Property description
This detached Edwardian house measures approx. 3737 sq ft. with garages and pool house bringing the total accommodation to approx. 7787 sq ft.
The sitting room of approx. 24' long still has the original flooring and cast iron radiator and leads into the study which opens into the garden through French windows. The dining room features the original Art Deco fire surround and parquet flooring and leads into the kitchen lobby, providing access into the cellar and family room, which was once a consulting room for an Orthopaedic surgeon. The kitchen/breakfast room features the original pine fitted dresser as well as solid marble worktops, Sandyford cooker, Imperial pressure steamer and Miele appliances including warming drawer, oven, microwave oven/grill and dishwasher. There is also a Norcool larder, American fridge/freezer and waste compactor, as well as a dining area and French windows leading onto the patio. The utility room, originally part of the servants' quarters, contains American washer, dryer, additional dishwasher, heated towel rail and butler's sink with original Dutch tiles above. There is ample storage space and access to the garden through an enclosed porch with gardener's WC and store-room.
To the first floor is a 24' long multimedia room with cast iron radiators, air conditioning and high ceiling with glulam beams, which could be used as a master bedroom as it also contains an en-suite shower room with shower/steam cubicle and dressing area. The current master bedroom features a balcony overlooking the south westerly facing garden and a dressing room, presently being used as a study. Bedroom 2 has patio doors opening out onto another balcony, fitted wardrobes and cast iron radiator. There is also air conditioning in these rooms. There are a further two bedrooms, both with fitted wardrobes, and two bathrooms, one with original cast iron bath with shower over and one with whirlpool bath and access to a large storage cupboard.
The property is set on a plot of approx. one acre backing onto Batchworth Golf Course, including two large netted fruit and vegetable plots, Koi carp pond and pool house. The pool has an electric cover and the pool house includes WC and wet room, a heat exchanger and boiler for the pool and filters for the pond and swimming pool. There is a seating area alongside the pool and patio doors provide views up the garden from the pool house. The original Chalk Dell, after which the house was named, is located behind one of the garages, providing a secluded seating area with views across the garden.
There is parking for up to 35 cars behind electric gates, a fully monitored alarm system and CCTV installed which can be monitored in the study. There are 8 PV panels on the roof which generate electricity and the property, whilst serviced by mains water, also has a borehole which can be used instead, with UV and softening treatment in the cellar.
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