Guide Price £2,350,000 Subject to Contract
5 Bedrooms
3 Receptions
A spacious 5 bedroom family home, with accommodation arranged over two floors and great reception space on the ground floor with kitchen, guest cloakroom and two bathrooms and dressing room to the first floor. This potentially wonderful family home has been in the same ownership for 53 years.
Location
This delightful property is situated within walking distance of Ladderstile Ride pedestrian access to the Royal Richmond Park. Kingston Hill is conveniently located close to Kingston town centre with its excellent shopping facilities, as is the A3 trunk road offering fast access to central London and both Gatwick and Heathrow airports via the M25 motorway network. Norbiton is the nearest train station, within walking distance or a short bus ride along the 85 and K2 routes, providing frequent services to Waterloo with its underground links to points throughout the city.
The immediate area offers a wide range of recreational facilities including three golf courses, tennis and squash clubs. Richmond Park with its 2036 acres of open park land and natural beauty is within easy access from Ladderstile Ride and provides a truly wonderful picturesque setting in which to picnic, go horse riding, jogging or just take a leisurely walk. Theatres at Kingston, Wimbledon and Richmond are also popular alternatives to the West End together with an excellent choice of restaurants. There are also numerous schools for all ages, private, state and a variety of international educational establishments all within the immediate vicinity with pick up points for schools further afield within easy reach.
Thornton to be sold as a single family dwelling without the sun lounge, and two studies off the family room, as per the shaded area in yellow on the enclosed floor plan. The property will have a passage down the left hand side to the rear garden and will be independent of the annex to the left hand side of the house. Both properties will have their own independent gates off Kingston Hill and private forecourts. The current house will have an approximate gross internal area of 3,208ft2 (298m2) which will have an L-shaped drawing room/dining room, family room, kitchen, guest cloakroom, with five bedrooms, dressing and bathroom to the principal bedroom with a family bathroom and shower off the landing.
The property still has further potential for an orangery to the rear, and a two storey right hand extension and further accommodation within the roof void once re-formed. This could be an amazing home once remodelled as a family home within approx. 0.326 of an acre.
Outside
The property will have its own gated forecourt with ample off street parking once divided from the annexe with rear terrace and South facing rear garden and west facing side garden. There is a terrace across the rear of the drawing room and dining room which leads to the rear garden with an ornamental decomissioned pond.
Built circa 1961, this property has been within the same family since 1971 and is being brought to the market for the first time in 53 years. The property is being offered for sale in three formats.
Thornton is to be sold as a single family dwelling without the sun lounge, and two studies off the family room, as per the shaded area in yellow on the enclosed floor plan. The property will have passage down the left hand side to the rear garden and will be independent of the annex to the left hand side of the house. Both properties will have their own independent gates off Kingston Hill and private forecourts. The current house will have an approximate gross internal area of 3,208ft2 (298m2) which will have an L-shaped drawing room/dining room, family room, kitchen, guest cloakroom, with five bedrooms, dressing and bathroom to the principal bedroom with a family bathroom and shower off the landing.
The property still has further potential for an orangery to the rear, and a two storey right hand extension and further accommodation within the roof void once re-formed. This could be an amazing home once remodelled as a family home within approx. 0.326 of an acre.
Guide Price: £2,350,000 Subject to Contract for the freehold interest with full vacant possession.
EPC Rating: E (Expiry 4 April, 2026)
Council Tax Rating: H (£4,748.64 for the period 2024-2025)