At home in Muswell Hill

Connaught Gardens, £1.85 million In a quiet area between Muswell Hill Broadway and Highgate stands a contemporary development offering a range of stylish family homes. Spanning 2,496sq ft, one of the houses there comes with four bedrooms, two reception areas and a beautiful kitchen, plus private garden, balcony and driveway. Kinleigh, Folkard & Hayward (020–8883 0123; www.kfh.co.uk)

Cranbourne Road, £981 per week A painstaking renovation has brought to the fore the period charm of this 1,733sq ft property. On the ground floor, the entrance hallway, with its beautifully restored original flooring, leads to two reception rooms and a spacious kitchen and dining area, which overlooks the private garden. Upstairs are four bedrooms. Hamptons (020–3369 4566; www.hamptons.co.uk)

Queens Avenue, £3.2 million Every detail is eye-catching at this five-bedroom, double-fronted house. The 3,628sq ft interior, perfect for entertaining, is full of delightful period features—the fireplaces are especially fine—interspersed with contemporary touches, including a cinema room and a sauna in the magnificent master suite, which takes up the second floor. Dexters (020–8444 2388; www.dexters.co.uk)