Elms Road, Clapham SW4

A four-bedroom Victorian terrace with a side-return extension

Elms Road runs straight off the Common, and this bay-fronted house is one of its best-kept. The current owners extended into the side return and the loft in 2021, with full planning permission and building regulations sign-off, and the result is a house that works for a family of five.

The front reception room keeps its bay, fireplace and cornicing. Behind it, the extension creates a kitchen, dining and family room of over forty square metres under a long rooflight, with a utility and cloakroom off it. Three bedrooms and a family bathroom are on the first floor; the loft is a principal suite with an en suite bathroom.

The garden is a real feature: about 85 feet, facing west, laid to lawn with deep borders.