Guide Price: £5,350,000 SOLD
- 6 Bedrooms
- 4 Receptions
A stunning 1920s detached family residence beaming with charm and character set within 0.69 acres of secluded walled grounds within the Coombe Private Estate. The property offers excellent lateral accommodation with many original features with four reception rooms, study, games rooms to the second floor, six bedrooms, three bathrooms, staff accommodation, kitchen/breakfast room, utility room, single garage. The mature gardens offer a wealth of varied plants and trees including a sweeping gravelled country like forecourt around a central fountain feature. This country like property recently used as a film set for the TV series The Honourable Woman is only eight miles from Knightsbridge yet could be anywhere in Kent.
Location
Coombe Hill Road is one of the most popular private roads on the exclusive Coombe Hill Estate, situated between the Town Centres of Kingston and Wimbledon with their excellent shopping facilities are both within easy reach as is the A3 truck road offering fast access to Central London and both Gatwick and Heathrow airports via the M25 motorway network. Train stations at New Malden and Raynes Park provide frequent services to Waterloo with its underground links to points throughout the City, the nearest tube stations are Wimbledon and Putney. The immediate area offers a wide range of recreational facilities including three golf courses, tennis and squash clubs. There is pedestrian access to Richmond Park which is an area of outstanding beauty, providing a picturesque setting in which to go horse riding, jogging or just take a leisurely walk. Theatres at Richmond and Wimbledon are also popular alternatives to the West End together with an excellent choice of restaurants. There are also numerous schools for all ages, both Public, state and International.
ACCOMMODATION COMPRISES
ENTRANCE HALL | DRAWING ROOM | DINING HALL | SITTING ROOM | FAMILY ROOM | STUDY | KITCHEN/BREAKFAST ROOM | UTILITY ROOM | MASTER BEDROOM SUITE WITH ENSUITE DRESSING ROOM AND BATHROOM | FIVE FURTHER BEDROOMS | FAMILY BATHROOM WITH SEPARATE WC | FAMILY SHOWER ROOM | GAMES’ ROOM WITH EN SUITE WC | STAFF ANNEXE COMPRISING BEDROOM AND WC
AMENTIES INCLUDE
GAS FIRED CENTRAL HEATING AND HOT WATER |SINGLE GARAGE| SPACIOUS GRAVELLED FORECOURT
GATED DRIVE WITH ENTRY PHONE | SOUTH FACING REAR GARDENS | PRIVATE ESTATE
The accommodation is arranged as follows:
High wrought iron gates off Coombe Hill Road with an entry phone to one side lead into a private 65m long gravelled driveway bordered by mature Yew hedging to two large brick pillars previously leading to an old Victorian House known as Coombe Warren opening into a large gravelled walled forecourt with a beautiful central fountain feature with a front lawn and mature trees. We are informed that the two weeping Beech trees were planted at the behest of Queen Victoria in memory of Prince Albert but have no evidence of this, as Queen Victoria often paid visits to Coombe. A portico with a few steps lead up to half glazed front doors with intricate wrought iron, flanked by two small windows and opening onto…
Entrance Hall Views to sides via bay windows with encased radiators below, ornate cornicing, four picture lights, arched opening onto a vaulted hallway with an opening to a small alcove with small window to front and with two built in under stairs cloaks cupboard. Also from hallway, door to…
Guest Cloakroom Ceramic tiled floor, white countersunk wash hand basin inset into marble worktop with separate taps and towel rail below and mirror with light above. Door opening to…
Separate WC Ceramic tiled floor, low level W.C with elevated cistern.
Pair of glazed doors opening onto…
Dining Hall Stunning vaulted room with three quarter limed Oak wall panelling incorporating folding doors opening onto both Drawing Room and Family Room. Views to rear garden via three arched French doors, Oak wood strip flooring, ornate cornicing, two encased radiator panels recessed into arched wall alcoves with light above, two further wall lights, arched opening leading to main staircase, further door to corridor leading to Kitchen and Family Room. Folding doors to …
Drawing Room Light and airy L-shaped room with quarter high painted wood panelling incorporating two encased radiator panels, one under bay window. Views to rear garden and to the side, access to rear terrace via glazed door. Coal effect fireplace with ornate marble hearth and surround. Coving, six wall lights. Bi folding doors to…
Sitting Room Three quarter limed Oak wall panelling incorporating two encased radiator panels and a pair of folding doors opening onto Drawing Room. Views to front and sides, Oak herringbone flooring, coal effect stone fireplace, coving, two picture lights.
From Dining Hall, folding doors to …
Family Room Three quarter limed Oak wall panelling incorporating three encased radiator panels, views to rear garden via bay window and access via glazed door. Oak wood strip flooring, ornate cornicing. Four picture lights, ornate coal effect Sandstone fireplace with mirrored over mantle.
From Dining Hall, door to…
Inner Corridor Low voltage lights, secondary staircase to first floor, under stairs cupboard. Opening to…
Library Alcove Limed Oak built in floor to ceiling shelving units to two walls with storage cupboards below, incorporating an encased radiator panel. Views to front.
Study Views to rear and side, radiator panel, coal effect fireplace, built in cupboard and low voltage lights.
