Roads lined with identikit Victorian terraced homes are part of the fabric of London, but not every façade tells the full story.
A creative architect may have near-doubled the footprint of one house, or even knocked two semis together — and there would be little or no sign from the street.
Then there are the historic homes once surrounded by similar builds but now the last vestige of Georgian grandeur on otherwise unremarkable streets.
We’ve found ten sensational trophy homes for sale in London out of step with their surrounds.
Putney, SW15
£1.25 million
This distinctive four-bedroom home is one of only two houses at the centre of a prestigious Jacobean-influenced estate in Putney. It comes with access to vast communal gardens.
John D Wood & Co, 020 3889 9515
Queen’s Park, NW6
£2.7 million
A wonderfully airy four-bedroom apartment with a striking vaulted roof in an unassuming old factory building near the Tube station. In all there is more than 3,000 square feet of living space.
Domus Nova, 0207 727 1717
Stepney, E1
£1.35 million
Two Georgian cottages have been knocked through to create this vast home with a dramatic double-height kitchen and dining room. An enormous window looks out over the secluded garden.
Agent & Homes, 020 3910 6595
Isleworth, TW7
£1.25 million
A standalone Georgian townhouse a stone’s throw from the Thames in historic Isleworth. Perks include an extended kitchen diner, a landscaped garden and a basement utility area.
Dexters, 020 8744 9400
Barnsbury, N1
£2.65 million
An exquisitely decorated period home behind a shop front, with four bedrooms, a garden room and a full-width balcony overlooking the garden on the top floor. There’s also a Bakeheart wood burning stove.
Inigo, 020 3687 3071
Leytonstone, E11
£2 million
The last 18th century home in Leyton, this Grade II-listed Georgian gem has more than 5,500 square feet of space over five storeys. In its current set up there are separate quarters for staff or guests.
Dexters, 020 7067 2420
Lower Clapton, E5
£1.6 million
This creatively extended Victorian home has a standard two-up, two-down façade. As well as the modish new entertaining space, there are five bedrooms, a cellar and a low-maintenance garden.
The Modern House, 020 3795 5920
Wandsworth, SW18
£2.8 million
This picture-perfect Georgian house sits among largely modern homes on Wandsworth’s East Hill. There’s more than 5,000 square foot of space bursting with period features, as well as a pretty walled garden.
Inigo, 020 3909 6732
St Margarets, TW1
£1 million
What appears to be three cottages from the road is actually one stripped-back residence with bags of potential. Plans have been approved but there is lots of work to be done.
Antony Roberts, 020 3907 8625
Highbury, N5
£2.5 million
A double-fronted, six-bedroom Victorian home with turret bays on a street of semis. It’s on the market for the first time in more than fifty years.
