a real summer sun trap perfect for outdoor entertaining and we have had some amazing parties over the years!!! It is equally as inviting in the winter with the covered space with heating and lighting something we are really proud of.

The garage is located at the rear of the garden – few terrace properties in the area benefit from having one. Some years back we had electrical wiring extended to it, including a dedicated domestic consumer unit (fuse board), powering lighting and electric sockets in the garage. More recently a number of external sockets in the renovated garden have been added, along with Cat-6 armoured network cable running between the flat and garage. By adding a side door to the garage, it can easily become a studio or work-from-home office. It could also be used for its intended purpose, with the added benefit for Electric Vehicle owners who can have a personal and higher speed charging point installed.

We are sad to be leaving, especially those neighbours who have become amazing friends. We love Croydon - it has everything you could need; but it is now time for us to move up North where we have family and friends to make some new great memories with."