Property description

This is an elegant and beautifully presented, substantial family house in a stunning location, overlooking Wandsworth Common’s cricket green through a fringe of majestic trees, with a wonderful 75’ south-east facing garden. Cleverly designed with flair and a keen sense of practicality, the house offers immensely attractive living space, perfectly balanced by the well proportioned bedrooms. There is a formal reception room at the front, and wide double doors open from the spacious hall into a large family sitting room, which in turn opens onto the fabulous, wide kitchen/dining room where a full wall of glazing maximises the view of the gorgeous garden. Busy families and party hosts alike will appreciate the additional pantry leading off the kitchen, as well as the utility/boot room (with downstairs cloakroom) which has separate street access. The first floor rooms radiate off a lovely central landing with a beautiful galleried staircase; there is a beautiful master suite with two further double rooms and the top floor is perfect for children, with three particularly charming rooms, the original Victorian attic room at the front with its lovely high, vaulted/eaved ceiling, and the pretty rear rooms with sash windows set into wide dormers (all with excellent storage).

With high ceilings and tall sash windows, the house has an incredibly light and airy atmosphere, enhanced by the pale décor, lovely oak flooring and neutral carpets. The well planned kitchen has an extensive range of painted ‘Shaker’ style cabinets with integrated appliances and the bathrooms are all fitted in a classic/contemporary style with pale limestone tiling.

Dorlcote Road really is a prime location, an exceptionally pretty, tree-lined cul-de-sac within the sought after “Toastrack” on the edge of Wandsworth Common. The houses were built on one side of the road only, so they are not overlooked and all face the Common itself; this therefore represents a relatively rare opportunity to purchase a London home with a captivating view, within a pleasant stroll of the fashionable boutiques, cafes, shops and restaurants of both Bellevue Road and Northcote Road, as well as Wandsworth Common mainline station which provides a speedy and direct link to Victoria. The area is well served by an impressive number of high achieving independent schools as well as well regarded state schools for children of all ages.

FRONT GARDEN    Generous walled front garden, with tessellated paths to front door and secondary side door (leading into the boot room). Standard bay tree set into a bed of pebbles.

ENTRANCE HALL    Front door with pretty stained-glass panels, original cornicing and corbels, dado rail. Wide double doors into family sitting room, staircase to first floor with turned banisters and stripped wooden handrail, discreet low level lights to illuminate the treads. Under-stairs storage cupboard. Recessed downlights. Wide plank oak flooring with inset doormat.

DRAWING ROOM 15’6 x 15’1. Wonderful room with wide square bay and pair of tall sash windows with 'plantation shutters' to front. Original ornate cornicing, cast iron fireplace with pale limestone surround and slate hearth. Pair of alcove cupboards with adjustable bookshelves above. Recessed downlights. Carpeted.

UTILITY/BOOT ROOM/CLOAKROOM 12’11 x 6’6 (max).. With tumbled limestone flooring. Utility area with butler’s sink and cupboards below, wooden worktop with space beneath for washing machine and tumble dryer, useful chunky wooden-rimmed shelves above, large cupboard housing Vaillant gas central heating boiler and manifold for under-floor heating, recessed downlights. Plenty of hooks for coats. Part glazed door accessing the front garden. Separate cloakroom with low level WC and spotlights.

SITTING/FAMILY ROOM 18’ x 14’8'' (18’ x 14’2.44m'). Wonderful casual living room with ornate cornicing, open fireplace with limestone surround, slate slips and hearth. Pair of alcove cupboards, one with wooden shelves above. Inset speakers. Recessed downlights. Wide plank oak flooring. Wide square opening into dining area and kitchen.

KITCHEN/DINING ROOM 22'10\" x 12'8\" (6.96m x 3.86m). Wonderful family room with large glazed 'roof lantern' above and a set of wide folding, traditional style French doors to the garden, with two pairs of matching casement windows creating a lovely aspect over the garden. Wide plank oak flooring throughout.
Kitchen area fitted with an extensive range of painted ‘Shaker' style wall and base cabinets with black granite worktops and upstands, deep under-mounted stainless steel sink unit, Neff integrated dishwasher, wide Neff glass hob with Elica glass and stainless steel extractor hood above and glass splash-back, stainless steel oven and microwave/combination oven, warming drawer and integrated Neff coffee machine, inset niche ideal for coffee and tea making. Matching island unit with additional under-mounted stainless steel sink with mixer tap, overhanging granite top creating breakfast bar. Opening into walk-in pantry, with further storage cupboards and wooden work-surface, stainless steel basket-drawers, wine storage unit, chunky open shelves and space for tall fridge/freezer with high level cupboard above.
Dining area with matching ‘Shaker' style dresser unit with glazed display cabinets to the top with glass shelves.

