Heavenly Hackney Home

Architecture & Interior
This late 1870s beautiful, terraced house was built as part of the expansion of the 1864 North London Railway up to Hackney & Dalston Junction. Yellow London stock brick facades and an Italianate exterior lead up to prepossessing white columns and a grand oak front door.

Up to the first floor, the entire property has gone through an immense refurbishment. Throughout the property thick insulated walls and dark wood floors thermally wrap the internal space. New triple glazed windows and an underfloor app-controlled heating system create a beautifully warm & energy efficient home.

Settling into a bright hallway there are two deep storage cupboards and outside stairs down to a sun trap garden, finished with seashell mulch gravel. The garden wall has been appropriately painted in ‘London Smog’, the same colour as Downing Street.

Heading upstairs, the beautiful reception room floats into view through a hallway ’transom‘window. Cleverly carved out from the entire first-floor, light spills in from both sides on a north to south aspect. The living area has a calm, quaint view over the churchyard.

The kitchen has fitted units along both sides and a floating island with every luxury you can envisage where no expense has been spared. Mid-floor a family bathroom has been completely refurbished with non-slip limestone tiles, fitted bath & overhead shower.

Onto the second floor, three great sized double bedrooms spread across the entire floor with two overlooking the church and a third overlooking Dalston’s urban landscape. All rooms feature fitted wardrobes and individual heating control pads.

The top floor which was formerly loft storage has now been converted into an office or guest bedroom but given the right investment could serve a variety of purposes (Pilates studio for example). There is also potential to add an ensuite bathroom and even a balcony, subject to planning.

An office area has also been carved out of the top floor landing which is the perfect cool spot with great light and storage underneath the eaves.

The exterior of the property was entirely painted but has been restored back to its former brick facade, a delightful touch matching up with the rest of the terrace either side. In addition, the communal hallway has had a complete refurbishment as part of the works carried out by the vendor.

History
The local area has a textured history, with Victorian housing developing either side of the railways going north of central London, consuming the land around the Saxon settlements of Dalston and Shacklewell. A lot of the terraces in Hackney were constructed around the railways, with Colvestone Crescent a pleasant example of a historical mid-Victorian terrace built specifically to house middle-class commuters moving to the suburbs but working in the city.

St Mark’s church on Colvestone Crescent is a beautiful example of a grade 2* listed early English Gothic revival religious building. As noted in Nikolaus Pevsner’s Buildings Of England: North London, “…smart middle-class housing grew up in the 1960s around the colossal Church of St Mark…” (p. 509, line 17).

It is the focal point of the local Victorian conservation area and was built by Charles Paine and George Jordain, local builders who created what is now known as a central landmark for Victorian speculative development in Hackney.

In The Neighbourhood
Dalston in the last 20 years has transformed into one of London’s best spots to go out and Ridley Road market is the area‘s beating heart, only a short walk away. With a rich history for the local Afro-Caribbean community. ’The Market Bar’ is an essential visit, with tropical vibes and great cocktails.

The independent Rio Cinema is around the corner, a grade 2 Art Deco beauty that feels like a time-capsule. There is a rich tapestry of bars, pubs and restaurants all within a 10 mins walk, meaning you need go far for great drink and a meal.

Kingsland Road is a working high street, with everything you need for daily living.

Transport & Connections
Dalston Junction and Dalston Kingsland are your main transport hubs with connections straight into the city, east towards Stratford and west going to Richmond. A large number of 24/7 buses travel down Kingsland Road and take you straight to Shoreditch and Liverpool Street station beyond