A Five-Storey Victorian Victorian Townhouse Blends Old with New

Set on one of Peckham North’s most admired streets, on the fringe of Burgess Park, this Victorian townhouse rises with quiet grandeur. Its stuccoed façade and London stock brickwork are typical of the Trafalgar Avenue Conservation Area, yet what lies beyond the front door is anything but expected.

Across 2,406 sq ft and five exquisitely reimagined floors, the current owners have crafted a home where period architecture meets thoughtful, contemporary design, beautifully blending old and new.

The lower ground floor has been extended and turned into a magnificent open-plan kitchen and living space.

Here, polished concrete floors flow seamlessly through Crittall doors out to a sunken terrace, creating an uninterrupted sightline from the centre of the home to the garden beyond. Floor-to-ceiling Minima sliding doors dissolve the boundary between indoors and out.

Directly off the kitchen, the shutter-cast concrete terrace forms a sheltered outdoor room, edged with Corten steel planters brimming with wild and climbing greenery, including ferns, grasses, wisteria, jasmine, clematis, and more.

The space features a cozy sitting area surrounded by greenery. This lounge spot is beautifully connected to the outdoors thanks to the courtyard, the garden, and the skylight.

A vast internal courtyard and skylight invite sunlight deep into the plan.

Blush-toned cabinetry with bevelled and reeded detailing, a generous island, and Miele appliances shape a kitchen built equally for cooking and gathering. A Rangemaster cooker anchors the space.

The lower ground floor is complete with this warm and intimate snug, featuring a fireplace and lit by a west-facing window in the Victorian part of the house.

At raised ground level, a grand dual-aspect reception spans the depth of the house. Flooded with light from a west-facing sash window and French doors at both the front and rear, the room has often doubled as an exhibition space for art, its proportions and luminosity ideally suited to showcasing works.

It is equally at home as a formal dining or entertaining salon, where restored coving and tall ceilings bring unmistakable Victorian drama.

The raised ground floor also features a beautiful bathroom with a bathtub, honeycomb marble tiling

The entire first floor forms a beautifully considered principal suite. Sliding pocket doors separate the dual-aspect layout: a peaceful, garden-facing bedroom to the rear, and a bright sitting/dressing room at the front.

Each room is defined by Carron cast-iron fireplaces and exposed wide-set timber boards. A refined marble and limestone shower room completes the level.

Two generous double bedrooms occupy the second floor, one wrapped in deep green, the other washed in soft peach, each centred around its own original fireplace.

The top floor offers a versatile bedroom or study with sweeping rooftop views, accompanied by a stylish shower room and ample eaves storage.

Concrete steps from the kitchen terrace rise to a long lawn bordered by mature trees, including mulberry, fig, hazel, sycamore, and cherry plum. It’s a rare and tranquil pocket of nature at the heart of the city.

The house is listed for £1,800,000 at The Modern House.