Maskell Road, Earlsfield, SW17

Maskell Road in Earlsfield has a five-storey Victorian mansion block in yellow stock brick, and this maisonette takes its first and second floors, with living space below and the two bedrooms above. Ceiling roses are in place, grey-washed oak runs through the rooms, and the palette is a quiet white with muted ochre that keeps the whole flat light. The accommodation is 855 sq ft, with two bedrooms, a bathroom and a sitting room that looks north, and the Scandinavian restraint of the interior is the perfect foil to the old building's detail. It is the sort of home where less furniture is better, and light does most of the decorating.

Entrance hall 1.56m x 2.60m (5'1" x 8'6")

A stripped-pine staircase begins in the entrance hall, a pleasant surprise in a mansion block, and leads up to the bedrooms.

Sitting room 4.75m x 4.93m (15'7" x 16'2")

A bay window and built-in alcove shelving give the sitting room its shape, which is nearly square and large enough for a sofa and a dining table. A pale blue-grey sofa and a striped wool rug would sit on the pale floor, and a black metal side table gives some contrast.

Kitchen 3.43m x 3.75m (11'3" x 12'4")

White slab cabinets edged in birch ply and a plain white worktop make for a bright kitchen, and the window over the sink looks out and lets in daylight.

Principal bedroom 3.66m x 4.11m (12'0" x 13'6")

At the top of the stairs, the principal bedroom has fitted wardrobes and a regular plan, with white window reveals.

Bedroom 2 2.73m x 2.79m (8'11" x 9'2")

Bedroom 2 is a small room with fitted wardrobes, a good size for a single bed or a nursery, a study and a guest room by turns. Everything that is not needed can be put away behind the wardrobe doors, which suits the light, bare style of the flat.

Bathroom 2.25m x 2.91m (7'5" x 9'7")

The bathroom has a walk-in shower and is finished in light colours, with plain white skirtings.

The maisonette has no outside space and no parking. The yellow stock brick front of the block is quiet and orderly, and the arrangement of living space on one floor and bedrooms on the next gives a pleasant separation. The lease has 145 years remaining, the service charge is £1,950 a year and the ground rent is £150 a year.

Earlsfield station on Garratt Lane opened in April 1884, and trains run to London Waterloo. A horse-drawn railway, described as London's first railway, once ran along Garratt Lane, and the River Wandle runs more or less alongside it. King George's Park and Springfield Park offer open space, and Garratt Green is nearby too.