Killieser Avenue, Streatham, SW2

Ceiling roses and stained-glass door panels survive at the Killieser Avenue house in Streatham, and the herringbone parquet in mid-brown is the most consistent of its original features. Over 1,562 sq ft, the house has a pair of reception rooms, four bedrooms and two bathrooms, with duck-egg walls and white cornicing that let the architecture speak for itself. The kitchen is unfitted in the old way, and the loft rooms are reached by a further flight.

Hall 2.15m x 3.43m (7'1" x 11'3")

Tiles cover the hall floor, practical underfoot in wet weather, and the parquet starts at the sitting room door.

Sitting room 5.12m x 4.98m (16'10" x 16'4")

Built-in alcove shelving and a wood-burning stove give the sitting room its centre of gravity. A tobacco leather sofa, a red Heriz rug and a leather club chair fit the proportions, and plain Roman blinds keep the windows simple.

Dining room 3.15m x 4.59m (10'4" x 15'1")

The dining room, which seats six with a little to spare, sits between the sitting room and the kitchen and takes its light from a sash window.

Kitchen 3.18m x 4.46m (10'5" x 14'8")

Painted cabinets stand free in the manner of an unfitted kitchen, with a dresser and a scrubbed timber worktop, and an integrated oven and hob are tucked in without fuss.

Cloakroom 1.00m x 1.92m (3'3" x 6'4")

A tiny cloakroom with a basin and wc completes the ground floor.

Principal bedroom 4.43m x 4.15m (14'6" x 13'7")

Fitted wardrobes make good use of the walls in the principal bedroom, and the king-size bed has a faded floral linen headboard, with a pair of botanical engravings above.

Bedroom 2 2.87m x 4.03m (9'5" x 13'3")

The second bedroom is narrow and long, with fitted wardrobes, and a brass bedstead in the staged room.

Bedroom 3 3.39m x 3.68m (11'1" x 12'1")

Bedroom 3 also has fitted wardrobes, with a painted panelled headboard in the wall colour and a group of portrait miniatures.

Bedroom 4 3.19m x 3.08m (10'6" x 10'1")

The top-floor bedroom is the smallest, and has fitted wardrobes of its own; a tall ticking-stripe headboard and a red Turkish rug dress it.

Bathroom 2.10m x 2.64m (6'11" x 8'8")

Herringbone tiling covers the walls of the bathroom on the first floor, where a bath and a marble-topped washstand sit below a window with a roller blind.

En-suite 1.58m x 2.12m (5'2" x 6'11")

The en-suite, also in herringbone, has a shower enclosure and a ceramic basin on a mahogany chest, with a frosted window.

The garden at the back looks north-east and gets the morning light; a front area gives off-road parking.

Streatham Common is a large open space on the southern edge of the district, mostly mown grass in the west and woodland in the east, and a Local Nature Reserve. Van Gogh drew it in 1875. Three railway stations serve Streatham: Streatham, Streatham Common and Streatham Hill, and the Rookery is a formal garden beside the common.