London has long been known for its iconic backdrops and picturesque scenery, making it a favourite destination for photographers and creatives. There has been a growing demand for lifestyle location houses in London recently. These unique spaces offer the perfect backdrop for photo shoots, film productions, and advertising campaigns.
At The Location Guys, we understand the importance of finding the right location for your shoot. Here, we showcase ten of the best locations from our library, highlighting their unique features and benefits for creatives.
Whether you’re looking for a grand home, a converted warehouse, or a trendy urban loft, we’ve got you covered. Each location has been handpicked for its exceptional aesthetics, facilities, and availability, making them the perfect choice for any creative project.
So, if you’re looking for the best lifestyle location houses for photo shoots in London, we invite you to explore these unique spaces, and we encourage you to book a shoot at one of these locations to capture the perfect shot for your project.
Top Ten London Lifestyle Location Houses for Photo Shoots
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Palmers Green
Location: London, N13
This location house is packed with individual characters boasting original stained glass, featuring cast iron fireplaces, a serving hatch leading from the kitchen into the dining room, and original split levels with steps in and out of rooms. The anaglypta wallpaper below the dado all around the house is original, and the mosaic hallway floor is all original, as is the cornice and architrave.
Decorated in a vintage eclectic style with bold dark glossy woodwork, vintage patterned wallpapers, and crackle glaze tiles – a textural feast. The kitchen has steel Crittal patio double doors leading out onto a herringbone brick patio area. The original stained glass French doors in the dining room lead to a seating area outside under a pergola.
Marmora Road
Location: London, sE22
A large Victorian home with stylish paired-back interiors. Arranged over four floors, you enter the semi-detached house at a raised ground floor level into a vast entrance hall with high ceilings, exposed plaster walls and floorboards. A door leads into the formal lounge, with an original marble fireplace with a log burner, detailed cornice and ceiling rose, and a large bay window to the front of the house. Fold-flat double doors open into the rear part of the sitting room, which has a second fireplace with an open fire, and a sash window to the rear.
The kitchen has an almost double height ceiling and a large expanse of glass with views out to the rear garden. The lower ground floor has a large open plan kitchen diner, with a cinema room. This room features a polished concrete floor, a large moveable island (on castors), and crittal style doors.
New Cross
Location: London, SE14
Built on the site of a former coach house is this unique, four bedroom, architect designed location property providing just over 1,600 sq ft of internal space over three floors.
Internally the house boasts well planned interiors to maximise the appearance of space and light. The design incorporates some light industrial elements with modernist features. Porcelain tiles are underfoot and run the length of the ground floor, and spill out to the terrace at the rear. The sunken living space has wide plank oak floors which helps bring warmth to the space. Reclaimed brick walls are exposed throughout and large skylights and windows make the most of the natural light. Microcement has been used to create a feature fireplace in the sitting area, and the polished concrete is echoed in the grey quartz countertops in the kitchen.
Clapham Terrace
Location: London, SW4
Situated just off Lavender Hill, and part of a stunning cobbled mews is this beautiful lateral apartment location in London stretching to just over 4,000 sq ft with an additional 1,500 sq ft of outside space.
A private entrance at ground floor level opens to a wide hall with some attractive architectural detail. The staircase leads up to the first floor where the property spans 3 mews houses and incorporates the living room, dining room, kitchen, four bedrooms and two bathrooms, and a staircase leads to the second floor where there is one further bedroom and bathroom.
Drenched in natural light the generous living spaces have tall pitched ceilings and french doors which open out to the 90ft wide terrace at the rear. The main drawing room is 30x23ft, has an open fire and built-in bookcases and is connected to the dining room and onto the large breakfast kitchen. The home has classical furnishings and decor throughout in complementing tones and an attractive use of pattern and texture.
Blush
Location: London, E5
This Victorian location townhouse in London is arranged over four floors, with glass box extension, modernised interiors and a good sized landscaped rear garden.
A stone staircase leads to the raised ground floor. The floorboards are painted white and the walls are Calamine by F&B. Interiors are styled with minimal mid-century pieces, and lighting is Sciolari. The through lounge has an opening at the rear which looks into the newly added double height extension.
On the lower ground floor is the split-level kitchen and dining space. With polished concrete floor and a sleek contemporary kitchen. There is a tan leather built in banquette seating area and steps up to the dining space. A 3m tall door opens out to the rear terrace.
The Bayon
Location: London, SW17
A generously proportioned double fronted Victorian location home in Wandsworth.
The wide entrance hall has a herringbone parquet floor and tall panelled doors to a snug on one side and sitting room on the other. The snug is the smaller of the two rooms and completely separate from the rest of ground floor living spaces. The sitting room has a black slate fireplace and is open to the family room and kitchen diner which occupies the rear of the house.
At the end of the hall is the boot room, laundry room and w.c, and crittal style doors which open into the kitchen, dining and family room. Wide sliding doors open out to the terrace and the mature garden beyond. The kitchen is a contemporary design with marble countertop and induction hob positioned within the island.
Glass House
Location: London, WD6
A detached, contemporary new build location property surrounded by vast greenbelt views. The house is 4300 sq ft of wide open plan interiors with substantial glazing providing views of the wrap around Mediterranean style gardens.
On the ground floor the entrance opens directly into the large open plan kitchen, dining and living space. There is a separate tv room and a well appointed cloakroom, plus utility. On the first floor are four bedrooms. The primary suite has a large en-suite bathroom with walk in shower and freestanding bath. There are also two dressing rooms and a large balcony / terrace overlooking the rear gardens. All of the remaining bedrooms are well proportioned and have a luxe feel.
Chislehurst
Location: London, BR
Chislehurst is a 6,000sq ft, 5 bedroom, detached Arts and Crafts Location House in Greater London with beautiful contemporary interiors which are sympathetic to the period of the house, having retained many original features. The house is set in well maintained gardens approaching 1 acre and has off street parking for 5 cars in the driveway.
A handsome entrance opens to a wide hall with music room to the right and tv room to the left. The hall is half panelled, painted in F&B muted colours and has a distressed oak floor. There are multiple fireplaces and features in the house that have been restored and now sit comfortably with the contemporary decor and furnishings.
Kensington Loft
Location: London, W8
A two bedroom location apartment in London with gallery-like interiors, arranged over three floors and with 2,136sq ft of internal accommodation.
The ground floor comprises of a very large, bright, open plan living space with contemporary kitchen and dining area, plus exposed steel and glass staircase, and galleried area above. With a huge roof light and a beautiful double height arched window, the room is flooded with natural light. There is a light timber floor and the furnishings are minimal and stylish.
Tavistock Works
Location: London, N19
Tavistock Works is a two storey property, incorporating a large daylight studio in a mews setting in North London.
This London location house has a large open plan living, dining and kitchen area on the ground floor, opening out to two private courtyard gardens. The interiors have a strong Scandinavian, rustic influence with stone floors, exposed beams, and multiple floor to ceilings windows allowing for lots of natural light. On the ground floor there is also a bedroom, wet room and office, and a further bathroom.
A contemporary staircase leads to the daylight studio located on the first floor. This space has a beautifully high ceiling with apex skylight and three pairs of french doors, one of which has a balcony that overlooks the cobbled courtyard below.
These properties provide unique backdrops and versatile spaces that can help bring your creative vision to life.
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