Arlington Drive, Nottingham, NG3

A Rare Opportunity to Own a Masterpiece in Mapperley Park

Seize the chance to own this magnificent 1920s family residence, set on the only available double plot in the prestigious Mapperley Park Estate. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to acquire a home that offers both timeless elegance and unparalleled connection to the city.

A Private Oasis in the Heart of Mapperley Park

Stunning Interiors: Art Deco Elegance Meets Modern Luxury

Step inside to discover a seamless blend of 1920s art deco sophistication and modern comforts. The home is adorned in soft Paris Grey tones, creating a harmonious flow through its spacious rooms. With three reception areas, the property caters to both grand entertaining and intimate family moments. The double doors to both lounge and library open up with a symmetry which gives a large open area with complimentary décor for entertaining. The expansive bay-fronted lounge is perfect for hosting guests, while the cosy library, complete with a Chesney log burner, offers a more private retreat.

The large family kitchen is a focal point, boasting an array of cabinetry, breakfast seating, and panoramic garden views. Thoughtfully designed with practicality in mind, it includes a separate utility room, pantry, and boot room - ideal for busy family life.

Versatile Living Spaces

This home also features a dedicated office with a private W/C, easily adaptable into a guest room if needed, offering flexibility for the modern homeowner.

At the heart of the home is an open staircase leading to a spacious landing bathed in natural light from the rear garden, creating a dramatic yet welcoming space.

Exceptional Bedrooms with Luxurious Touches

The master suite is a sanctuary unto itself, offering breathtaking garden views, a luxurious ensuite with both bath and shower, and his-and-her dressing rooms and a walk-in wardrobe. The second double bedroom, also with an ensuite, features a charming turret window with a seating area, perfectly positioned to enjoy the sunrise. The third large double bedroom mirrors the same elegant design, with its ensuite adorned in Carrera marble and art deco-inspired details. The fourth bedroom, located near the master, is ideal as a nursery and comes with its own wash and toilet facilities.

Exclusive Access to Mapperley Parks Amenities

Ownership extends beyond the home, offering access to Mapperley Parks private lawn tennis courts and cricket grounds - ideal for family recreation and integrating into the local community. The estates prime location allows you to enjoy city centre convenience while maintaining a peaceful suburban lifestyle. The city centre and top schools are within walking distance, while Sherwoods vibrant high street, with its array of independent shops, cafes, wineries, and craft ale houses, is just moments away. The nearby Forest Recreation Ground offers additional leisure opportunities for the whole family.

This unique family home truly offers the best of both worlds - a serene retreat with easy access to city life. We invite you to experience this rare gem and welcome any further enquiries.

Additional Information:

Electricity - Mains Supply

Water - Mains Supply

Heating - Gas Central Heating - Connected to Mains Supply - Boiler less than 1 year old

Septic Tank - No

Broadband - Basic -15 Mbps, Superfast - 80 Mbps, Ultrafast - 1000 Mbps

Phone Signal - EE, Vodafone, