Waterloo | £995,000 ($1.23 million)
A duplex loft in a converted basket factory near the Tate Modern
This two-bedroom, two-and-a-half-bathroom duplex loft is in a circa-1920 basket factory that was converted to residential use in 2000. All 15 units in the building feature distinct layouts.
Cultural attractions within a mile of the home include the Tate Modern museum and the Southbank Centre, whose venues include Royal Festival Hall and the Hayward Gallery. The Young Vic and Old Vic theaters are around the corner. Cafes and boutiques on Lower Marsh Street are a short walk west, and Borough Food Market is a mile east. The neighborhood is dense with restaurants and bars.
Lambeth North, on the Bakerloo line, is the nearest Tube station, a half-mile southwest. Waterloo, Britain’s largest railway station and a terminus for several train lines, is a short walk from the loft. Heathrow Airport is about 17 miles west.
Size: 1,455 square feet
Price per square foot: $845
Indoors: The apartment is on the second floor of the five-story building. An entry hall leads past the kitchen and study to a sunny living room with 14-foot ceilings and tall windows that overlook Waterloo Road. The kitchen features Neff appliances, stone countertops and white cabinets, and views the living room through a pass-through. There’s also a powder room on this level.
Separate staircases to the second level reach the bedrooms, both of which have en suite bathrooms. An original warehouse door, salvaged from the basket factory, hangs outside one bedroom. Natural light comes from large wall cutouts that open to the living room.
The apartment is being sold unfurnished, though both platform beds, which were custom-built for the space, are included in the sale.
Outdoor space: Apartments in the building do not include outdoor space.
Costs: Annual property taxes are £2,500 ($3,100). Annual building service charges are £4,520 ($5,600), and ground rent is £150 ($185). All home buyers in Britain pay the Stamp Duty Land Tax, and nonresidents also pay a 2 percent surcharge. There is a 0.05 percent registration fee, payable to the government’s HM Land Registry, and notary or legal fees can total between 0.5 and 1 percent of the transaction cost. Buyers must engage a property solicitor or licensed conveyancer to complete a purchase.
Contact: Sarah Hatcher | The Modern House | +44-020-3795-5920
Bow Common | £1 million ($1.24 million)
A two-bedroom apartment in a former dog-biscuit factory
This light-filled apartment is on the second floor of the former Spratt’s dog biscuit factory, built in the late 19th century and converted to 150 live/work spaces in the 1980s. Original residents included the fabric artist Ian Berry and ceramist Carol Morley. AB Fine Art Foundry, which has operated on the building’s ground floor since 1977, casts large-scale bronzes for artists including Yayoi Kusama, Anish Kapoor and Tracey Emin.
Set in East London’s mostly residential Tower Hamlets borough, the area of Bow Common runs along Limehouse Cut, London’s oldest canal. Chrisp Street Market, designed by the English architect Frederick Gibberd for the 1951 Festival of Britain, is a half-mile south. The Grapes, a pub co-owned by the actor Ian McKellen, is about a mile southwest. Limehouse Station on the Docklands Light Rail, which links to several London Underground stations, is also about a mile southwest. Bartlett Park, with 12 acres of green space, is a short walk west.
Size: 1,738 square feet
Price per square foot: $713
Indoors: The seller preserved some original features when he renovated the loft in 2018. A long reception area with exposed-brick walls flows into the windowed kitchen and dining room, whose custom cabinetry was designed to resemble antique fixtures. Wide-plank floorboards in living areas were restored, and the bedrooms feature new floors in reclaimed hardwood. Both bedrooms enjoy courtyard views from large windows. The seller remodeled both bathrooms; one features a stand-alone tub and glassed-in shower, and the other has a tiled walk-in shower.
Original cast-iron radiators heat the apartment (as in many London apartments, there is no air-conditioning). Single-sash, factory-style windows are double-glazed to minimize noise from the foundry on the ground floor. The apartment is being sold unfurnished.
Outdoor space: Double doors open from the kitchen to a balcony shared with the loft next door. In warmer months, the building’s courtyard becomes an informal exhibition space for artists who live in the lofts.
Costs: Annual property taxes are £2,048 ($2,540). Service charges for the building are £1,476 ($1,830) a year.
Contact: Chloe Luxon | Savills | +44-020-7456-6813
Canary Wharf | £1.025 million ($1.27 million)
An open-plan unit in a new building in East London’s Canary Wharf district
This apartment is one of 82 open-plan units in a 12-story building completed in January 2024. With unit plans named Gramercy and Prospect, the project is meant to evoke “loft-style living of New York City,” says its developer. The brick building is in Wood Wharf, a 23-acre residential neighborhood within East London’s Canary Wharf, the 128-acre mixed-use development on the former West India Docks. Among London’s first purpose-built docks when they opened in 1802, the West India Docks closed in 1980 and were redeveloped as a business and residential hub.
Financial institutions, including J.P. Morgan, Citibank and Barclays Group are headquartered in Canary Wharf. Along with high-end shops, the district’s commercial mix includes supermarkets, gyms and professional services. Dining options include the Indian fine-dining spot Dishoon and upscale Mediterranean eatery Hovarda.
The Canary Wharf Station, on the London Underground’s new Elizabeth Line, is about a half-mile away. The line offers direct links to the City of London financial district, the West End and Heathrow Airport, a 48-minute ride. London City Airport, with flights across Europe, is about four miles east.
Size: 1,037 square feet
Price per square foot: $1,224
Indoors: Like all apartments in the building, this unit has no internal walls. Its 10-foot polished concrete ceilings contrast with exposed-brick walls and light hardwood floors. The kitchen is outfitted with stainless steel countertops, gray cabinets and Siemens appliances. A sleeping area is tucked behind a partition in one corner. Gray and white tiles adorn the bathroom, which features a double sink, walk-in shower and under-floor heating. Large windows along one wall illuminate the space.
Outdoor space: Lofts in this building do not have outdoor spaces. Harbord Square Park, a small green space that opened in 2021, is across from the building.
Taxes: Annual Council Tax comes to £2,420 ($3,000). Service charges for the building are £7,621 ($9,440) a year.
Contact: Jeremy Griffiths | Knight Frank |+44-7976-739613
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