Property description

Beautiful and stylishly presented Victorian property; carefully planned extensions and a sympathetic programme of renovation combine to create a spacious, comfortable and highly practical home. Elegant yet relaxed classic-contemporary interior. Wonderful family kitchen/dining/living room, separate reception room with fireplace, proper utility/cloakroom, good bedrooms and generous bathrooms, pretty garden.

Delightful leafy street in sought after enclave off Earlsfield Road, located within easy walking distance of Earlsfield mainline station, with its fast (12 minutes) link direct into Waterloo. Excellent range of local restaurants, bars and cafes both on Garratt Lane and further down in Wandsworth itself, with lots of green open space to be found on Wandsworth Common and in the numerous local parks.


4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, reception room, kitchen/dining/family room, utility/cloakroom, garden.

ENTRANCE HALL    Part glazed front door into open-plan hall. Original cornicing, original arch with decorative corbels leading to second part of hall, with half glazed door to kitchen. Wide, arched opening to reception room, with matching corbels. Oak stripwood flooring (and Travertine tiled floor with under-floor heating to lower level). Tall narrow cupboard housing gas meter and shelves ideal for storing shoes/hats/gloves. Covered radiator, dado rail, recessed downlights. Stairs to first floor, with original bannisters.

RECEPTION ROOM 15'2\" x 14' (4.62m x 4.27m). Splay bay with sash windows and plantation shutters. Pretty Victorian cast iron fireplace with painted surround, pair of dwarf cupboards to alcoves, with display shelves above and concealed lighting. Oak stripwood flooring. Dado rail, original cornicing and ceiling rose.

UTILITY/CLOAKROOM    Very practical room with plenty of space for coats, household storage, etc. Hand basin with stone tiled splashback, WC. Plumbing and space in recess under stairs for washing machine, with shelving above, space for fridge/freezer and tumble dryer. Travertine tiled floor with under-floor heating, recessed downlights, extractor fan.

KITCHEN/FAMILY ROOM 20' x 15'1\" (6.1m x 4.6m). Fabulous room with extensive fitted kitchen, space for dining and casual sitting area, bi-fold doors out to the garden and large lantern style skylight above living area. Travertine tiled floor with under-floor heating. Very wide range of sage coloured 'Shaker style' wall and base cabinets with granite composite worktops and upstands, including large island unit with one-and-a-half bowl stainless steel sink with waste disposal unit, and Smeg integrated dishwasher and Bosch integrated fridge, chimney breast fitted with Smeg stainless steel range cooker (with gas burners) and ‘Retro-Metro' tiled splash backs, concealed extractor hood above, lots of pan drawers, integrated bin unit, basket drawers, open bookshelves, concealed under-unit lighting, wide section of shallow base cabinets with matching glazed wall cupboards above providing display space for glass, china, wine, etc. Breakfast bar overhanging island unit. Fitted bench seating with low level storage below. Tall cupboard to corner housing gas central heating boiler and controls for under-floor heating (water operated). Recessed downlights.

GARDEN 30' x 16'9\" (9.14m x 5.1m). Very attractive garden with decked terrace leading to lawn (artificial grass) with stone terrace beyond and raised flower bed set against tall, lovely old brick wall to the rear. Nice variety of established shrubs including white lilac tree, olive tree, mature climbing hydrangea, box, rosemary and hydrangeas. Garden shed. Outside tap and lights.

FIRST FLOOR

LANDING    With original bannisters and further turning staircase to newer top floor with turned bannisters. Dado rail. Carpeted.

MASTER BEDROOM 15'3\" x 12'2\" (4.65m x 3.7m). Lovely room with pair of sash windows to the front. Original cast iron fireplace with painted surround, original shallow fitted cupboard to alcove. Triple width fitted wardrobes to one wall, with cupboards above. Door to original, deep cupboard, now a walk-in wardrobe with lighting, extending under the newer staircase. Carpeted. Original cornicing.

BATHROOM    Travertine tiled walls and floor. White panelled bath with shower over and glass shower screen, hand basin set onto stone top, stone shelf and concealed cistern for WC below. Chrome ladder style radiator/towel rail. Large cupboard housing “Megaflow” hot water cylinder and cupboard above. Recessed downlights. Large sash window to rear with obscured glass.

BEDROOM 9'9\" x 9' (2.97m x 2.74m). Access hatch to lowest part of under-stairs cupboard. Carpeted. Large sash window overlooking garden.

SECOND FLOOR

LANDING    Turned bannisters. Carpeted. Recessed downlights. Skylight above.

BATHROOM    Generous second bathroom with reproduction roll-top bath with ball and claw feet and floor-standing mixer taps and shower attachment, separate, white ‘Retro-Metro' tiled shower cubicle with sliding glass door, pedestal hand basin, WC. Slim white ladder style radiator/towel rail. Matching tiled walls to waist height, black and white tiled floor. Recessed downlights. Sash window to rear.

BEDROOM 8'1\" x 10'8\" (2.46m x 3.25m). With double glazed French windows opening onto ‘Juliette' balcony. Carpeted. Recessed downlights.

BEDROOM 15'2\" x 12'2\" (4.62m x 3.7m). Really nice children's or guest room with enough space for a sofa across one end, partially under the eaves, but with space for a proper bed. Two access hatches to under-eaves storage area. Recessed downlights. Two large Velux windows to front sloping ceiling.