Brixton, London
This two-bedroom home is part of a collection of modern flat-roofed, low-rise terrace houses and flats in Brixton’s Blenheim Gardens estate, voted by Guardian readers in 2013 as one of the 10 best council estates in the country, built around a 19th century windmill. The living area runs into the contemporary kitchen, with a cantilevered staircase to the first floor. Floor-to-ceiling sliding doors run the length of the back of the house and open on to an east-facing, private courtyard garden. It is a short walk to Brixton Village. £750,000. The Modern House, 020 3795 5920