Olympics spirit: Homes for sale by London's top sports centres — from 2012 big names to hidden gem facilities

Besides a considerable dip in productivity levels for two-and-a-bit weeks, the lasting legacy of any Olympics is the sports infrastructure left behind — and the newly (if sometimes briefly) motivated populace.

Thanks in part to London 2012, our city is home to world-class facilities in swimming, athletics, sailing and more, with most centres open to us medal-less commoners when the pros are otherwise engaged.

It might be too late for you or I to make Los Angeles 2028, but proximity to tracks and pools could open up a new world for curious kids, or facilitate a late-life hobby with firmly amateur aspirations.

In that Olympic spirit, here are ten homes for sale near London’s sportiest spots.

Edmonton, N9

Hertford Road, N9 (Bairstow Eves)

£500,000

An attractive Thirties semi near Ponders End station and Lea Valley Athletics Centre. Highlights include wood floors, a good-size garden and a handy garage.

Bairstow Eves, 020 3871 0501

Old Street, EC1V

Dingley Place, EC1V (Sterling Ackroyd)

£550,000

A one-bedroom warehouse conversion with striking historic features, near the pools at Ironmonger Row Baths, which also has treatment rooms. It’s on without a chain.

Stirling Ackroyd Sales, 020 3873 0908

Manor House, N4

Green Lanes Walk, N4 (Dexters)

£585,000

This spacious two-bedroom flat – with patio garden – is close to the best-in-class Castle climbing centre and the West Reservoir for various swimming and sailing options.

Dexters, 020 7483 6360

Stratford, E15

Cooks Road, E15 (Bellway Homes)

£716,995

A well-planned new build within striking distance of the London Aquatics Centre, one of 2012’s most iconic venues. It’s got three bedrooms, a full-width terrace and good storage.

Bellway Homes, 020 3911 1892

Herne Hill, SE24

Holmdene Avenue, SE24 (Pedder)

£325,000

This compact one-bedroom flat with a separate kitchen is on first floor of an appealing Edwardian house, close to the Herne Hill velodrome – London’s only track before 2012.

Pedder, 020 3835 6332

Tooting Bec, SW17

Franciscan Road, SW17 (Marsh & Parsons)

£650,000

A sophisticated two-bedroom maisonette with a roof terrace, minutes from Tooting Commons and Brockwell Lido, which is the UK’s largest outdoor freshwater pool.

Marsh & Parsons, 020 8767 3655

Dartmouth Park, NW5

Highgate Road, NW5 (Day Morris)

£630,000

A two-bedroom flat with a walled terrace and parquet floors, ideally located between Parliament Hill Lido and Hampstead swimming ponds.

Day Morris, 020 7482 4282

Royal Docks, E16

Royal Victoria Dock, E16 (Madison Brook)

£675,000

This distinctive two-bedroom, two-bathroom flat with off-street parking sits within a converted warehouse near the London Watersports Centre.

Madison Brook, 020 3872 3457

Crystal Palace, SE19

Belvedere Road, SE19 (Streets Ahead)

£1.65 million

A detached and chain-free Victorian house near the park and Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, with its sizable athletics stadium. Perks include a landscaped garden.

Streets Ahead, 020 3893 2354

Enfield, NW3

Hertford Road, EN3 (WJ Meade)

£449,995

A three-bedroom Thirties semi with Art Deco appeal on the border of London and Hertfordshire, a short hop from the Lea Valley White Water Centre.