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Vebraalto.Com Bakers Avenue, Walthamstow, London, E17 FOR SALE Offers In Excess Of £725,000 1 1 3 Freehold • Victorian Mid Terrace House An exceptionally spacious and light filled three bedroom terraced house on Bakers Avenue, a quiet residential cul-de-sac just off Hoe Street and close to Bakers Arms. • Three Bedrooms This expansive family home has been in the same family for decades and offers just shy • Loft Room & Utility Room of 1500 square feet of space, with generously proportioned rooms across it’s three • Double Glazed & Gas Central floors. The ground floor has a largely open plan feel, with a large reception room, kitchen, utility room and WC. The reception stretches over 21 feet, with bay to the front Heating and tiled flooring underfoot. There is ample room here to both relax and dine. Directly • Walthamstow Village Nearby behind sits the kitchen. This has plenty of modern fitted units ranged along three walls and more tiled flooring, and has the added benefit of a utility room and separate WC • 0.5m To Walthamstow Central adjacent to it. Tube Station Upstairs the three double bedrooms can be found on the first floor, together with three • 63' x 14'5 Rear Garden piece family bathroom. The loft extension on the second floor houses a bright, dual aspect loft room, with additional boarded out storage space in the secondary loft area. • 1492 Sq Ft (139 Sq M) • Viewing By Appointment Only Outside there is a delightful private rear garden, accessed from the utility room. It’s a tranquil and calm space, with abundant planting and decked areas both adjacent to the • PPE Provided house and at the far end, where it backs onto the privately secured Almshouses. Also at the far end is a fantastic garden room, ideally suited as a home office, kids play room, or frankly anything else you could need it for. Bakers Avenue, Walthamstow, London, E17 DIMENSIONS FLOORPLAN Living here... Within a stone’s throw of Bakers Arms, the location of this property scores just as highly as the beautiful interiors. It’s ideally positioned for the morning commute, with Walthamstow Central station a gentle stroll away for Overground and Tube services, plus plenty of bus services whizzing down Lea Bridge Road direct into the City. It’s also perfectly placed when work is over and the weekend comes around. How about wandering up to Hoe Street and catching a movie at The Empire? Or maybe something to eat the totally amazing Hornbeam café is at the end of your road – perfect! If you’re meeting friends, then where better than over at pint at the William the Fourth, where you can also grab fantastic grub too, or hop across Hoe Street and up to the Village, which is a gentle stroll away? If all that sounds too much, relax on a bench in Thomas Gamuel Park or at Hollow Ponds with an ice cream and watch the world go by… In This Area - By Walthamstow Diary Bakers Arms is named after the pub of the same name which stood on the junction of Lea Bridge Road and Hoe Street. The building survives but the pub has long since closed. Happily, the Bakers Alms Houses, which the pub was named after, still survive. The alms houses can be found just around the corner on Lea Bridge Road. Built by the Master Bakers Benevolent institution in 1857, they are a grand architectural reminder of times past. On the other side of Lea Bridge Road you’ll find the King William the IVth, which is now a thriving local gastro pub. Further up Hoe Street is the incredible Hornbeam Café, a great spot to enjoy fresh, locally produced food. The Hornbeam also host live music and film nights. This end of Hoe Street links Walthamstow to Leyton and has good transport links (bus to Clapton in 10 minutes, Hackney in 15 minutes, Walthamstow Central station within easy walking distance). It’s also the shortest of short strolls from what is now the dining and socialising epicentre of Walthamstow, the Village. Dimensions: Entrance Via front door leading into: Entrance Hall Staircase leading to first floor. Door to: Reception Room 21'9 x 15'7 Door to: Kitchen 16'9 x 10'10 Door to: Utility Room 14'3 x 4'8 Access to rear garden. Door to: Ground Floor WC First Floor Landing EPC CHART Staircase leading to second floor. Door to all first floor rooms. Bedroom One 15'7 x 10'4 Bedroom Two 12'9 x 10'0 Bedroom Three 11'4 x 9'8 First Floor Bathroom 6'4 x 5'7 Loft Room 15'0 x 14'0.
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