Guide Price £2,650,000 Subject to Contract
5 Bedrooms
3 Receptions
A delightful family home designed by ‘Potton’ and built in 1984, being one of two of similar construction in Coombe Bank. The Grantchester has been very well kept over the years and the current owners have upgraded the bathrooms to a modern standard. The property offers spacious accommodation arranged over two floors only of approx. 3,229 sq. ft (300 sq. m) with ample storage areas. Set within 0.20 acre, the rear garden is very well screened with a mature Leyland cypress hedge and offers forecourt parking behind wrought iron gates.
Location
Coombe Bank is set off Coombe Lane West which links two major town centres, Kingston and Wimbledon. Both have excellent shopping facilities, from department stores housing concessions found in famous West End streets and specialised boutiques to a wide range of restaurants meeting the palates from across the world.
The A3 trunk road offers fast access to central London and both Gatwick and Heathrow airports via the M25 motorway network. The nearest train station at Raynes Park is within a walking distance, though the 57-bus route runs along Coombe Lane West and provides frequent services to Waterloo with its underground links to points throughout the city. The immediate area offers a wide range of recreational facilities including five golf courses, tennis and squash clubs and many leisure centres.
The 2,360 acres of Richmond Park, an area of outstanding beauty easily accessed from Kingston Gate and Ladderstile Gate, provide a picturesque setting in which to picnic, go horse riding, jogging or just take a leisurely walk. Theatres at Wimbledon and Richmond are also popular alternatives to the West End. There are numerous excellent local schools for all ages, private, state and a variety of international educational establishments, many within walking distance.
ACCOMMODATION COMPRISES
ENTRANCE HALL | DRAWING ROOM OPEN ONTO DINING ROOM | STUDY/FAMILY ROOM | L-SHAPED KITCHEN/BREAKFAST ROOM | CONSERVATORY | GUEST CLOAKROOM | FIVE BEDROOMS, TWO WITH ENSUITE BATHROOMS | FAMILY BATHROOM
AMENITIES INCLUDE
NEW WORCESTER GAS FIRED BOILER FOR CENTRAL HEATING AND HOT WATER | DOUBLE GLAZED WINDOWS | GATED FORECOURT | INTEGRAL DOUBLE GARAGE | SECURITY SYSTEM
The Property
As one enters Coombe Bank off Coombe Lane West, the property is approached towards the end of the private cul-de-sac. A Monoblock-paved forecourt, with wrought iron railings with iron gates, offers ample off-street parking and several shrubs and trees to the front.
The covered front door opens onto the spacious, beamed entrance hall, with a door leading to the large reception/dining room. The whole area has retained its original charm, with the exposed ceiling beams, wood-strip flooring and inglenook fireplace.
The reception room is triple aspect, with views to the side and front of the property, and access to the side via a set of French doors. The double-sided inglenook fireplace separates and benefits both the reception room and the dining room on the other side, which offers views and access to the rear garden.
The double-aspect study/family room benefits from wood strip flooring, a practical door to the integral double garage and French doors that lead into the rear tiled conservatory; this in turn benefits from two sets of French doors to the rear garden and windows all around to bring the outside in. The garage is also home to the laundry area as opposed to being inside the house.
The rear, L-shaped tiled kitchen/breakfast, which has been fully renovated while retaining the original exposed beams, offers a range of part lacquered part wood fronted wall and base units topped with a granite worktop, incorporating a sink with drainer and filter tap, and a range of BOSCH integrated appliances to include double ovens, five-ring gas hob with extractor hood above, fridge/freezer and dishwasher.
Back in the hall, there is an understairs cupboard and the modern guest cloakroom.
The easy rising staircase leads to the galleried first floor landing, where the five bedrooms are located. They all benefit from wood strip flooring and the original exposed beams. All the bathrooms have been fully modernised with wall to wall and floor ceramic tiling with chrome ladder rack heated towel rails, hand douches to the low level WC’s, chrome mixer taps with hand shower attachments and rain showers over the bath tubs where possible. The wash hand basins are set into vanity units with mirrors to the walls above.
Three of the five bedrooms benefit from built in cupboards and feature vertical and horizontal oak beams, with skirting style convector radiators with chrome thermostatic valves with recessed low voltage lighting.
Outside
The property is approached via a gated mono block paved forecourt within a brick and iron railing surround with borders shrubs. At the front, there is a double-width integral garage which measures 7.7m deep by 5.2m wide, with a window and door to the rear garden and door leading into the study of the main house.
Two paths to either side lead to the rear garden, which is mainly laid to lawn with a mature high hedge
and a terrace paved terrace across the rear perimeter which leads to a barbeque area and green house with the garden mainly laid to lawn border by a high conifer hedge for seclusion. There is a large area to the left-hand side of the house for the wheelie bins etc.
Granted Planning Consent
The property benefits from planning permission (ref: 23/00562/FUL) dated 15 September 2023, for a completely new build of a 9-bedroom suite family with an indoor pool and sumptuous accommodation, totalling 819m2 (8,816 ft2) of internal area arranged over 4 floors with a lift, which is valid for 3 years from the date of passing.