Kitchen/Breakfast Room Views to front, range of built in bespoke solid Oak wall and base units by Harvey Jones incorporating a work station and dresser with open shelving and glazed cupboards, with part solid wood part laminate worktop with twin stainless steel sink with inset drainer and mixer taps, ceramic tiled splash back. Range of integrated appliances includes four oven AGA with ornate tiled splash back inset into an arched alcove with an extractor hood above, a BOSCH dishwasher, an LG American style fridge/freezer, Siemens microwave. Coving, low voltage lights, wood strip effect Amtico laminate flooring. Half glazed door to…
Small lobby with door to Boiler Room, wood strip flooring, arched opening and step down to…
Utility Room Views to side, range of built in wall and base units with granite effect laminate worktop with stainless steel sink with integrated drainer and mixer taps, space and plumbing for washing machine and dryer, double radiator panel. Integrated fridge/freezer. Arched opening leading to small lobby with wood strip flooring, built in floor to ceiling cupboards, arched door to front driveway. From Utility Room, steps up to door leading to first floor Annexe.
From Utility Room, half glazed door to…
Bathroom White suite comprising corner countersunk wash basin inset into worktop with mixer taps and vanity unit below, panelled bath with mixer taps, wood strip flooring and half ceramic tiled walls.
Separate WC Low level WC
Boiler Room Window to rear, housing Ideal Concord gas fired Boiler, Potterton Kingfisher boiler, hot water cylinder, door to Garage, steps up and door to…
Toilet Fully tiled walls, wall mounted wash hand basin with separate taps, low level WC with wall mounted cistern, door back into the garden
From Utility Room, stairs up to landing with door to deep eaves storage, further door to…
Annexe Views to front and side, pedestal wash hand basin with separate taps and ceramic tiled splash back, radiator panel.
From Dining Hall, arched opening leading to small lobby with limed Oak wall panelling, Oak wood strip flooring, under stairs cupboard and easy rising limed Oak staircase to…
First Floor
Landing Window to front, low voltage lights and arched opening to corridor leading to Bedrooms and secondary staircase leading to Second Floor. Two airing cupboards.
Master Bedroom Suite
Master Bedroom Views to rear and side, access to Balcony via glazed door. Ornate cornicing, two encased radiator panels, low voltage lights, door to Bedroom Three, further door to…
En Suite Dressing Room Range of built in wardrobes, coving, low voltage lights, encased radiator panel, two wall lights, step up and glazed door to…
En Suite Bathroom White suite comprising ‘His’ and ‘Hers’ countersunk wash hand basins with mixer taps inset into a marble worktop with marble splash back, with vanity unit below, low level WC, panelled bath inset into a marble surround with a marble splash back, mixer taps and hand held shower attachment, with mirror inset into alcove above, fully tiled shower cubicle with glass door, mixer taps and fixed overhead shower. Two radiator panels, one in alcove, coving, chrome ladder rack heated towel rail, low voltage lights and two display alcoves.
Bedroom Three Views to rear, door to Master Bedroom, encased radiator panel, range of built in wardrobes, coving, low voltage lights.
Bedroom Two Views to rear and access to Balcony via glazed door, encased radiator panel, wall mounted wash hand basin with separate taps inset into a marble surround with marble splash back and towel rail below, light above, redundant fireplace with ornate surround and tiled hearth, ornate coving, low voltage lights.
Bedroom Five Views to rear and side, encased radiator panel, pedestal wash hand basin with separate taps, mirror and light above, picture rail.
From the corridor, arched opening to…
Small Lobby With built in airing cupboard, door to…
Family Shower Room White suite comprising low level WC, pedestal wash hand basin with separate taps, vanity unit with light above, fully tiled corner shower with glass enclosure and mixer tap, chrome ladder rack heated towel rail, ceramic tiled floor and fully tiled walls,
Bedroom Four Views to front and side, wall of built in wardrobes with central arched alcove, encased radiator panel, coving.
Bedroom Six Views to side, built in wardrobe, encased radiator panel, picture rail.
From Corridor, arched opening to…
Small Lobby Window to front, built in base unit, ceramic tiled floor, door to…
Family Bathroom White suite comprising wall mounted wash hand basin with mixer taps inset into vanity unit below and mirror above, tiled bath with mixer taps, fixed overhead shower and glass surround, chrome ladder rack heated towel rail, ceramic tiled floor and fully tiled walls.
Separate WC Ceramic tiled floor, low level WC with concealed cistern, chrome ladder rack heated towel rail.
Easy rising staircase to …
Second Floor
Landing Window to side, built in cupboard, door to…
Games Room This room pretty much spans the entire foot print of the house with exposed beamed ceiling and under the eaves storage cupboards, door to…
Separate WC Low level WC, wall mounted wash hand basin.
Store Room Previously used as a bathroom with the all the plumbing still there.
Outside
Garden A stunning rear walled garden with a variety of mature trees, climbers, bushes, box hedges and a mature lawn spanning the rear width of the garden and to the side which leads to the front forecourt. The garden which is South facing featured in some of the episodes of The Honourable Woman has an old fresco within the wall to the central section of the garden and brick paved semi-circular terrace. The rear paved terrace spans the width of the house leading to a covered loggia with brick arches.
Terms
Tenure: Freehold
Guide Price: £5,350,000 Subject to Contract
Local Authority: The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
Council Tax Banding: H
Coombe Hill Road Maintenance Charge: £500.00 per annum
NOTE:
No warranty is given concerning this property, its fittings, equipment or appliances as they have not been tested by the Vendors’ Sole Agents. Measurements are approximate and no responsibility is taken for any error, or mis-statement in these particulars which do not constitute an offer or contract. No representation or warranty whatever is made or given either during negotiations, in particular or elsewhere. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without prior written permission of Coombe Residential Ltd. All rights reserved.