Jessica Road, Wandsworth, SW18

Red brick and a stained-glass fanlight mark the converted Edwardian house on Jessica Road, Wandsworth, which holds this two bedroom maisonette across its ground and first floors. One bathroom and one reception room complete the plan, at 1,013 sq ft. Picture rails and original fireplaces are the period details; the pale yellow walls, orange pine and patterned brown carpet are from an earlier generation, and the maisonette is in need of modernisation. A buyer will find scope to update every room, and a sound plan on which to do it.

Entrance hall 1.51m x 3.19m (4'11" x 10'6")

A tiled floor in the entrance hall is the first original touch, and the patterned carpet starts beyond it. The hall is small, and it is the only part of the maisonette that does not need to be redecorated.

Sitting room 4.87m x 5.85m (16'0" x 19'2")

Alcove shelving and a period fireplace give the sitting room its shape, and it is a big room at nearly twenty feet. A beige fabric sofa, a pine coffee table, a patterned rug and vertical blinds are the owner's own, and are not part of the character of the room.

Kitchen 3.08m x 4.81m (10'1" x 15'9")

The dated kitchen is pine units under a tiled worktop, with an integrated oven and hob in the run. A buyer would want a new layout, and the proportions allow a dining table. The kitchen is in need of modernisation, and offers scope to update with a good deal of freedom.

Principal bedroom 4.24m x 4.59m (13'11" x 15'1")

Upstairs, the principal bedroom looks out through a sash window. A patterned carpet covers the floor, and the room is a good size for a double bed. The decoration matches the rest of the maisonette, and the room would benefit from a fresh start, with new flooring and new paint.

Bedroom 2 3.49m x 3.10m (11'5" x 10'2")

A built-in desk occupies Bedroom 2, which is a modest size and would suit a child or a study. It is a square room with a plain window, and the same orange pine and pale yellow decoration as the rest of the maisonette.

Bathroom 2.17m x 2.41m (7'1" x 7'11")

Herringbone tiles cover the bathroom, which is in need of a refit but is a sensible shape.

The maisonette has no outdoor space and no parking, and the north aspect keeps the rooms cool. The red brick and fanlight give the house a pleasing front.

The original parish church of Wandsworth, All Saints', goes back to the 13th century, and the town's Quaker Meeting House, of 1778, is the oldest surviving in Greater London. The green space behind the High Street shopping centre follows the Wandle upstream, and is a short walk from the maisonette.