Alex Dauley,

an interior designer, lives here with her husband Gareth, a renewable energy consultant, and their daughters, Ava, 13 and Zara, ten.

THE PROPERTY

A four-bedroom detached 1930s house in Wallington, Surrey.

THE VALUE

Bought for £650,000 in 2019, now worth around £900,000.

“I love sitting out on the terrace, just enjoying what we’ve created. It’s the icing on the cake”