Room in a Shared House, Woodsome Road, NW5

A rare, refreshing find for older professionals. Two beautiful set-ups have become available in a freshly decorated, three-storey Victorian semi, available from 10 June. The house is a stone’s throw from Hampstead Heath in lovely, leafy Dartmouth Park. 

Bedroom 1: On the ground floor, a quiet double room with main use of a small but perfectly formed ground-floor galley kitchen and shower/loo adjacent. The room is quiet, garden-facing with easy garden access, and fairly private. It has the independence of a flatlet with all the best bits of a house. Rent: £1,300 a month excl. bills.

Bedroom 2: Ideal for work-from-homers looking for something sustainable. A top-floor double bedroom, with decorative fireplace, wooden floors, a built-in cupboard and pretty chest-drawers. This set-up comes with an adjacent single room to use a as a study. Both rooms are light and airy, and conducive to happy productivity. Rent: £1,135 a month excl. bills.

Bedrooms are part-furnished with flexible wardrobes/hanging space. 

The house:

Capacious and well-loved, the house has just been re-carpeted and is being painted so it’s all tip-top. The first floor comprises a large eat-in kitchen, a large sitting room and bathroom with pretty stained glass door. Being three stories, the house never feels crowded and there’s plenty of storage.

Outside, the garden is a suntrap - everyone chips in to keep it tidy - and there is place to store a bicycle securely.

No pets for now, single occupancy and no smoking. 

This is an older househare ideal for people aged roughly 35-55. It’s friendly but it’s definitely not a party house, although friends are welcome obviously. You'll be sharing with an editor and a chartered accountant. Interests include outdoor swimming, travel, gardening, books, food, walking and cycling. Centre-left, fairly green, vaccinated. The landlord is engaged and responsive.

Facilities:

The Heath across the road offers walks, swims, runs, tennis and, on weekends, a farmers' market. Buses 214 and 88 straight to town are two minutes away, Kentish Town (Zone 2, northern line, and Thameslink straight to the City) and Gospel Oak overground are 10-15 minutes' walk. Pubs, a Tesco metro and Gail's all within striking distance. The cafés of Tufnell Park are 12 minutes walk away.