• Ground-floor apartment in Harvard Court: an impressive Edwardian mansion block-built c.1903 on Honeybourne Road +
• Three stations within walking distance (Jubilee, Overground, Thameslink) +
• Moments from West End Lane’s independent shops, cafes, and restaurants +
• Generous principal bedroom with fitted wardrobes +
• Magnificent lounge with a working marble-surround fireplace and Ultron light dimming system +
• High ceilings, over-7ft doorframes, and underfloor heating in the kitchen and bathroom (renovated end of 2024) +

Harvard Court, built in 1903, is an impressive Edwardian mansion block on one of West Hampstead’s most picturesque streets. On arrival, a gardener was attending to the front gardens: manicured lawns, red berry bushes, flowering plants, and curved stone walls. The kind of first impression that tells you everything about what lies within.

Beginning at the rear of the apartment, the kitchen is generous and bright, with high ceilings and two large sash windows at each vertical plateau, flooding the room with light. Shaker-style cabinetry in warm cream sits above stone tiles, offset by solid wooden countertops and a black Rangemaster oven - with pillared trim details adding yet another layer of interest. Storage is abundant, and there’s underfloor heating, too. Still, the most striking vantage point is from the round breakfast table, overlooking green trees, rosemary bushes, and the quintessential red brick rear elevations of Victorian buildings opposite.

From here, a corridor, with wooden floors running throughout, connects every room. Doorframes stand above seven feet; each fitted with charming wooden door knobs that speak to the craftsmanship of the original building and its careful preservation.

The spare bedroom comfortably accommodates a double bed with fitted storage. The bathroom, renovated in late 2024, is fresh and considered, with underfloor heating. The principal bedroom is a spacious haven providing a wall of fitted wardrobes, and a towering sash window with lateral views across the rear courtyard and gardens. Earth tones and absolute quiet deliver a kind of serenity that is rare to find in London. In fact, the entire apartment is permeated by a beautiful sense of peace.

The lounge is the apartment’s centerpiece. High ceilings, cream walls, and a bay of sash windows pour light into a room of exceptional proportion. A traditional iron hearth fireplace with a marble surround—working—anchors one wall. Besides it, floor-to-ceiling fitted cabinets and shelves, filled and ornamented with books and curios. There is abundant space for a formal dining table, making this as natural a home for entertaining as it is for solitude. Ultron light dimming systems can be configured for ambience.