“A wonderful visual and physical flow of spaces”

This elegant six-bedroom Edwardian villa, with off-street parking, occupies a substantial corner plot on the coveted Wolseley Road, between Crouch End and Highgate. It approaches 3,200 sq ft and has been updated to combine its period features with excellent contemporary interventions. In addition to its scale in the main, the large, private garden incorporates a two-bedroom studio of around 950 sq ft, with entry on Clifton Road, the adjacent street, and for which planning permission has been recently granted to build a 2,500 sq ft five-bedroom house in its place.

The Tour

The house is brilliantly positioned along a tranquil stretch between Highgate Village and the Crouch End Clock Tower. The famed Parkland Walk is to the south for beautiful woodland walks and a nature reserve; the route traces a former railway line, linking Finsbury Park and Alexandra Palace, through to Stroud Green, Crouch End, Highgate and Muswell Hill. Highgate Wood and Queen’s Wood are just to the north and between them offer around 120 acres of woodland walks and amenities.

To the east, a short walk leads to the heart of Crouch End Village, named the ‘Best Place to Live in London’ by The Sunday Times in March 2023. There are plenty of excellent cafés, bakeries, and eateries along the pretty high street. Beam is a wonderful breakfast option and Sourdough Sophia is known for its wonderful cinnamon buns. Along with a few fantastic local pubs, Small Beer provides craft brews and artisan Pizzas. Paesan is a celebrated neighbourhood Italian.

Hornsey Town Hall is a Grade II*-listed Modernist former government building whose recent redevelopment has brought an exciting hub of living spaces, a boutique hotel and a variety of eateries to the centre. The former council chamber, basements and vast assembly rooms will now host film, music, dance, talks, comedy and performances alongside a rooftop bar and cinema.

Highgate Village is also nearby and has a wide variety of shops, cafés, pubs and restaurants, including wine shop Bottle, popular pub The Flask, and fruit and veg shop Greens of Highgate. There is also The Grocery Post on Archway Road, which serves good coffee and groceries.

There are excellent schools in the area, including Highgate School, Highgate Primary School, St Michael’s Primary School and Channing.

Highgate Station provides direct access to King’s Cross, the West End and the City via the Northern Line, and there are convenient road links to the A1, leading to the M1, A406 and M25. Crouch Hill Station is also close by for the Overground.

Outside Space

The patio at the rear is used for al fresco dining and is cocooned by greenery. Wisteria bursts along and up the rear façade, and mature trees and shrubs, medlar and fig, spill over the retaining walls of the upper garden level.

This lawn section is long and wide. Bordered by mature trees, it turns to the right to the two-bedroom annexe. This excellent space can also be accessed from Clifton Road via its primary entrance and offers a further 948 sq ft of accommodation with two ground-floor bedrooms, an open-plan kitchen and living room at first-floor level, a separate bathroom and its own patio garden.

The Area

The house is brilliantly positioned along a tranquil stretch between Highgate Village and the Crouch End Clock Tower. The famed Parkland Walk is to the south for beautiful woodland walks and a nature reserve; the route traces a former railway line, linking Finsbury Park and Alexandra Palace, through to Stroud Green, Crouch End, Highgate and Muswell Hill. Highgate Wood and Queen’s Wood are just to the north and between them offer around 120 acres of woodland walks and amenities.

To the east, a short walk leads to the heart of Crouch End Village, named the ‘Best Place to Live in London’ by The Sunday Times in March 2023. There are plenty of excellent cafés, bakeries, and eateries along the pretty high street. Beam is a wonderful breakfast option and Sourdough Sophia is known for its wonderful cinnamon buns. Along with a few fantastic local pubs, Small Beer provides craft brews and artisan Pizzas. Paesan is a celebrated neighbourhood Italian.

Hornsey Town Hall is a Grade II*-listed Modernist former government building whose recent redevelopment has brought an exciting hub of living spaces, a boutique hotel and a variety of eateries to the centre. The former council chamber, basements and vast assembly rooms will now host film, music, dance, talks, comedy and performances alongside a rooftop bar and cinema.

Highgate Village is also nearby and has a wide variety of shops, cafés, pubs and restaurants, including wine shop Bottle, popular pub The Flask, and fruit and veg shop Greens of Highgate. There is also The Grocery Post on Archway Road, which serves good coffee and groceries.

There are excellent schools in the area, including Highgate School, Highgate Primary School, St Michael’s Primary School and Channing.

Highgate Station provides direct access to King’s Cross, the West End and the City via the Northern Line, and there are convenient road links to the A1, leading to the M1, A406 and M25. Crouch Hill Station is also close by for the Overground.