Guide Price £2,375,000 Subject to Contract
5 Bedrooms
2 Receptions
Built circa 1936 and sitting in approx. 0.22 acre, this lovely detached 4 bedroom family home, with 3 spacious reception rooms, is offered for sale for the first time since 1985 and is presented in very good order throughout, with the added benefit of 3 bathrooms, a kitchen/breakfast room.
Location
Wolsey Close is within a very short walk from Norbiton Station with trains to Waterloo in thirty minutes. Bus stops for the 57-bus route towards Wimbledon towards Kingston are also positioned on Coombe Lane West.
The immediate area offers a wide range of recreational facilities including boating on the River Thames, polo at Ham, golf at Coombe Hill, Coombe Wood and The Royal Wimbledon golf courses. The Roehampton and David Lloyd tennis and sports clubs are nearby as is the All-England Lawn Tennis Club. There is racing at Sandown, Kempton, Ascot and Windsor. Kingston Gate is within easy reach giving easy access to the 2,360 acres of The Royal Richmond Park, an area of outstanding beauty, providing a picturesque setting in which to picnic, go horse riding, jogging or just take a leisurely walk. Theatres in Kingston, Richmond and Wimbledon are a popular alternative to the West End alongside an excellent choice of local pubs and restaurants.
There are numerous schools for all ages, private, state and a variety of international schools all within the proximity of Wolsey Close with a variety of school bus pick-up points leading to other schools further out into Surrey such as the ACS in Cobham, LEH for Girls and Hampton Boys school, etc... Holy Cross Prep, Rokeby School for Boys and Marymount International Schools on George Road are easily accessible on foot through Orchard Rise and the snicket at the end leading into The Drive connecting to George Road at the upper level. A great way to start the day with a healthy walk going to school, that is in addition to being within walking distance to the Coombe Hill Infant and Juniors schools.
The Property
Approached from the road across a monoblock paved driveway, with space for several cars, to a terracotta tiled porch to the solid Oak front door.
The entrance hall offers beautiful ¾ Oak panelled walls with wood strip flooring and an understairs cupboard.
Glazed double doors open onto the front double aspect drawing room, featuring a marble fireplace with windows on both sides. Glazed doors lead to the double aspect family room with views and access to the rear garden.
A door opens onto the dining room, which also offers views over the rear garden, and further benefits from wood strip flooring.
The kitchen offers a range of wall and base units, topped with a quartz surface and German integrated appliances, to include induction hob with extractor hood above, double ovens, dishwasher and fridge/freezer. There is a practical service hatch between the kitchen and dining room which is discreetly located in a cupboard.
A part glazed door leads to a side workshop area, with built-in storage cupboards and worktop. This lean-to offers access to the rear garden.
The practical utility room, off the inner hall, offers wall and base units with a sink, a space and plumbing for a stacked washing machine and tumble dryer, as well as a heated airing cupboard and space for a further fridge/freezer.
The discreetly located guest cloakroom/shower room offers a modern suite comprising a wash hand basin with a vanity unit below, low level WC and fully enclosed shower cubicle with sliding doors. The shower room boasts a tiled floor with under floor heating.
An adjacent plant room, with useful access to the front, is home to the Worcester gas boiler, unvented Albion hot water cylinder and a Harveys water softener. This area is also suitable to hide the recycling bins.
The easy rising staircase from the hall leads up to the spacious first-floor galleried landing, which is bright with light coming through a window to the front and benefits from a linen cupboard.
The triple aspect principal bedroom benefits from a range of built-in wardrobes and en suite shower room with wash hand basin, low level WC and fully enclosed, tiled shower cubicle with sliding doors.
Three further bedrooms are on this floor, one of which is a double bedroom and all benefitting from built-in wardrobes. The family bathroom offers a wash hand basin inset into a vanity unit and a panelled bath with glass screen. There is a separate WC and wash hand basin located next to it.
An easy rising staircase leads up to the second floor where bedroom five is located, which offers views over the rear garden via a dormer window. A deep walk-in storeroom useful for large items is also on this floor.
Outside
The paved patio across the full width of the property, offers space for outdoor seating and the mainly laid to lawn garden is bordered with a variety of mature shrubs and hedges, with a paved path leading to the shed at the back.