Church Hill, Wimbledon, SW19

Church Hill in Wimbledon is the address for this one bedroom flat, high in a four-storey contemporary building finished in pale brick with zinc cladding and steel-framed doors. Everything is on a single level: a short hall, a through living room, a kitchen of real size, a bedroom and a bathroom, 863 sq ft in total. Grey-washed engineered oak is laid throughout, the plaster is crisp white and a soft grey and white palette runs through the doors, cabinets and fittings. The flat faces south-east, so the main rooms are lit from early in the day, and the plan has the open, through-room generosity of a modern apartment rather than the cut-up shape of an older conversion.

Entrance hall 1.21m x 2.65m (4'0" x 8'8")

A tiled floor and a flush white door set out the plan, with the living room opening directly ahead and the other rooms leading off it.

Living room 3.53m x 4.76m (11'7" x 15'7")

A calm, plain space for a grey corner sofa and a white gloss coffee table, lit by downlights and one slim LED pendant rather than lamps. Voile curtains soften the glazing without cutting the light, and the proportions allow a dining table at the far end as well.

Kitchen 3.64m x 6.40m (11'11" x 21'0")

This is the flat's largest room and the reason to look at it. Handleless grey cabinets sit under a dark quartz top, and a central island adds seating and preparation space that few one-bedroom homes can offer. It would suit someone who cooks and entertains as much as lives.

Principal bedroom 4.02m x 4.60m (13'2" x 15'1")

The bedroom takes a built-in desk and mirrored wardrobe doors, so a bed, storage and a place to work all fit without crowding. It is on the same level as everything else, a short step from the bathroom.

Bathroom 2.19m x 3.00m (7'2" x 9'10")

The bathroom is fitted with a freestanding bath, a generous choice in a flat of this size, and the white flush finishes keep it light and clean.

This is a flat, with no outside space and no parking included. The building's pale brick and zinc front is crisp in outline, and the layout is entirely lateral, with every room reached from one level and no stairs inside the home. Held on a lease with 146 years remaining, the flat carries a service charge of £2,700 a year and no ground rent to pay.

Wimbledon station is a terminus for the District line and London Trams (Tramlink), with South Western Railway and Thameslink services as well, and South Wimbledon is on the Northern line. Wimbledon Common holds an Iron Age hill fort, the second largest in London, while Cannizaro Park and Wimbledon Park both have Grade II* listing. The town is also where the Lawn Tennis Championship was first played, in the summer of 1877.