Location
Balfour Road is a quiet residential road just off Highbury New Park that is made up of similar family-sized houses. The road is wide, so lends itself to a sense of space and light. Nearby Highbury Barn offers excellent local shopping and restaurants, including The Highbury Barn Tavern. The number 4 and 19 bus routes run into the city and west end respectively. The 393 to Highbury Corner is just 2 minutes' walk from the house. Canonbury overground's North London and East London line is five minutes' walk away. Highbury Corner offers good transport links, including underground (Victoria Line), buses, London Overground and National Rail offering routes to all points of the compass. Arsenal Tube station (Piccadilly Line to Heathrow) is also within walking distance. There are many local schools including the popular St Joan of Arc Primary.
Description
This is the most appealing family-sized mid-Victorian house arranged over 5 floors. The south facing garden and particularly the garden floor with its fantastic fitted kitchen and day space is a real attraction. The more formal living space on the raised ground floor can be used as one room or separated by the double dividing doors. The upper floors offer generous bedrooms with a large family bathroom, a further shower room and a separate WC. The bedroom on the first-floor rear has a super terrace that has views over the rear garden and the gardens in Aberdeen Park. The house has been a much-loved family home for the current owners for the last 30 years. It has been well maintained. There are many period features such as fireplaces and ceiling mouldings and is in excellent decorative order throughout.
This is a terrific family home – one that a young family can grow in throughout the different phases of modern life.