King Sized Room with private en-suite in Clapham C

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Area:
Clapham Common
Postcode:
SW4
Available:
Now
Min term:
3 months
Max term:
15 months
Short lets considered:
Yes

Double room:
£1,950pcm (en suite)



This is a spacious, bright and beautifully maintained home on one of the loveliest and most peaceful streets near Clapham Common.

The room itself is unusually generous for London and is designed to give you a real sense of independence.

It has a large private en-suite bathroom with its own bath, shower and toilet, as well as an entire wall of fitted wardrobes, so there is plenty of space to properly unpack and make the room your own.

The bedroom has a king-size bed with a high-quality natural-fibre mattress, excellent sound insulation and lots of natural light. It is quiet, comfortable and private, somewhere you can genuinely come home and switch off.

Peaceful Like the Countryside, Connected Like London

The street is exceptionally quiet, with no buses and very little traffic. Although you are in London, the atmosphere is surprisingly peaceful.

One of the biggest advantages of the location is that Clapham Common is literally at the end of the street. Within about a minute you can be out on the Common, which gives the whole area a wonderful feeling of space and openness that can be surprisingly hard to find in London.

Just beyond the Common is The Pavement, one of the most pleasant parts of the neighbourhood, with cafés, restaurants and places to sit and eat, as well as Clapham Common Underground Station nearby.

The property is in Zone 2 with excellent connections across the city. Oxford Circus is around 21 minutes away by Tube from Clapham Common.

Clapham Junction is also around a 15-minute walk away, giving you access to one of London’s major rail hubs, with excellent train connections across Greater London and convenient onward connections to London airports, including Gatwick.

The result is a particularly good balance. You come home to a quiet residential street, while green space, cafés, restaurants, shops, the Tube and mainline rail connections are all within easy reach.

It is peaceful and residential when you want calm, open and spacious when you want to get outside, and extremely well connected when you want the city.

A Private Space Within a Comfortable Home

One of the biggest advantages of the room is the amount of privacy it offers.

With your own bathroom, extensive wardrobe space and a large bedroom, you can keep your day-to-day life largely self-contained while still having the benefit of a comfortable shared home and living room.

It would suit someone who values having their own space rather than feeling as though they are simply renting a bedroom.

Who It Would Suit

The room is best suited to one person who values having a comfortable, private base in London.

It could work particularly well for someone studying at postgraduate level, doing an MBA or PhD, on a professional placement, working in the city, or regularly spending part of the week in London and wanting somewhere that feels more like a home than a hotel.

It could equally suit someone who simply values independence, privacy and having a calm place to return to.

You certainly do not need to live a quiet or particularly restrained life. Going out, having dinner, seeing friends and enjoying London is of course completely normal.

What suits the home best is simply someone independent and considerate, who likes having a calm and comfortable place to return to rather than using the apartment as a regular social or entertaining space.

Because the room has its own large en-suite bathroom, extensive wardrobe space and a king-size bed, it works especially well as a self-contained London base.

The room is intended for single occupancy rather than a couple.

Everything You Need for Comfortable Living

The apartment is thoughtfully equipped for everyday life.

There is a washing machine and dryer, robot vacuum cleaner, garment steamer, iron, hairdryer, scales, coffee machine and a well-equipped kitchen with the pots, pans and appliances needed for normal day-to-day cooking.

The kitchen is ideal for straightforward everyday cooking rather than very heavy or elaborate cooking on a regular basis. In practice, that works particularly well here because The Pavement is only a short walk away, with plenty of cafés, restaurants and places to pick up something to eat whenever you do not feel like cooking.

There is also a no-shoes policy throughout the apartment, which helps keep the home clean and comfortable.

Quality linen, pillows, duvet and towels are provided, so you can settle in comfortably from the beginning.

Everything has been chosen with care, with the aim of creating a home that feels comfortable, considered and quietly beautiful rather than simply filling it with things.

A Home That Is Easy to Live In

This is a high-quality home, but it is not intended to feel formal or precious.

The aim is for the person living here to feel comfortable, relaxed and able to enjoy the apartment as their home, while simply treating the space and its contents with reasonable care.

I am looking for someone who is considerate, tidy and respectful, with the kind of common sense that comes naturally when sharing a well-maintained home.

Good communication is important too. If something needs attention, I would always rather know about it so it can be dealt with quickly.

The building, street and apartment are safe, peaceful and well cared for, and I would love to find someone who enjoys that atmosphere too.

The Feeling of the Home

This is more than simply a bedroom with furniture in it.

The home has been put together to be somewhere you can live comfortably, sleep well and return to after a busy day feeling that you can finally switch off.

You have your own large bedroom, your own bathroom, excellent storage and a calm, comfortable environment in one of the nicest parts of South London.

Clapham Common is at the end of the street, cafés and restaurants are moments away, and both the Tube and Clapham Junction are within easy reach.

A peaceful home.
A large private room.
Your own bathroom.
Excellent storage.
Green space at the end of the street.
And very easy access to central London and beyond.

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Location info

  • Clapham Common
  • SW4
  • (5-10 minutes walk to Clapham Common station)

Extra costs

Deposit
£1,500.00
Bills included?
Yes

Amenities

Furnishings
Furnished
Parking
No
Garage
No
Garden/terrace
No
Balcony/Patio
No
Disabled access
No
Living room
shared
Broadband included
Yes

Current Household

# flatmates
1
Total # rooms
2
Age
54
Smoker?
No
Any pets?
No
Language
English
Occupation
Professional
Gender
Female

New Flatmate preferences

Couples OK?
No
Smoking OK?
No
Pets OK?
No
Occupation
Don't mind  
References?
No
Gender
Males or females

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