Lansdowne Crescent Townhouse

Built in 1852 as part of the original Lansdowne Crescent development, this five-storey stucco-fronted house has passed through only four owners since the 1970s and retains most of its original cornicing, shutters and a cantilevered stone staircase rising the full height of the building.

The raised ground floor holds a double reception room divided by working shutters, opening onto a south-facing garden through the original sash doors. The kitchen sits below at garden level, extended in 2011 under a glass roof that keeps the room bright even in winter.

The top two floors hold five bedrooms, three of which share the crescent’s communal garden outlook. It is an E-rated EPC, honestly reflective of a listed facade and single-glazed sashes at the front, and any buyer should budget for the secondary glazing most of the street has now fitted.