1 bed flat for sale

Zander Court, London E2

The Avebury Estate was designed by the lcc Architects’ Department and completed in 1967, its low-rise blocks arranged around St Peter’s Church, one of the few structures in the immediate neighbourhood to survive the Blitz intact. The estate’s blocks take their names from fish, a quiet allusion to St Peter’s patronage of fishermen.

This apartment within Zander Court has been reconfigured by its architect owners around a central service core housing the kitchen and bathroom. The plan is disciplined. Storage and wardrobes are worked into the depth of the hallway and carried through both service rooms, keeping the living spaces clear of ancillary furniture and visual noise. The south-facing living room receives full daylight across the day. The bedroom and adjoining study face north, quiet and removed from the street.

Materials echo the utilitarian language of the building. Poured concrete tiles run underfoot. The kitchen carries stainless steel countertops, with timber panelling worked into the storage walls. The original Crittall windows have been retained and restored, framing views across the estate’s communal grounds.

Broadway Market and Columbia Road are close by. Local favourites include Pavilion Bakery, Brawn, The Royal Oak and Campania & Jones. Hackney Road carries a growing run of independent design shops, among them Klei for ceramics by UK makers and M Kardana for twentieth-century furniture and objects. Haggerston Park lies a few minutes’ walk to the north.

Bethnal Green and Old Street Underground stations are equidistant. Hoxton and Shoreditch High Street offer Overground services nearby