Guide Price £5,250,000 Subject to Contract
8 Bedrooms
5 Receptions
A beautiful example of a Baronial style residence built circa 1959, within mature grounds of approximately 1.22 acres with a Southerly aspect. Ashoka Lawn is approached off Coombe Lane West through wrought iron gates with brick walls to either side and a pedestrian gate. Beyond the gates is a row of iron cattle grills to prevent any pets from going out onto the road when the gates are opened. The sweeping gravelled road is bordered by mature trees and shrubs to a large forecourt to the front of this magnificent six-bedroom home. The property also benefits from a self-contained one-bedroom cottage, with further living accommodation and a double garage. In addition to the extensive lawns is an all-weather tennis court and indoor swimming pool.
Location
Coombe Lane West is within the envelope of the Coombe Estate located in an enviable location close to a variety of convenience stores on the Coombe Parade, and is within easy walking distance to Raynes Park station, giving fast access to Waterloo, as with the 57-bus route. The immediate area offers a wealth of schools with drop off points for a wider selection of schools further afield within the surrounding roads and along the Coombe Parade.
The location is equidistant between Kingston and Wimbledon town centres, both offering first class shopping incorporating boutiques, department stores, restaurants, leisure and entertainment facilities and dining opportunities with the ever changing and improving New Malden High Street being a short drive away. The historic Royal Richmond Park, offering over 2,500 acres of outstanding natural beauty is within a short stroll, and accessed via Kingston gate at the end of Queens Road, off Kingston Hill from Ladderstile Road. Wimbledon Common is also easily accessible via the end of Barham Road in West Wimbledon.
The Accommodation
The property features a rendered façade with stone quoins to the elevations, and benefits from 2.7 meters ceiling height to the ground floor, painted stone surrounds to all the windows and several French doors leading to the terrace that spans the rear width of the house.
The solid oak front door leads into a fabulous reception hall, currently used as a dining hall/snooker room with a magnificent outlook towards the gardens, which eventually lead to the tennis court and kids soft play area. Both the reception hall and formal drawing room/study have been laid with porcelain tiled flooring. The formal drawing room enjoys a circular oriel window and a feature stone surround fireplace with a gas log effect. From the hall is a family room, with oak herringbone floor, a large bay window as well as tall windows, similar to the other rear reception rooms, and a single door to the terrace.
The kitchen/breakfast room offers a range of wall and base units with white lacquered units and a black granite surface. The rest of the ground floor accommodation offers a ground floor bedroom with an ensuite shower, boot room and laundry room with a secondary stairwell that leads to the first floor, in addition to the main staircase off the reception hall. Adjoining the back door is another set of stairs, accessed externally and leading to the basement plant room.
From the entrance hall, a discreet opening leads to an internal hallway to the guest cloakroom, and also to the indoor swimming pool complex where a shower room, sauna and gym area are located. The swimming pool, measuring 9.2m in length and 5.2m in width, benefits from a pine cladded ceiling and glazed central pitch which fills the space with a huge amount of natural daylight. The room enjoys views across the lawn.
The easy rising staircase leads to the first floor, where a generous principal suite is located, featuring the continuation of the circular oriel window, a bank of fitted wardrobes, with a walk in dressing room and large en suite bathroom. There are four further bedrooms, two shower rooms and a family bathroom. From the landing, there is a narrow staircase which leads to the loft storage room.
The double garage outbuilding is now being used as part-office, with rear accommodation to the first floor offering a bedroom with an ensuite shower (currently unfinished) but has been granted consent by RBK under the application number 24/00472/HOU. There is also a self-contained one-bedroom annexe via a separate entrance, a wine store and potential office or games room.
Outside
There is a large rear terrace that spans across the back, with barbeque area near the pool complex as shown below and a separate garage block behind the cottage.
The extensive grounds lead down to the all-weather tennis court, and beyond that a play area for the children. Behind the court is an organic garden with netted areas for plant cultivation
There are now only twelve houses remaining within the Coombe Estate with grounds in excess of one acre, with many more with one acre. As such Ashoka Lawn is a rarity to come on the market, with grounds of this magnitude and a South facing garden with a tennis court and indoor pool complex.