4 bed semi-detached house for sale

Palmerston Road, London N22

Located in a wide residential road desirable in Bowes Park, this immaculately stylish four bedroom semi-detached house with off-street parking and a long garden is within easy walking distance of many amenities including shops, parks and stations.

This four bedroom semi-detached house in Bowes Park has great kerb appeal with a smart painted façade, a block-paved drive with off-street parking for two cars, and gated side access to the rear garden. Sheltered by an original awning, the front door opens into an elegant hallway with a porcelain floor, patterned wallpaper, carpeted stairs, and doors to the living room, dining room, and kitchen/diner.

The front living room has a traditional feel with picture rails and cornicing, a stripped wood floor, and an original cast-iron fireplace with an ornate tiled surround. A wide south-facing bay window provides excellent natural light and the room is spacious, easily accommodating a couple of sofas. Connected via a glazed wall with French doors, the rear dining room has a bay window with views of the internal courtyard and garden.

The 24ft kitchen/diner is well-equipped with contemporary handleless cabinets, an island unit, and a suite of integrated appliances. An original stripped wood sash window above the sink provides visual interest and views into the private internal courtyard. Bifold doors to the garden terrace create a seamless indoor/outdoor space and there’s also a glazed door to the courtyard. Accessed via the courtyard, there is a stunning and supremely useful single storey modern extension that serves as a prep kitchen and utility room, housing additional cabinets and appliances, and incorporating a WC/wet room. With a glass roof and bifold doors at each end it’s flooded with light and provides views of and easy access to the rear garden. Both the kitchen and utility room have underfloor heating.

There are four bedrooms on the first floor, three doubles and a single. The main bedroom, currently used as an upstairs sitting room, is a fabulous space extending to 17'11” by 13’7” with a wide south-facing bay window and a stunning original fireplace. The second and third bedrooms have oak floors and fitted wardrobes, and all four bedrooms have with bespoke plantation shutters. The single bedroom is currently used as a dressing room. Located centrally, the family bathroom has a smart monochrome palette with white metro-tiled walls, a freestanding rolltop bath with a thermostatic shower, a washbasin console, and a WC. A window provides good natural light and ventilation.

Outside, the property has off-street parking for two cars on the block-paved front drive, and gated side access to the 81ft landscaped rear garden. This has an extensive terrace adjacent to the house and a paved path that runs alongside the lawn (which has a bed with mature planting and specimen trees) to a second terrace and large wooden shed (on a concrete base) at the end of the garden.
Local life


This friendly neighbourhood has a wide selection of local shops, cafes and restaurants, including the popular Myddleton Road shopping parade and the many stores along Green Lanes. Wood Green town centre with its many amenities including the shopping centre, is just a five-minute drive away, or ten minutes by bus.

Transport links are excellent, with Bowes Park train station (1/3 mile) and Bounds Green tube (0.6 miles) both within easy walking distance. There are regular sub-20 minute train journeys from Bowes Park to King’s Cross, and Bounds Green on the Piccadilly Line has fast direct links to the West End and beyond.

There’s plenty of green space nearby, including Finsbury Gardens, Springfield Community Park and 200-acre Alexandra Park all within a mile