What homes here are like
Parkview sits in the same leafy Parks belt as Parkwood, its tree-lined streets running down toward the zoo lake. The housing stock leans heritage — character bungalows and arts-and-crafts-influenced homes from the early-to-mid twentieth century, many of them bought and carefully renovated rather than knocked down. Original sash and casement windows are common, often with proportions a modern flat roller doesn't suit.
What suits these homes
Timber venetians tend to be the right first call on original window openings — they respect the frame proportions and add warmth rather than a hardware-store look. Where a renovation has opened up the rear of the house onto the garden, sunscreen rollers handle the new glass without fighting the character finish out front. On any hard-to-reach window — a stairwell, a double-height opening — motorisation solves the access problem outright.