Property description
A fabulous opportunity, this substantial Victorian property is a natural five bedroom house of 1,875 sq ft, one of only six of this unusually wide design. With impressive proportions, high ceilings and tall windows; configured to create a home that works perfectly for entertaining and family life and revolving around the kitchen/dining room, which has been extended to create a wonderful casual living space. This new sitting area has a pitched glazed roof bringing in lots of natural light with a lovely aspect across the delightful 46 x 196 landscaped garden. Excellent storage and downstairs cloakroom.
This tree-lined street is part of a sought-after enclave, within walking distance of Earlsfield station (12 minute service direct into Waterloo). Numerous cafes, restaurants, shops and bars are found along Garratt Lane or at Southside Shopping Centre. The highly regarded Swaffield Primary School is one road away and the green spaces of Wandsworth Common begin at the top of the hill.
5 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, reception room, kitchen/dining room, conservatory/living area, downstairs cloakroom, 46 x 196 garden
FRONT GARDEN 19'3\" x8'8\" (5.87m x2.64m). Iron gate and steps up to front door; raised front garden with retaining wall and hedge
GROUND FLOOR
ENTRANCE HALL Cornicing, ceiling rose, dado rail. Solid Tulipwood flooring. Under-stairs storage cupboard. Turning staircase to first floor with simple spindles and lovely galleried effect, with natural flooring (Coir).
RECEPTION ROOM 17' x 13' (5.18m x 3.96m). Wide square bay window. Original cast iron fireplace, with marble mantelpiece, pair of fitted alcove cupboards with bookshelves above. Cornicing and ceiling rose. Stripped wooden door. Covered radiator.
CLOAKROOM Hand basin with tiled splashback, wc. Solid Tulipwood flooring.
KITCHEN/DINING ROOM 19' x 13'6\" (5.8m x 4.11m). Dining area with pair of fitted alcove cupboards and bookshelves above, tall cupboard set into chimney breast, wall lights, cornicing. Stripped wooden door. Wide square opening into conservatory/living area, with solid tulipwood flooring, continuing throughout this open-plan room. Kitchen area with good range of painted hand built Shaker' style wall and base cabinets, wooden worktops, tiled splashbacks and stainless steel sink unit, incorporating Smeg gas hob, chimney extractor hood above, Neff double oven (all stainless steel), integrated dishwasher and space for fridge/freezer, pull out wire larder unit. Low voltage dichroic spotlights on wire track system.
CONSERVATORY/LIVING AREA 11'11\" x 18'8\" (3.63m x 5.7m). With double pitched glazed roof and two pairs of bespoke double glazed hardwood French windows to garden and matching windows. High level display shelf. Wall of deep fitted cupboards providing excellent storage, laundry cupboard housing plumbing for washing machine with space for stacked tumble dryer, and cupboard housing Worcester Greenstar Highflow gas central heating boiler, with storage space/airing shelves above.
GARDEN 46'5\" x 19'6\" (14.15m x 5.94m). Beautifully landscaped garden. From the French doors, a small terrace leads up, via shallow steps, to a nicely shaped (artificial) lawn with brick edged borders, planted with established shrubs and flowers, including a mature olive tree. To the far end is a brick paved terrace and a deep storage shed, cleverly concealed/ framed by two columns of an evergreen, scented climber, Trachelospermum jasminoides. The shed is painted and has an electrical supply.
FIRST FLOOR GALLERIED LANDING With turning staircase continuing to second floor. Dado rail. Natural flooring (Coir).
BATHROOM 1 7'7\" x 10'9\" (2.31m x 3.28m). Large white panelled bath with mixer tap and shower attachment, hand basin, wide shower cubical with Grohe shower mixer and sliding door, wc., white tiled surrounds. (Sanitary wear and fittings from C.P. Hart). Ladder style heated/towel rail. Linoleum flooring. Stripped wooden door. Large sash window to rear.
BEDROOM 3 14'4\" x 12' (4.37m x 3.66m). Original cast iron fireplace. Stripped wooden door. Large sash window overlooking rear garden.
MASTER BEDROOM 16'1\" x 11'11\" (4.9m x 3.63m). Wide square bay window to front, cornicing. Pair of fitted wardrobes to alcoves with cupboards above. Stripped wooden door.
STUDY/BEDROOM 5 8'8\" x 6'11\" (2.64m x 2.1m). Linoleum flooring. Stripped wooden door. Window to front.
SECOND FLOOR GALLERIED LANDING Skylight above, dado rail, wall light. Natural flooring (Coir).
BATHROOM 2 7'11\" x 10'3\" (2.41m x 3.12m). White panelled bath, wall hung hand basin, tiled shower cubicle, wc with concealed cistern, white tiled surrounds. Linoleum tiled floor. Stripped wooden door. Velux window to rear mansard-wall.
BEDROOM 4 13'4\" x 11'8\" (4.06m x 3.56m). Stripped wooden door. Low voltage dichroic spotlights on wire track system. Velux window to rear mansard-wall.
BEDROOM 2 14'6\" x 14'1\" (4.42m x 4.3m). Original cast iron fireplace. Fitted wardrobe to alcove. Pair of fitted low level cupboards under-eaves. Stripped wooden door. Eaved ceiling and deep dormer window to front, with pair of Velux windows to slopes of dormer. Access to deep and capacious under-eaves storage cupboard.