7 bedroom house

A substantial and beautifully presented family home in stunning landscaped gardens of 3/4 of an acre.

Location

Palace Road is one of the most sought after roads in East Molesey and Sterling House occupies a stunning plot of about 0.8 acres.

This prestigious tree lined road is rich in history and close to Hampton Court Palace. The property is located just 0.4 miles from Hampton Court Station which provides regular and direct trains into London Waterloo in around 33 minutes. Bridge Road (also known locally as Hampton Court Village) is just a few minutes away and offers a wide selection of restaurants, bars, boutiques and shops with more extensive shopping accessible in nearby Kingston-upon-Thames. Both Molesey Boat Club and East Molesey Cricket Club are less than half a mile away and are used extensively by families living in East Molesey. The M4, M3 and M25 motorways are within easy driving distance and offer excellent road links to Heathrow and Gatwick airports, with central London itself just 14.5 miles away.

The Elmbridge borough has some of the finest state and independent schools in the country including The Orchard School, Notre Dame, Shrewsbury Lodge, Claremont Fan Court, and The ACS Cobham International School. The East Molesey area also borders the London Borough of Richmond which offers a similar wide range of excellent state and private schools including Twickenham Preparatory School, Hampton Hill Junior School, Hampton Boys, The Lady Eleanor Holles School and Newland House School.

Description

Offered to the market for the first time in 37 years this exquisite triple fronted home is simply stunning and a must see. The current owners have designed the interior impeccably whilst ensuring it retains many original features including cornicing and high ceilings.

Private electric gates open onto a herringbone brick paved carriage driveway which provides parking for several cars in addition to an integral double garage. Portland stone steps lead up to a grand pillared entrance and a spacious hall welcomes you into the home where a beautiful bifurcated staircase with brass handrails provides the perfect backdrop.

The ground floor offers fantastic extensive living space and includes 7 reception rooms. The generous split level drawing room has a bay window overlooking the front lawn and garden, marble fireplace and sliding doors that open to a spectacular orangery that is flooded with natural light. Four sets of doors run the width of the room opening out to the garden creating a wonderful inside/ outside feel and providing the perfect entertaining space. Further reception rooms include a study, formal dining room, media room and morning room that links up the orangery with the kitchen/breakfast room. The solid oak kitchen has granite worktops, double sink with waste disposal system, double oven, halogen Neff 5 burner hob with extractor fan above, two Liebherr fridges and a Liebherr freezer. Last, but by no means least, the ground floor also has a stunning billiard room once used by Alex 'Hurricane' Higgins and Ray Reardon for practice and exhibition matches. It has its own front door, WC and basin, sliding door onto the patio and a bar. A utility room and guest cloakroom completes the accommodation on the ground floor.

The magnificent sweeping staircase leads up to a galleried landing providing access to the bedroom accommodation. The opulent principal suite is located to the right of the house and boasts both rear and front aspects. The suite comprises 2 large bedrooms both with spacious en suite bathrooms, walk in wardrobe, dressing room and gym. The larger of the bedrooms offers ample space for a sitting area and enjoys fantastic views of the garden and pool area. The floor area of the principal suite is around 1,100 sq ft and benefits from a separate boiler, water tank and hot water system. The layout of the house works exceptionally well (indeed it was constructed by a developer for himself). The further five bedrooms all have generous proportions and have ample fitted wardrobes. For the bathrooms, there is one further en suite, a Jack and Jill and a family bathroom.

Externally Sterling House has without doubt one of the finest gardens in East Molesey. Simply breathtaking, this quintessential English country garden is set in just over 3/4 of an acre. Whilst the garden truly comes into its own in the spring and summer months, many of the beds have been planted to give colour, structure and interest in the autumn and winter making it a true 'twelve month garden'. At the bottom of the garden is a fish pond teaming with wildlife. Many small birds and woodpeckers have made their nests in this area. There is a heated 10 metre ceramic tiled swimming pool located in full sun. The immediate surrounding landscaping has been designed to provide maximum seclusion for the pool area. Additionally, there is a summer house and green house, a shower and WC. The brick built equipment store also houses the computerised controls for the seven zone irrigation system, which draws water from the property's own borehole into a 500 gallon holding tank located in the utility and propogation area. This exceptionally private garden is a haven of tranquility.

Sterling House and the grounds it sits in certainly offers the wow factor but there is also ample scope to extend if desired.

Please note photos shown are older than 6 months.

Square Footage: 7538 sq ft

Acreage: 0.8 Acres

Marketed by: Savills, Esher