This four-bedroom, listed Georgian gem is beautifully presented, outside and inside. The house’s glorious period features and high ceilings are sympathetically mixed with the best of stylish modern living, with Farrow and Ball wall colours and designer bathroom and kitchen fittings.

Beyond an imposing entrance door and a pretty ground floor hallway, a staircase with sisal runners beckons you up into the house, with the full height of the property visible above you. The bright first floor landing has a sash window and lots of headroom. To your left the large master bedroom overlooks quiet Holly Grove with its pretty park and blissful lack of traffic. As in all of the bedrooms, you’ll find original wood floors, stripped wooden doors and large original sash windows.

Across the hall is a single bedroom, where space has been discreetly maximised, from the built-in overhead cupboard to a fireplace alcove which could host books or a small dresser. The room is completed by a stunning view of the garden, nestled below the treetops. Next door a chic and cosy family bathroom, sleekly painted in aqua, boasts a vintage Twyford basin with brass taps, a bath/shower with elegant wall-mounted shower head and a sash window overlooking the side of the garden.

Back on the ground floor is another double bedroom. Wood shutters surround a large sash window overlooking the park, and the room’s centrepiece is an imposing marble mantelpiece. This elegant room sports a pair of arched alcoves either side of the window, framing built-in bookshelves. On the other side of the hall is a fourth bedroom (currently used as a charming study) overlooking the garden. More built in storage surrounds another magnificent marble fireplace, with a shelved full-height cupboard in one corner, and another cupboard hiding the boiler.

The open plan lower ground floor is the heart of the house. A stylish and much-loved kitchen, finished in wood and brushed steel, boasts a polished stone worktop, vertical radiators and ingenious cubbyholes for extra storage. Hardy corner shelving in smart wood and cast-iron will display kitchen treasures, and a large Twyford butler sink and 5-ring hob add more practicality. With dining space as well, this is a real family kitchen. Beyond the kitchen are two more great storage hideaways; an roomy under-stairs cupboard, and a former coal cellar transformed into a fabulous and well-lit vaulted utility room, with more than enough space for washing machines, dryers, storage – you could even fit bikes into this versatile space.

Past the stairs an ample living area, painted in soft avocado green, has been thoughtfully extended at the rear of the house, enhanced by a large pyramid skylight. French windows open into a 49ft split level garden, with a high-walled, externally lit seating area paved with timeworn flagstones. There’s even another butler sink for cleaning tools or muddy boots. At the upper end of the garden, a lawn is framed by mature plants and inset floor lights complement an attractive mix of giant New Zealand ferns, bamboo and banana trees. The garden leads round past a large shed into a generous side return with lockable iron gate – ideal for bike storage.

Despite its tucked away nature, the property is fantastically well connected. Peckham Rye station is two minutes away, with direct, speedy connections to London Bridge, Blackfriars and Victoria tube stations and St Pancras International. The incoming London Overground connection (due in 2012) will link it to the East London Line too, with Shoreditch and Highbury one train ride away. Just around the corner, stylish Bellenden Road offers a discerning selection of bars, boutiques and eateries – this little corner of London is fast becoming one of the most desirable around.