Keep out! 10 homes for sale on London's private and no-through roads to escape the traffic

If a gated community feels a little too exclusive, could a cul-de-sac be the answer?

Clogged London streets remain a hot issue, thanks in part to the debate around Low Traffic Neighbourhoods, or LTNs, which aim to redirect traffic away from residential neighbourhoods.

But private and no-through roads have long-provided respite from horns and fumes, diverting a daily cavalcade of cars who think they might have found a shortcut to the primary school.

We’ve found ten of the best homes away from the traffic.

Brockley, SE4

£600,000

A bright two-bedroom home in a Brockley Conservation Area cul-de-sac, with a good-size paved garden. From here it’s an easy stroll to the station.

Conran Estates, 020 8629 8164

Blackheath, SE3

£1.35 million

This unassuming bungalow on a private road has a striking modernist interior, including internal courtyards and herringbone parquet floors. There’s also an 80-foot back garden.

Tanya Baker & Co, 020 3949 7371

Enfield, EN1

£630,000

A versatile three-bedroom home with an integrated garage in a cul-de-sac off a private road. The decked garden has a smart outdoor kitchen.

Castles, 020 3835 6089

Tooting, CR4

£800,000

This four-bedroom family home has a huge kitchen diner that opens up to the garden, plus south-facing roof terrace off upstairs bedrooms.

Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward, 020 3870 3016

Chelsea, SW10

£1.7 million

A picture-perfect period house next to ‘Magnificent Seven’ Brompton Cemetery, with four bedrooms and two glamorous bathrooms over three floors.

Marsh & Parsons, 020 7244 2210

East Dulwich, SE22

£850,000

This modern end-of-terrace is seconds from Peckham Rye Park. It comes with three bedrooms, a south-facing garden and new wood flooring.

Winkworth, 020 3889 5958

West Hendon, NW9

£435,000

This two-bedroom house with paved garden is on a quiet estate next to playing fields, within walking distance of the station. It’s on the market without a chain.

Hunters, 020 3889 9162

Hammersmith, W6

£950,000

A bright and deceptively spacious three-bedroom, two-bathroom coach house on a private street, with handy garage and direct river views.

River Homes, 020 3909 9658

Willesden Junction, NW10

£580,000

A pretty end-of-terrace Victorian railway cottage, with three bedrooms and parking. Perks include solid wood floors and a patio garden.

Wenlock & Taylor, 020 3879 5598

Leyton,

£675,000

A stylishly-decorated three-bedroom house with a contemporary kitchen and wealth of bespoke joinery, within walking distance of Leyton Midland Road station.

The Stow Brothers, 020 3834 7860