Inworth Street, Battersea, SW11

Inworth Street in Battersea has this first-floor flat in a three-storey contemporary apartment building, with 870 sq ft shared among one reception room, two bedrooms and one bathroom. Large-format pale porcelain floors, full-height glazing and a soft grey and white palette give it a calm, fresh finish, and the lateral plan puts the main space across the width of the building. The flat sits on the first floor of three, away from the street without being under the roof. Light comes from the south-east.

Entrance hall 1.53m x 2.37m (5'0" x 7'9")

A tiled floor in the entrance hall makes the arrival practical, and the porcelain continues into the main room, so the whole flat reads as one clean surface. The hall is small, and there is room for a shoe rack and a row of hooks, but not much more.

Living room 3.93m x 4.28m (12'11" x 14'1")

High ceilings and glazing from floor to ceiling give the living room an airy feel, and the plan is almost square. A cream sofa on a pale grey short-pile rug, a smoked glass coffee table and white blinds are staged here, and the low winter sun reaches the room from the south-east.

Kitchen 3.95m x 5.80m (13'0" x 19'0")

Two-tone units in oak and white, with a white quartz worktop, are arranged around a central island, in a kitchen that is the largest room in the flat. It would take a dining table as well as the island, which makes it the natural place to entertain. Light from the south-east reaches it for much of the morning, and the oak fronts warm what would otherwise be a stark white room.

Principal bedroom 3.52m x 3.95m (11'7" x 13'0")

A built-in desk is fitted in the principal bedroom, which has a king-size bed with a white headboard and bedside shelves and a full-length mirror.

Bedroom 2 3.09m x 2.97m (10'2" x 9'9")

Fitted wardrobes in the second bedroom leave room for a double bed with no headboard and a cream short-pile rug.

Bathroom 1.84m x 2.90m (6'0" x 9'6")

The bathroom is tiled in herringbone, and has a bath with no separate shower, a white slab vanity with chrome taps and a small window with a roller blind.

A parking space off the road is included with the flat, which is a real convenience in this part of London. Nothing outdoors belongs to the flat, so the nearby park, with its London Peace Pagoda, is a welcome substitute for private grounds.

Battersea Park, laid out by Sir James Pennethorne and opened in 1858, has the London Peace Pagoda. The Northern line extension to the power station designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott opened in September 2021, and Battersea Park and Queenstown Road are also railway stations. St Mary's Church, a landmark of Battersea, was completed in 1777.