Pint-sized treasures: our pick of the best small homes on the market now, from Kentish Town to Kennington

Go small or go home is generally the mantra for buyers pinning their hopes on coveted postcodes without the budget to match. But, as this Bermondsey micro flat shows, big isn’t always a byword for better.

London is full of diddy but highly desirable homes, from one-bedroom mews houses to idiosyncratic cottages once assigned to the gardener or caretaker of grander neighbours.