Longmead Road, Tooting, SW17

Two bays of red brick and white-painted timber give this Edwardian terrace on Longmead Road its confident, symmetrical front, and a stained-glass door tells you the original joinery has been looked after. Inside, the house has been taken in a quiet, modern direction: wide pale ash boards run underfoot, frameless glass screens divide the ground floor without closing it off, and the scheme keeps to chalk white and natural walnut. The house runs to 1,276 sq ft on two storeys with nothing in the roof, and its layout gives three bedrooms, a pair of bathrooms and two living rooms.

Hall 1.83m x 4.11m (6'0" x 13'6")

A cloaks cupboard takes the household's coats, and the dark-stained staircase with its square newels and turned balusters rises directly ahead. The pale boards begin at the threshold, so the passage reads as one continuous surface into the rooms beyond.

Sitting room 3.99m x 4.70m (13'1" x 15'5")

The front reception takes its light from the bay and holds a wood-burning stove framed in painted timber and tiled slips, a nod to the house's origins. High ceilings give the room height, and a black leather sofa on a grey flat-weave rug, with a glass side table beside it, is all the furniture it needs.

Family room 3.89m x 4.66m (12'9" x 15'3")

Behind the sitting room, a second reception with underfloor heating works as a place to eat, play or work. The proportions are easy and the glass screens let daylight pass between the two rooms rather than holding it back.

Kitchen 2.73m x 3.97m (8'11" x 13'0")

White gloss units with no handles are topped in grey quartz, and a window over the sink looks out to the garden. The galley-like proportions suit one cook well, and a sculptural white globe pendant hangs overhead with downlights set into the ceiling.

Principal bedroom 4.43m x 4.23m (14'6" x 13'11")

The largest bedroom is almost square, with fitted wardrobes along one wall and room for a king-size bed and a chair. Roller blinds replace curtains, which keeps the window clean-lined and the walls clear.

Bedroom 2 2.77m x 3.22m (9'1" x 10'7")

A built-in desk runs under the window, and the room is the right size for a child, a guest or a home office. The walnut-toned detailing carries through from the landing.

Bedroom 3 3.54m x 3.00m (11'7" x 9'10")

Also fitted with a desk, this third bedroom is wider than it is long and takes a double bed if the desk is not wanted.

Bathroom 2.46m x 2.76m (8'1" x 9'1")

A walk-in shower, white fittings and an uncluttered finish make this the family bathroom, serving the bedrooms on the landing.

En-suite 1.67m x 2.57m (5'6" x 8'5")

Compact and neatly planned, the en-suite is tiled in herringbone, which adds pattern to a room that would otherwise be entirely plain.

The garden faces south, so the family room and kitchen look out on to the best of the day, and the sun lands on the lawn through the afternoon. Residents' permits cover the street, which is usual for a terrace of this age.

Tooting Bec and Tooting Broadway are both Northern line stations, one at the top of the High Street and one at the bottom, so the house has a choice of routes into town. Tooting Bec Common and Tooting Graveney Common together make up the open ground at the northern edge of the district, and the lido on Tooting Bec Common has been open since 1906. The Roman line of the High Street is still the spine of the place.