Northfields, Wandsworth, SW18

Northfields offers a rare thing in this part of Wandsworth: an architect-designed house in a terrace, three storeys high, with a white rendered front and a frameless glass balustrade. Inside, the mood turns dark and intimate. Chocolate brown and amber wrap the walls, panelling is painted in the wall colour, walnut boards run underfoot and concealed lighting adds warmth. The house provides 1,457 sq ft with one large living room, bedrooms on the first and second floors and three bathrooms, and an east-facing garden behind and off-street parking in front.

Hall 2.10m x 2.96m (6'11" x 9'9")

A pine staircase begins its climb here, and the deep walnut floor starts at the front door. The palette is already dark, and a wall light glows in the corner.

Living room 3.85m x 5.30m (12'8" x 17'5")

High ceilings lift what could be a snug room, and a wood-burning stove sits in a flush plastered chimney breast. A navy velvet modular sofa, a charcoal rug, a lacquered black cabinet and shutters painted dark belong to the scheme, as do the dark panelled walls and the amber glass overhead. Everything here asks you to dim the lights.

Kitchen 4.15m x 6.28m (13'7" x 20'7")

At the back of the ground floor, the kitchen is larger than the sitting room and makes the most of the space. Slab-fronted units in navy have brass handles and sit under dark marble, and a ribbed amber pendant gives a low glow.

Cloakroom 0.98m x 1.91m (3'3" x 6'3")

A tiny cloakroom with a basin and wc is placed under the stairs.

Principal bedroom 4.46m x 3.97m (14'8" x 13'0")

The principal bedroom looks to the front through a sash window, and the chocolate brown walls make the room restful.

Bedroom 2 2.93m x 3.08m (9'7" x 10'1")

A desk is built into the second bedroom, which is compact and suits a student or a home worker.

Bedroom 3 3.19m x 3.07m (10'6" x 10'1")

Square and calm, the third bedroom has a window to the front, and the dark walls continue.

Bedroom 4 2.54m x 3.85m (8'4" x 12'8")

The top floor holds the fourth bedroom, which is long and narrow and has a built-in desk beneath its window. It is the quietest room in the house.

Bathroom 2.23m x 2.67m (7'4" x 8'9")

Herringbone tiles cover the main bathroom, which is on the first floor.

En-suite 1.95m x 2.25m (6'5" x 7'5")

The en-suite is small but well designed, with a freestanding bath taking pride of place.

Bathroom 2 1.90m x 2.45m (6'3" x 8'0")

The second-floor bathroom has a freestanding bath too, and stands beside the top bedroom.

The garden faces east, so it receives the early sun and stays cool after lunch. Off-street parking at the front is private to the house. In early March the street trees are bare with the first buds and the pavements are damp.

Wandsworth Town and Wandsworth Common each have a railway station, and the common itself is at the top of East Hill, back from the river. King George's Park sits behind the shopping centre on the High Street and runs along the River Wandle. Wandsworth appears in the Domesday Book as Wandesorde, and All Saints', the original parish church, dates to the 13th century.