Property for sale in Stoke Road, Kingston Upon Thames, Surrey KT2

Coombe Walls is approached onto a block-paved forecourt secured by wrought iron sliding gates, to a covered porch and double width garage to the side and separate side doors to the kitchen and garage.

The front door opens onto the bright, L-shaped entrance hall with two cloaks cupboard and solid wood flooring. Glazed doors lead into the bright double-aspect drawing room, boasting polished solid parquet flooring, brick faced wall and pine fireplace with brick hearth, and two built in display cabinets to either side of the fireplace feature. Sliding doors also lead to the pillared, purpose-built pagoda, with its Indian sandstone-paved terrace, great for summer and winter entertaining.

The dining room, with a practical door into the kitchen, also enjoys the parquet flooring and aspect into the pillared pagoda through the low-level, wide windows.
From the hall, there is the rear-facing family room, with wide low-level windows to the rear also offering views over the rear garden and a study, which faces the front garden, featuring a high quality range of built-in cabinets and desk with no expense, spared on the quality of finishes.

The kitchen/breakfast room offers a wide Poggenpohl range of wall and base units with granite work surfaces, a ceramic tiled splashback and tiled floor. The range of integrated appliances comprises of a smeg stainless steel 90cm oven, 5 ring gas hob and V –shaped stainless steel extractor hood, Bosch dishwasher and microwave oven, with a fridge/freezer. There is a glazed door, which leads to a covered vestibule with access into the double width garage with a remote control up and over door and also rear access and views into the rear garden.

The well-appointed utility room also boasts a range of wall and base units with granite surfaces incorporating a sink with drainer and space and plumbing for miele washing machine and tumble dryer. There is also a water softener in one of the base cupboards. Finally on this level is a spacious and well-appointed guest cloakroom with a low level WC, wash hand basin inset into a granite surface with a vanity unit below with granite-tiled wall behind the guest cloakroom.

The easy rising mahogany staircase, with horizontal balustrade, leads to the spacious first floor landing, with a cathedral window drawing a lot of natural daylight and access to the part boarded loft via a drop down ladder.

The first floor is home to five double bedrooms, all with a wide range of quality built-in wardrobes and shelving with air conditioning recessed in the ceilings. There is also a family shower room, a family bathroom with a Jacuzzi and shower with full body jets as with the shower room and another en suite bathroom with a sunken Jacuzzi shower with body jets and rain shower, with marble surrounds to the wash hand basins and marble tiled walls and floors. All the bathrooms are highly appointed.Outside

The walled garden offers a wealth of bushes, trees and perennials and is mainly laid to lawn. Two water features can be found, a vast terrace ideal for entertaining, and an irrigation system with a 1000 litre tank. There are also several awnings to the rear of the house with an electric retractable awning to the back of the kitchen over the sun terrace.

A wrought iron side gate leads to an illuminated block paved path to the rear garden and a beautifully built outside office, complete with underfloor heating, a sink, three walls of quality built in units, oak flooring and blinds inset into the double glazed windows and an ac unit.

The double garage is beautifully equipped with a wide range of storage cupboards to all three walls and matting to the floor. There is access to the rear garden and a window drawing more light into the garage and a remote control up and over door.

Location

This lovely home is ideally placed in respect of Transport and education facilities. Knightsbridge by car is approximately 8 miles away and the much improved A3 within just a few minutes from Warren Road at the bottom of Kingston Hill or to the end of Coombe Lane West. From here, it is a straight forward journey to link up with the M25 motorway, which gives speedy access to both Gatwick and Heathrow Airports.

Trains stations at Norbiton and New Malden have regular services to London Waterloo, via Clapham Junction, where there is a direct Underground link to the City. The nearest tube stations to Warren Road are at Wimbledon or Putney.

Stoke Road is a short walk from Richmond Park, the largest of the capitals eight Royal Parks. At 2,368 acres of natural beauty, it is home to the beautiful Isabella Plantation, Pembroke Lodge and herds of Red and Fallow deer, providing a picturesque setting in which to picnic, go horse ridings, jogging or just take a leisurely walk. The area also offers a wide range of recreational activities including boating on the River Thames, 8 prestigious golf courses between Coombe, Wimbledon and Richmond, tennis, squash and fitness at the Roehampton Club and David Lloyd Leisure Centre as well as the All England Lawn Tennis Club in Wimbledon, horse racing at Sandown, Ascot and Kempton Park, and numerous superb restaurants, boutiques and shops in every direction.

There are numerous excellent local schools for all ages, private, state, and a variety of international educational establishments many within walking distance, such as Marymount International School for Girls, Rokeby School for Boys, Holy Cross prep for Girls and Coombe Hill Infants & Juniors along Coombe Lane West. Coombe Hill Infants & Juniors and Coombe Girls School are within the catchment area. A wealth of other schools in Wimbledon and Kingston Town centres are all within easy reach as are others in Surrey and beyond serviced by School buses with pick up points around the area such as acs, leh, kcs, Hampton Boys, Reeds, Felton Fleet, Kingston Grammar, Tiffin and so many more.

Kingston Town Centre a short car drive away, offers a daily market together with an excellent retail shopping centre providing an outstanding range of goods and services away from the London crowds. Theatres at Kingston, Richmond and Wimbledon are also popular alternatives to the West End and both towns offer excellent choices of fine pubs, restaurants, bistros and cinemas.