5 bedroom detached house for sale

A handsome 1920’s Arts & Crafts inspired family home situated on beautifully landscaped gardens and located on a highly sought after tree lined Avenue close to Amersham on the Hill centre.

Description

A handsome 1920’s Arts & Crafts inspired family home with attractive traditional elevations which has been enlarged and extensively remodeled to provide exceptionally well-presented, contemporary accommodation throughout, combining the best of modern design tempered by an abundance of original features including fireplaces, generous ceiling heights and picture rails.

The gardens have also been extensively landscaped to provided a spectacular outside space and the house is situated in one of Amersham's most sough after residential areas, under one mile from both Amersham on the Hill town centre and the historic Old Town respectively.

Accessed over an original wide entrance hall with traditional staircase, the living accommodation is cleverly arranged to provide both informal open plan family living areas mixed with more formal living spaces.

Designated reception rooms include a bay fronted, dual aspect dining room with feature brick fireplace and a simply wonderful formal living room which has been sympathetically enlarged and beautifully designed with triple aspect floor to ceiling Aluminium Crittall effect double glazed windows providing panoramic views of the rear garden whilst flooding the room with natural light. The living room features double doors leading out the rear garden, under floor heating in part and an original brick fireplace with open fire.

To the far end of the hallway is a most impressive kitchen/dining room/family room. Spanning from the front of the house to the rear, this lovely open plan room is cleverly divided to offer a comprehensively fitted kitchen with a centrally positioned dining area and more informal family space overlooking the rear garden.

The hand built kitchen by Smallbone is of bespoke design and comprises an extensive range of both wall and base mounted units with matching larder style cupboards, a range of built in Miele appliances alongside a Falcon range cooker and large central island with breakfast bar. Enlarged to create a clever L’shaped layout, the family room has aluminium bi-fold doors opening out on to the rear garden. There is also a good size utility room with butler sink and fitted cupboards which in turn gives access into the integral garage.

Arranged over the first floor, the bedroom accommodation has again been extended and greatly improved to provide five generous bedrooms served by three well-appointed bath/shower rooms (two en-suite). The superb principal bedroom suite is of particular note, featuring double doors and Juliet balcony overlooking the rear garden, a private living area and stand alone Lusso stone bath alongside an en-suite shower room. There are original brick fireplaces in the principal and second bedroom.

Enjoying a pleasant South Westerly aspect, the beautifully designed gardens are simply a joy. Extensively redesigned with thought and care the rear gardens have been landscaped to enjoy the best of the sunshine with a large patio wrapping around the rear of the house and a secluded decked seating area with ample space for dining.

The lawns themselves are bordered by well stocked beds of specimen plants alongside raised brick planters and mature hedging providing privacy. The house is accessed over a gated gravel driveway providing ample parking and leading to the garage, with further beds/lawn areas and a pedestrian gate on to Ashleigh Close.

Location

Stanley Hill Avenue, is a highly sought after residential road, quietly tucked away in one of Amersham’s most popular residential areas and ideally situated for access to Amersham on the Hill town centre.

Amersham on the Hill centre offers a wide selection of shopping facilities and amenities as well as the Metropolitan/Chiltern Line station providing a London commuter service to Baker Street & Marylebone respectively.

The area is renowned for its excellent educational facilities including Dr Challoner's Grammar School for boys in Amersham, Dr Challoner’s High School for girls in Little Chalfont and Chesham Grammar School.

Square Footage: 3,010 sq ft


Acreage: 0.2 Acres