* Freehold
This impressive, light - filled and unusually wide six - bedroom Victorian house
is found on a tranquil no - through road bordering the green open spaces of
Ravenscourt Park. It has been the subject of an extensive renovation and
extension to form an expansive and wonderfully light home over five storeys,
with the ability for one side to operate independently when desired. It
exceeds 5, 000 sq ft in all, including a substantial loft room and a summer
house in the private rear garden. The house also has gated off - street parking.
The Tour
Within the imposing London - stock brick façade, a gateway leads up to steps and
to an arched portico where a sage - green front door serves as the perfect
backdrop to the burgundy leaves of a mature acer.
The raised ground floor is largely open plan. Partitions of storage form a
short entrance hall, and full - height cupboards extend along the length of the
right wall. To the left is a double reception with two gas fires set within
the original chimney stacks, their hearths balanced above a bench of bespoke
joinery that spans the length of the room.
The dining room and kitchen lie beyond, filled with light from floor - to -
ceiling glazing and a door to the garden steps. Oak floors extend throughout
the level, interrupted only in the front reception by a section of recessed
orange carpet; an uplifting theme through much of the house.
An adjacent room signals a move into the versatile side extension, which can
operate with autonomy from the rest of the house. When used as such, this room
contains a kitchen at the front and a living space with access to a flat - roof
terrace through a glazed opening. Though, when in their usual connected state,
this and the main double reception provide a rare lateral dimension to a house
of the period.
The side extension also contains a studio space at lower - ground level, with a
shower room and a glazed doorway onto the lower garden terrace. An oak
stairwell punctures the centre of this part of the building, lit from above by
a roof light, and steel - framed glazed walls on both sides bring light into
every corner of the upper levels. On the first and second floors, there are
bedrooms and opposing bathrooms with innovative steel shower trays as floors.
Exquisite joinery is also a theme of the design and is found throughout, from
doorframes to storage and seating. Oak continues on the south side of the
house to form a staircase with a central runner, also in orange. The principal
bedroom is situated on the first floor, an expansive space with custom in -
built joinery, an en - suite shower room and access to a glorious decked
terrace.
There are two further double bedrooms on the second floor, each with an en
suite bathroom. A steel ladder within the corridor between them ascends to the
loft space which has been finished as part of the interior of the house. It
offers an excellent space beyond mere storage, having been used by the current
owners as a games room and den. A corridor is currently blocked by a partition
but could easily be reinstated as a thoroughfare to unite the two sides.
The lower - ground level of the main portion of the house is a remarkable and
adaptable space. It has the cool feel of an art gallery, with white walls,
large - format tiled floors and an almost entirely open plan arrangement. It has
independent access from the from lightwell and at its rear, a mass of glazing
opens onto the lower paved terrace.
Outside Space
The private rear garden is west - facing and extends some 50 feet before
reaching the substantial garden studio. The garden itself has been designed to
be low - maintenance and takes on a Dungeness - style aesthetic beyond its paved
section. On one side of its high fencing is a wall of green, and on the other
the house benefits from its delightful neighbour: A garden nursery.
The Area
Ravenscourt Avenue is a quiet no - through road at the southern end of the
wonderful Ravenscourt Park. The park spans 13 hectares and contains wildlife
habitats, tennis and basketball courts, a football pitch, numerous children’s
play areas, and a café. The only neighbour between the house and the expanse
of Ravenscourt Park is the W6 Garden Centre and Café, an offshoot of the N1
Garden Centre, filled with rows of herbaceous perennials, herbs, climbers,
shrubs and citrus trees outside, as well as a bountiful jungle room with
towering tropical plants tucked away under one of the exposed brick arches.
In the other direction, King Street stretches to Hammersmith village nearby,
where the Lyric Theatre can be found. There are fantastic pubs and restaurants
here, as well as by the river which lies just to the south. The iconic River
Café from Ruth Rodgers and Rose Gray remains a local culinary landmark.
King Street becomes Chiswick High Road to the west, where there are scores of
excellent restaurants and rows of great shops leading up to Stamford Brook and
Turnham Green.
Some highly regarded schools in the area include Latymer Upper School and
Primary, St Paul’s School, Godolphin and Latymer girls’ school and Fulham
Prep. Ravenscourt Park Preparatory is just across the road.
Transit links are aplenty, with the District Line running from Ravenscourt
Park and the Hammersmith and City line from Hammersmith. Bus routes also
connect to Chelsea and Battersea.
Council Tax Band: G

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