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15 London homes for sale with souped-up garden rooms, from birch ply offices to mini cinemas

The garden studio may be a legacy of lockdown, but it remains an appealing option for space-hungry homeowners repelled by the cost (and faff) of a loft or basement conversion.

These bijou – or not so bijou – structures run the gamut from glorified potting shed to full entertainment complex, replete with games room, mini cinema and yoga studio.

A garden office worth boasting about will be fully wired, with double glazing, plumbing and even a full wet room, to ensure the smug inhabitant hardly need set foot in the house once set up for the day.

We’ve hand-picked 15 of the best hiding behind London homes for sale.

Bromley, BR2

Cameron Road, BR2 (The Modern House)

£1.585 million

A light-filled modernist home with five bedrooms, plus a slick games room and yoga studio in the sensational wraparound gardens. It’s just a ten minute walk to the station from here.

The Modern House, 020 3795 5920

Walthamstow, E17

Carnanton Road, E17 (Foxtons)

£750,000

This smartly extended Thirties home is minutes from Epping Forest and several good schools. There are four bedrooms, a third WC downstairs and a bijou garden office.

Foxtons, 020 3840 3669

Dulwich, SE21

Druce Road (Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward)

£2.2 million

A capacious family home in the heart of Dulwich Village, offering swift access to several parks. Four bedrooms, plus study, utility room and garden studio.

Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward, 020 3869 4831

Plaistow, E13 

Humberstone Road, E13 (The Modern House)

£460,000

This two-bedroom Victorian house has been decorated with a lightness of touch. Perks include a cosy wood panelled studio and storage at the end of the garden.

The Modern House, 020 3795 5920

Clapham, SW4

Park Hill, SW4 (Wilfords)

£2 million

A one-of-a-kind Arts & Crafts house remodelled by architects Proctor & Shaw, with a Brutalism-influenced kitchen and living extension and a bespoke brick garden studio informed by the house.

Wilfords, 020 4524 5634

Hampton, TW12 

Carlisle Road, TW12 (Dexters)

£2.975 million

A four-bedroom detached family home with a remarkable 1000 square foot garden complex, including a huge games room, gym and home cinema.

Dexters, 020 8255 7777

Willesden Green, NW2

Anson Road, NW2 (Marsh & Parsons)

£699,000

This two-bedroom garden flat sits within a handsome Edwardian home. A glass topped extension and a fully wired garden studio boost the square footage.

Marsh & Parsons, 020 8451 0420

Queen’s Park, NW6

Chevening Road, NW6 (Hamptons)

£5.25 million

A spacious Edwardian home with a thoughtfully-designed, high-spec interior. There are four bedrooms, a cinema room and heated wood cabin with its own WC.

Hamptons, 020 3918 5183

Forest Gate, E7

Windsor Road, E7 (The Modern House)

£635,000

This picture-perfect Victorian house has undergone a renovation by architect owners, who have installed a fully wired birch ply home office at the end of the south-facing garden.

The Modern House, 020 3795 5920

Dartmouth Park, NW5

Chetwynd Road, NW5 (Buchanan Rae Wilson)

£1.9 million

A creatively renovated four-bedroom home in a prime spot at the foot of Hampstead Heath, with Art Deco-tinged interiors and two fully insulated garden studios finished in Scottish redwood.

Buchanan Rae Wilson, 020 3835 3691

Teddington, TW11

York Road, TW11 (Chase Buchanan)

£975,000

A deceptively spacious four-bedroom Victorian terrace with a rear extension and home office at end of the south-facing garden. It’s particularly well-placed for good local schools.

Buchanan Chase, 020 3906 8971

Harringay, N8

Wightman Road, N8 (Anthony Pepe)

£600,000

This well-proportioned split-level Victorian flat is just off the Harringay Ladder. Perks include a retro parquet floor in the kitchen, plus a smart garden room currently used as a gym.

Antony Pepe, 020 3889 9007

Alexandra Palace, N22

Palace Gates Road, N22 (Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward)

£800,000

This chain-free flat minutes from Alexandra Park has a distinctive pitched extension with full width glazing to the rear, plus an appealing studio with WC beyond the sunny patio garden.

Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward, 020 3856 3748

Hackney, E8

Shacklewell Lane, E8 (Chestertons)

£1.125 million

This four-bedroom maisonette has almost 1,500 square feet of space, including a bright extended kitchen with Crittal glazing and a secluded garden office with kitchenette and shower room.

Chestertons, 020 3872 5245

Herne Hill, SE24

Croxted Road, SE24 (Keating Estates)

£785,000

A vibrant architect-designed flat seconds from Brockwell Park. Perks include a share of the freehold, a bespoke plywood kitchen and a double glazed and fully wired studio in the large garden.

Keating Estates, 020 3907 3326

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