Cheyne Gardens, Chelsea, London, SW3

Eight bedroom family home with generous garden and south-facing roof terrace on a historic street close to the River Thames.

The house is extremely bright! Sun is coming from the east in the morning, the south and the west; even in winter there is sunshine until late afternoon, as there are no buildings to the west on the opposite side of Cheyne Gardens.

Entering the house on the raised ground floor, the front door leads through a generous entrance into a grand staircase hall. The end-of-terrace position allows for south-facing windows that bring added brightness into the hall and illuminate the staircase. On one side is the formal dining room with a wide bay window, on the other side a kitchen with a French door leading out into the garden. The dining room and the kitchen are connected via a seperate scullery allowing for discreet service when entertaining guests.

The first floor is mostly occupied by a sizeable L-shaped drawing room with three full-length sash windows, two of them opening onto a front balcony, and an additional south-facing window. Meanwhile, at the rear of the room, another French door opens onto a terrace. This floor also contains a guest cloakroom and a music room on the half landing.

The second floor consists of a principal bedroom with a generous ensuite bathroom centred around a free-standing bath. In addition, there are two more bedrooms on the two half-landings, one with an ensuite bathroom, the other with a separate shower room next door. The third and fourth floors contain four more bedrooms, two of them each with an ensuite, the other two sharing a bathroom.

Downstairs, the lower ground floor is centred around a generous playroom and home cinema, opening onto the garden. This floor also contains a complete suite with bedroom, bathroom, kitchenette and utility room. Furthermore, this floor has separate street access and a study at the far end.

The house was built in 1886 and is unique on this street thanks to its end-of-terrace position, south-facing windows and impressive staircase. The whole house has been decorated in a traditional yet stylish fashion with great respect for its architectural features and to suit the historic location. It is presented in extremely good condition. The grand interiors and impressive volume of the rooms evoke a country house, rather than a London residence.

The property includes a large garden with paved seating areas and separate street access for added convenience. It also includes a terrace and a balcony on the first
floor, as well as a third-floor roof terrace with views over lush green gardens and beautiful architectural features on the back of Cheyne Walk.

Similarly, on the opposite side of the street, the house overlooks the large gardens of the western part of Cheyne Walk where once Henry VIII’s former hunting lodge
stood. In winter one can even spot Albert Bridge from the drawing room and the principal bedroom.



Cheyne Gardens is a quiet particularly wide street lined with red-brick Victorian houses, close to the historic properties of Cheyne Walk. Both Albert Bridge and the Chelsea Embankment are only a very short distance away, while the beautiful private grounds of the Chelsea Physic Garden and the open spaces of Battersea Park are within close reach. Finally, the restaurants
and shops of the King’s Road including the tube stations at Sloane Square and South Kensington are nearby, as well as the charming streets of Old Chelsea.

As the house is slightly recessed from the corner building next door it is almost completely sheltered from any noise that would otherwise be heard from Cheyne Walk and Chelsea Embankment. There are few areas as centrally located yet as quiet as this one.

The iconic Mimosa Tree adjacent to the street front of Cheyne Gardens is in full bloom during the winter months, a real treat enjoyed by the neighbours and passers-by alike.