This 165 sqm four-bedroom has a genuinely unusual primary suite: a freestanding bathtub set into a wood platform right beside the bed, open to the room rather than enclosed, beneath an exposed concrete ceiling beam and patterned floor tile, a real design statement rather than a standard ensuite. The bedroom has its own balcony with space for a bistro chair. Elsewhere, the living room is styled with a gallery wall of black-and-white photography and a herringbone dining table, and the kitchen has subway tile and a striking black stone island with a fluted tile base. Rent runs low for Xinhua Road given four bedrooms and three bathrooms at this finish level; the open-plan bathtub is the clearest reason to look past the price.

A 12-minute walk to Jiangsu Road metro station, close to Columbia Circle, in Changning.