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AIBU to think living here would be magical?

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Cookiecrumblepie · 08/03/2021 16:18

www.dexters.co.uk/property-for-sale/house-for-sale-in-henry-tate-mews-london-sw16/153092

I didn’t know places like this existed in London! So Am I being unreasonable in thinking that it would be amazing? Or is there something I’m missing?!

OP posts:

FatherBuzzCagney · 08/03/2021 17:31

Nothing magical about Streatham.

Oh I don't know, it used to have an Italian restaurant with an Elvis impersonator, which was definitely special, if not magical.

MrMucker · 08/03/2021 17:31

Charlie who's manning the chat box through the link in the OP is suddenly all commission-charged sitting up straight.
Someone ought to tell Charlie Chat it's just nosy mumsnetters so they can clock off before dark.

PickAChew · 08/03/2021 17:30

It's a rather unremarkable townhouse but the grounds are spectacular. I bet you have to pay through the nose for them. I tried to go back to check if there was any mention of that but we've killed the website.

I'm assuming the kitchen has had some space taken from the garage because there's very few cars would fit in a 12' long one.

Mumblechum0 · 08/03/2021 17:30

A shared garden is no garden in my book. Couldn't bear to feel that other people would just wander in and start talking to me :-D

MMAMPWGHAP · 08/03/2021 17:28

Look at the aerial view on google. That’s part of a new development at the back. Don’t think it has a view of those grounds, just a courtyard garden.

daisypond · 08/03/2021 17:25

It’s a decent/reasonable price for London. But miles from the tube- a lot of south London is cheaper because of that. But I don’t especially like it. It’s bland inside. And the service charge will be huge. It’s a non-starter for me just because of that.

LostToucan · 08/03/2021 17:23

This apartment in the same development but within the original house looks interesting (and bigger):

www.winkworth.co.uk/properties/sales/henry-tate-mews-london-sw16/STH200345#about

And with this one you get your own pool - but it’s twice the price though:

hubbardtorlot.domus.net/site/go/viewParticulars?propertyID=385285

Funny how none of the details of these properties mention the service charge.

LunaHeather · 08/03/2021 17:22

@jaundicedoutlook

Aah St. Reatham. It’s obviously gone up in the world since we moved out of London.

I started calling it St Reatham because MN.

my sister has lived there all her adult life and was baffled 😂

Can't see the full square footage on the spec.

ArabellaScott · 08/03/2021 17:21

Poky and bland. Not my cup of tea, sorry, OP.

NormallyTea · 08/03/2021 17:20

“It's gated for a reason.“

jaundicedoutlook · 08/03/2021 17:19

Aah St. Reatham. It’s obviously gone up in the world since we moved out of London.

Bunnyfuller · 08/03/2021 17:19

Er...no...

Londonmummy66 · 08/03/2021 17:14

The location isn't great - you have a long schlep to a train station or bus stop and the nearest tube is Balham which must be a good 2.5 miles away. You also have to walk past the common to get to public transport which I wouldn't want to do in that area in the dark. Local shops are awful - other than a huge Tesco - and crime isn't good - usually some pretty dodgy characters hanging about on Streatham High Street.

LadyCounterblast · 08/03/2021 17:13

Oh Streatham's fine, it's actually perfectly pleasant, especially at the Streatham Hill end. (For OP's benefit Streatham suffered a bit in the 80s and 90s, then started to smarten up and became a good place to buy if the budget wouldn't stretch to Brixton, Balham or Clapham... as such it's had a dose of the up-and-comings in recent years.) But it's not especially fancy more a practical, sound and sensible place to live.

CecilyP · 08/03/2021 17:11

Pleasant enough- magical? No!

dottiedodah · 08/03/2021 17:11

Lived in a 3 bed 30s style semi in London as a child. Loved it then had enormous garden as well .Having lived near the sea in a 30s style detached house (remininscet of my GPs home ) here in Dorset wouldnt like to go back TBH. This seems a nice house but nothing to go mad over !

LunaHeather · 08/03/2021 17:07

@peak2021

Southern trains as the main means of transport. South of the river. No nearby cultural venues (a couple of miles away). It's gated for a reason.

A couple of miles is very near in my book!

LunaHeather · 08/03/2021 17:06

@enigma16

Magical Streatham!

This made me lol

WellIWasInTheNeighbourhoo · 08/03/2021 17:05

Nothing magical about Streatham.

goodbyelenin · 08/03/2021 17:02

@LadyCounterblast

I've lived in the area for over a decade and this is genuinely the first time I have heard the words 'magical' and 'Streatham' in the same sentence.

Not my style but you dream on OP

haha true

but in fairness, Streatham is not that bad!

peak2021 · 08/03/2021 17:01

Southern trains as the main means of transport.
South of the river.
No nearby cultural venues (a couple of miles away).
It's gated for a reason.

CounsellorTroi · 08/03/2021 16:59

4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms and only one reception room? No thanks.

ExtraordinaryQuince · 08/03/2021 16:57

@LadyCounterblast

I've lived in the area for over a decade and this is genuinely the first time I have heard the words 'magical' and 'Streatham' in the same sentence.

Not my style but you dream on OP

EssentialHummus · 08/03/2021 16:55

The garden looks magical but I agree with PP; I’d rather not pay a huge service charge but have my own manageable garden and the chance to invite people for a bbq.

Usually I come onto these threads and go weak at the knees. This time the property is significantly cheaper and (imo) less attractive than my current home so I am feeling very good about myself. Thanks for that OP .

HollowTalk · 08/03/2021 16:51

@Cookiecrumblepie

I’m not from London so that’s probably why I’m imagining it to be better than it is. I just thought for shared garden, it would have less people than a park, but be a beautiful space that is well maintained. Just looked nice and low maintenance, and still closeish to London.

But you'd be paying for the upkeep of the garden!

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