Guide Price £2,750,000 Subject to Contract
5 Bedrooms
4 Receptions
A characterful five-bedroom property built circa 1988, located on the private Coombe House Estate, within walking distance to some excellent state and private schools. This family home further offers three reception rooms, a spacious kitchen/breakfast room, study and guest cloakroom. It has the benefit of a basement cellar consisting of two rooms and a generous double garage. Retaining some charming original features, this is a house that holds much potential for refurbishment.
Location
Fitzgeorge Avenue sits conveniently between two major town centres, Kingston and Wimbledon. Both have excellent shopping facilities, from department stores housing concessions found in famous West End Streets and specialized 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 New Malden is within walking distance, and the 57-bus route runs along nearby Coombe Lane West to Raynes Park and Wimbledon from which there are 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, 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 Kingston, 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 | DINING ROOM | FAMILY ROOM | STUDY | KITCHEN/BREAKFAST ROOM | GUEST CLOAKROOM | PRINCIPAL BEDROOM SUITE | THREE FURTHER BEDROOMS, ONE WITH ENSUITE SHOWER | FAMILY BATHROOM
AMENITIES INCLUDE
GAS FIRED CENTRAL HEATING & HOT WATER SYSTEM | TIMBER FRAMED WINDOWS THROUGHOUT | LARGE REAR GARDEN | DRIVEWAY WITH OFF-STREET PARKING | DETACHED DOUBLE GARAGE WITH WORK SHP | CELLAR ROOMS ON LOWER GROUND FLOOR | PLOT SIZE APPROXIMATELY 0.31 OF AN ACRE
The Property
Fitzgeorge House is approached off Fitzgeorge Avenue across a gravel laid forecourt offering ample space for off-street parking. A covered porch leads to the solid oak front door flanked with two glazed side panels to the entrance hall, with built-in cupboards and a door that leads to the cellar on the lower ground floor. The guest cloakroom is also accessed from the entrance hall, by the front door.
The spacious, double aspect drawing room boasts a fireplace with marble surround and base centred to the room, creating a focal point to the seating area, as well as views over and access to the rear garden via a set of sliding French doors. A door leads to the rear-aspect study, which also offers views over and access to the rear garden.
The impressive oak-panelled dining room, with hidden cabinets within the panelling, is accessed from the drawing room, as well as having a door that connects it to the kitchen. It offers views to the front of the property via an arched window that is recessed within the wall panelling.
The triple aspect family room is bright, with light flooding in from three large arched windows and a set of sliding French doors that lead to the York stone terrace. It benefits from built-in cabinets and shelving.
The kitchen/breakfast room, double aspect with arched windows facing the front and side gardens, benefits from a wide range of built-in wall and base units, comprising of wooden and stainless-steel door fronts, with a Corian work surface and an inset stainless steel double sink. There is also a stainless-steel splashback to the two sets of gas ring hobs, and a range of integrated appliances. The kitchen benefits from a door leading to the side of the property.
The easy rising staircase leads up to the L-shaped, galleried first floor landing, where there are built-in cupboards housing the washing machine and access to the loft. The principal bedroom offers a double aspect room, with a walk-in dressing room and a part-tiled bathroom with a white suite comprising a wash hand basin, WC, tiled bath and a fully tiled shower cubicle with glass door.
Bedroom two also benefits from its own ensuite shower room, with fully tiled walls and a suite comprising a wash hand basin, WC and bidet, and a fully enclosed corner shower cubicle. The three other bedrooms on this floor share a part-tiled family bathroom, with a suite comprising a wash hand basin, WC, panelled bath and fully enclosed and tiled shower cubicle.
From the entrance hall, a staircase leads down to the lower ground floor, offering two separate rooms with 261 square feet of useful storage for the wine enthusiast and the gas fired boiler is also situated in this area.
Outside, the L-shaped double garage is spacious with a window and side doors, which lends itself to creating a workshop, gym or even office at the front of the property.
From the driveway there is an arched, wooden double side gates to a paved path that leads to the patio which overlooks the wrap around garden. Mainly laid to lawn, with mature hedging to the perimeter, the garden is secluded and offers potential for the keen landscape gardener.