Glasford Street, Tooting, SW17

Glasford Street, in Tooting, is a street of Victorian terraces in buff brick with bands of polychrome, and this is one of the arts-and-crafts-influenced houses among them, with original fireplaces and ceiling roses still in place. It is a mid-terrace on two floors plus a loft conversion and extends to 1,376 sq ft. Four bedrooms, two bathrooms and a single reception room are arranged around a stripped-pine staircase. The mood is classic English and lived-in: biscuit and claret on the walls, a chintz sofa, a needlepoint rug with flowers on it and patterned lampshades, with polished oak below and fitted wool carpet above.

Hall 1.94m x 4.34m (6'4" x 14'3")

The stripped-pine staircase climbs from the hall, and the polished oak floor extends from the front door through to the principal rooms.

Sitting room 5.13m x 5.81m (16'10" x 19'1")

A bay window fills the front of the sitting room with light, and alcoves on either side of the chimney breast are fitted with shelves. An open fire with a cast-iron grate sits in a painted timber surround, and a chintz-covered sofa and a skirted armchair face it across a needlepoint rug. A brass chandelier and curtains with pelmets complete the picture.

Kitchen 3.17m x 4.81m (10'5" x 15'9")

Dresser-style units in warm red carry brass cup handles, and a window over the sink looks out over the garden. It is a cheerful and well-planned room.

Cloakroom 1.07m x 1.67m (3'6" x 5'6")

The cloakroom has a basin and a wc and is placed off the hall for everyday convenience.

Principal bedroom 4.14m x 4.56m (13'7" x 15'0")

A desk is built into the principal bedroom, and fitted wool carpet gives it a soft finish. It is a roomy double with space beyond the bed.

Bedroom 2 3.27m x 3.06m (10'9" x 10'0")

Fitted wardrobes make good use of the second bedroom, which is a little wider than it is long.

Bedroom 3 2.71m x 3.98m (8'11" x 13'1")

The third bedroom has fitted wardrobes as well, and its longer shape suits a pair of single beds.

Bedroom 4 2.74m x 2.88m (9'0" x 9'5")

At the top of the house is the loft bedroom, with a built-in desk, a ceiling that slopes at the front and a window in the rear dormer. It is a compact, private room.

Bathroom 2.47m x 2.73m (8'1" x 8'11")

A mahogany washstand with a ceramic basin stands in the bathroom, where herringbone tiles surround a bath that has no separate shower.

En-suite 1.81m x 2.57m (5'11" x 8'5")

The en-suite has a shower enclosure rather than a bath, with a painted vanity under a marble top and herringbone tiling to match.

Behind the house the garden faces east, so it has the morning sun and is shaded later in the day. Parking is on the street, under a residents' permit scheme.

Tooting Bec and Tooting Broadway are Northern line stations at the two ends of the High Street hill, and the High Street itself follows a Roman road. Tooting Graveney Common and Tooting Bec Common make a large open area at the northern end of Tooting, and the lido on Tooting Bec Common has been in use since 1906. Totterdown Fields, a conservation area since 1978, has an unusual history as the first cottage estate built by the London County Council.