GARDEN 75'6\" x 24'3\" (23.01m x 7.4m). The French windows open onto a stone flagged terrace which provides a lovely al-fresco dining area, with an electrically operated retractable canopy and an electric heater above. The terrace leads to an immaculate lawn with established flowerbeds to each side planted with mature perennials, shrubs and small trees including Magnolia, Pittosporum and a Lilac. Slightly raised play area to the far end, with space for climbing frame and garden shed. Concealed under the lawn is a large water storage tank which holds rainwater channelled from the roof, which can be utilised as green water to flush the lavatories and run the washing machine. This facility allows any summer hosepipe ban to be overridden.

FIRST FLOOR

LANDING    Lovely split-level landing, with an impressive galleried staircase continuing on to the top floor, turned banisters and stripped wooden handrail, discreet low level lights illuminating the treads. Dado rail. Under-stairs storage cupboard.

CLOAKROOM    Pale limestone tiled floor, wall hung wash basin with limestone mosaic tiled splash-back, fitted mirror, low level WC. Recessed downlight. Obscure glazed sash window to the front.

MASTER BEDROOM 15’7' (2.13m)' x 12’4' (1.22m)'. With square bay and three sash windows to the front overlooking the common (one with its original coloured glass panel above). Original cornicing. Inset speakers. Recessed downlights. Door to;

EN SUITE BATH/SHOWER ROOM 11'2\" x 7'2\" (3.4m x 2.18m). Contemporary free-standing bath with a floor mounted mixer tap, separate glass enclosed shower cubicle with large shower rose and timber duckboard, wall hung double width wash basin with a large drawer unit below and a splash-back and vanity shelf behind, tiled in limestone mosaics, large mirror-fronted vanity cabinet above, low level WC. Chrome ladder style towel rail/radiator. Pale limestone tiled floor and shower walls. Recessed downlights and contemporary wall lights. Inset speakers, extractor fan. Large sash window to front overlooking the common with ‘Plantation' shutters.

BEDROOM 14'8\" x 12'9\" (4.47m x 3.89m). Large room overlooking the garden, with original cornicing. Recessed downlights. Large sash window.

BEDROOM/STUDY 11'8\" x 10'6\" (3.56m x 3.2m). Double bedroom or spacious study, overlooking the garden, with original cornicing. Recessed downlights. Large sash window.

SHOWER ROOM    Wide glass enclosed shower cubicle with large shower rose and timber duckboard, fitted mirror, wall hung wash basin with a large drawer unit below and a splash-back and vanity shelf behind, tiled in limestone mosaics, mirror fronted vanity cupboard above. Pale limestone tiled walls and floor. Recessed downlights and contemporary wall light. Sash window.

TOP FLOOR

LANDING    Galleried landing with turned banisters and stripped wooden handrail. Dado rail. Tall ceiling with pair of electrically operated skylights. Recessed downlights.

BEDROOM 16'10\" x 16'7\" (max.) (5.13m x 5.05m (max.)). Charming room with tall, deeply eaved ceiling and deep dormer recess at the front, with a circular window framing the tree-tops opposite as well as a sash window to the front overlooking the common. Velux window to the eaved ceiling. Original fitted cupboard to alcove with hanging space. Pair of under-eaves cupboards at low-level.

BATHROOM    Double doors from the hall opening into bathroom with eaved ceiling and large Velux window. Large double-ended white panelled bath with contemporary mixer tap and pull out shower hose, wall hung wash basin with drawer unit below, limestone mosaic tiled splash-back and fitted mirror above with wall light, low level WC. Pale limestone tiled floor and surrounds to bath.

BEDROOM 14'7\" x 9'10\" (max.) (4.45m x 3m (max.)). Charming bedroom with wall of cupboards/wardrobes, further high level cupboard space above. Recessed downlights. Triple sash window overlooking the garden to the rear.

BEDROOM 13'7\" x 12'10\" (max.) (4.14m x 3.91m (max.)). Another charming bedroom with double eaved ceiling. Three fitted storage cupboards/wardrobes at lower level, ideal for children's clothing and toys. Fitted shelves to alcove. Further low level under-eaves storage area. Recessed downlights. Triple sash window overlooking the garden to the rear.

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