The HouseHunter

Taking inspiration from real properties to help with our own places and spaces

This week we’re off to a two-bedroom flat in the sought-after area of Stoke Newington in north London. Located in a Victorian mansion block, it’s on for £600,000 with Brickworks.

Now I’m going to show you the floor plan here as it’s instructive to see the layout. Firstly, if you are flat hunting, mansion flats like this are brilliant as they were purpose-built and that can make a huge difference when you compare them with a long, narrow Victorian house which has been carved up around a central staircase resulting in small rooms and awkward angles. For this reason, if you can, always consider flat conversions in huge houses: the flat itself may be small, but the ceilings will be higher and the corridors wider, so it will instantly feel more spacious.

As you can see from this floor plan there are basically four square rooms, a bathroom and a generous (by Victorian standards) hall.