Broadview Road, Streatham, SW16

Red brick, stone lintels and a bay front belong to Broadview Road, but there is nothing restrained about the inside of this furnished Victorian house. Tomato red and cream share the walls, skirtings and window frames are painted in blocks of colour, terrazzo covers the floors and the kitchen cabinets are pink. Decorative cornicing and sash windows keep the Victorian bones visible. The house runs to 1,609 sq ft across two floors and a loft conversion, with a south-facing garden at the rear.

Hall 1.95m x 4.16m (6'5" x 13'8")

A stripped-pine staircase climbs from the hall, where terrazzo tiles give a speckled floor and the skirting is painted in a contrasting colour.

Sitting room 4.48m x 4.43m (14'8" x 14'6")

The sitting room has its dignity from high ceilings and a period fireplace surround, with a cast-iron grate for an open fire. A cobalt velvet sofa sits on an abstract rug in bold shapes, a tiled coffee table stands in the middle and striped blinds hang at the windows. A fabric pendant with a scalloped edge brings in a splash of bright colour overhead.

Family room 3.54m x 4.27m (11'7" x 14'0")

The family room has underfloor heating and is a warm, easy room all year round, with space for a sofa and a table.

Kitchen 3.23m x 4.40m (10'7" x 14'5")

Slab-fronted pink cabinets sit beneath a terrazzo worktop in the kitchen, with an integrated oven and hob. The effect is playful but practical, and a pop of colour in the window frame adds to it.

Cloakroom 1.15m x 1.73m (3'9" x 5'8")

The cloakroom is a small room with a basin and wc.

Principal bedroom 3.76m x 3.96m (12'4" x 13'0")

The principal bedroom sits at the front, a bright, airy room with a sash window onto the road.

Bedroom 2 3.32m x 3.83m (10'11" x 12'7")

The second bedroom, a comfortable double, also has a sash window.

Bedroom 3 2.89m x 4.05m (9'6" x 13'3")

Longest of the first-floor bedrooms, the third has a sash window and a pleasant shape.

Bedroom 4 2.79m x 3.59m (9'2" x 11'9")

Bedroom 4 sits in the loft conversion, where a desk is built in below the rear dormer window and the ceiling pitches down towards the street.

Bedroom 5 2.94m x 2.99m (9'8" x 9'10")

The fifth bedroom, almost square, has a sash window of its own, and is also in the loft.

Bathroom 2.42m x 2.83m (7'11" x 9'3")

The first-floor bathroom has a walk-in shower.

En-suite 1.50m x 2.54m (4'11" x 8'4")

The en-suite is tiny but holds a freestanding bath.

Bathroom 2 1.82m x 2.30m (6'0" x 7'7")

Herringbone tiles clad the top-floor bathroom, a small, bright room.

The south-facing garden at the back catches the sun for most of the day. There is no dedicated parking, and the house is let furnished. In clear September light, the street trees remain green with the first hint of yellow.

Streatham, Streatham Common and Streatham Hill are the three railway stations that serve the area, and Balham is convenient for the Northern line. Streatham Common is a Local Nature Reserve on the southern side of the area, and the Rookery lies beside it. Vincent van Gogh drew Streatham Common in 1875.