Wayford Street, Battersea, SW11

Red brick and terracotta panels give Wayford Street's terraces a warm, handsome front, and this one in Battersea adds a tiled porch and original fireplaces to the mix. The house is a mid-terrace Queen Anne revival Edwardian, with room for four sleepers on the first floor and in the loft, three bathrooms, and two reception rooms below, 1,504 sq ft in all. It is offered unfurnished. The decoration is classic English in every particular: patterned papers, panelled and papered walls, glass-fronted china cabinets set into the alcoves and polished dark boards, in a palette of warm red and ivory. A tenant with their own furniture and pictures will find a ready setting.

Hall 1.86m x 4.21m (6'1" x 13'10")

A stripped-pine staircase rises from the hall, which is long and narrow, and the dark boards begin at the door.

Sitting room 3.98m x 5.56m (13'1" x 18'3")

A bay window and built-in alcove shelving shape the sitting room, where the glazed china cabinets could hold a collection of porcelain and the original open fire provides the focus. Candlestick lamps with patterned shades suit the room better than overhead light.

Family room 3.62m x 4.92m (11'11" x 16'2")

Bi-fold doors open the family room to the garden, which makes it an easy room to use in any weather and a natural place for children to play with the outdoors a step away.

Kitchen 3.06m x 3.83m (10'0" x 12'7")

Dark green painted cabinets with a marble top and a plate rack give the kitchen a country feel, and an integrated oven and hob keep it practical for daily use.

Cloakroom 1.21m x 1.75m (4'0" x 5'9")

Off the hall, a cloakroom holds a basin and wc.

Principal bedroom 3.97m x 4.12m (13'0" x 13'6")

On the first floor, a sash window and a good, squarish plan make the principal bedroom an easy room to furnish.

Bedroom 2 2.64m x 3.53m (8'8" x 11'7")

Bedroom 2 is a smaller room with a built-in desk, handy as a study or as a child's room.

Bedroom 3 3.39m x 2.91m (11'1" x 9'7")

A sash window lights Bedroom 3, which is wider than it is deep and has room for a double bed.

Bedroom 4 2.74m x 3.28m (9'0" x 10'9")

The loft room, Bedroom 4, has a built-in desk, and its ceiling slopes down on the street side while daylight comes from the rear dormer.

Bathroom 1.99m x 2.50m (6'6" x 8'2")

The first-floor bathroom is fitted with a walk-in shower and a tidy plan.

En-suite 1.89m x 2.28m (6'2" x 7'6")

The en-suite has a freestanding bath, a pleasing detail in a room of this size.

Bathroom 2 2.31m x 3.01m (7'7" x 9'11")

On the top floor, Bathroom 2 is tiled in herringbone and serves the loft room.

The garden faces south-east and sits behind the house, reached directly from the family room's bi-fold doors. There is no parking with the property. It is let unfurnished, so a tenant can arrange their own sofa, rugs and lamps against the red and ivory walls.

Battersea Park, a 200-acre green space laid out by Sir James Pennethorne and opened in 1858, is home to the London Peace Pagoda. Queenstown Road and Battersea Park are both railway stations in the area, and the Northern line extension to Battersea's power station opened in September 2021. Sir Giles Gilbert Scott designed that building, and construction began in 1929.