Home Extensions in Mitchem

Mitchem housing stock generally consists of traditional Victorian and Edwardian houses sitting alongside newbuilds. The area is subject to an ongoing redevelopment plan to improve the quality of the housing stock. Mitchem falls under the borough council of Merton and has recently emerged as a “hidden gem” within Greater London. The area has attracted many families and individuals seeking a vibrant community with excellent transport links into the city. Mitchem offers a balance between a community vibe and urban convenience afforded by the excellent transport links, range of schools offered and affordable house prices. Mitchem is in close proximity to Colliers Wood, Streatham, Tooting and Wimbledon, each of which offer their own distinct personalities and amenities.

Mitchem is an attractive place to buy a home and is considered to be an affordable area to purchase a house in Greater London. It has a good stock of Victorian and Edwardian Terraced houses, apartments and semi-detached houses, many of which are all prime for an extension. Mitchem offers great transport links with two major train station hubs Mitchem Junction and Mitchem Eastfields train stations offering regular services into London city and further afield. For families, Mitchem has an array of good schools including Harris Academy Merton and Benedict Primary School among others. Mitchem is proving a popular place for Londoners to buy houses and is considered to be a worthwhile investment as the area grows in popularity. Adding an extension to your home or flat in Mitchem is a great return on investment with a recent study by Nationwide showing that expanding the space in your home can increase its value by up to 23%. Speak with us today and see how you can add an extension to your home in Mitchem.

What kind of extension can I add to my property in Mitchem?

You can add a rear, side return (in-fill) or wrap around extension to your property in Mitchem. For a garden flat a rear extension is ideal to extend your living space and even adding a bedroom. A rear extension: extending straight out from the back of the house, can add up to 3m of additional living space to your home. This allows you to create an open and bright kitchen and dining space with direct access to your garden or patio. Large bifolding doors draw in lots of natural light and allow for a panoramic view of your garden or patio. Many of our clients who undertake a rear extension want a more social space for their family to gather in or to entertain friends and family. An in-fill or side return extension in Mitchem can also add significant space to your kitchen. This allows you to reconfigure the layout of the kitchen and to add a dining space. A series of roof lights or Velux windows along the in-fill roof draws acres of natural light into the space. One of the most popular extensions that we do in Mitchem is a wrap-around extension, which combines a side return and rear extension “wrapping” around the rear of the building. A wrap around extension allows you to maximise your dining and kitchen space and in most cases allows for the addition of a lounge or seating area. Roof windows and Velux windows in the side return brings plenty of light into the space and bifold doors and large windows to the rear contribute the sense of drawing the outside in and provide views into the garden space and patio. In some cases, we have added an oriel window with bench seating inside. If you are considering an extension in Mitchem, we can help you to design the perfect space.

Do I need planning permission for my extension in Mitchem?

You may have permitted development rights for your extension in Mitchem, in which case you would not need to apply for planning permission. In order to obtain permitted development rights you must comply with the permitted development regulations and in some cases apply for a legal right of development certificate. The planning requirements should be checked with the local council as regulations vary from Borough to Borough. We know the guidelines very well and can advise on planning permission and give you an indication of the process. If this is something you are interested in, give us a call today.

Award winning Home Extension specialists in Mitchem

Creative Spaces are proud recipients of the Houzz Design and Customer Services awards in 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022 and most recently for Service in 2024. We pride ourselves of offering great quality customer service to all our clients in Mitchem. We have also had many project featured in magazines including in KBB Magazine in their December 2023 issue.

Case Study

Rear extension Mitchem

For this rear extension in Mitchem, we completely reconfigured the downstairs of this 1930s built terraced property. The existing property consisted of a reception room to the front of the property with a small dark hallway to the side that led to a kitchen and diner to the rear of the property. One of the issues for our client was that there was only one bathroom in the whole house to cater for 4 people and all of the downstairs spaces were cramped, separated and lacked storage. In order to change this and achieve an additional WC, more storage and a better flow on the ground floor, we opened up the back of the house and added a 3m extension to the rear of the terraced property. This allowed us to totally reconfigure the ground floor for our clients and add a large kitchen diner and to the front of the property, combine the old kitchen and sitting room to make a larger space and add a WC, storage cupboards and a small utility room. This created a much better flow in the property from front to back for our clients and added that much needed WC and storage downstairs. We come across this scenario in the majority of properties that we extend, where there is a need for storage space and a WC on the ground floor. We create more space time and again for our clients throughout London and in this case for our clients in Mitchem.

 

General Information

We provide the full range of services

If you have the idea we can design it, carry out all the necessary planning applications. We guide you through the party wall process and we manage every aspect of your build from design right through to hand over at the very end. We guarantee our workmanship for a year and can provide an insurance backed 10 year warranty.

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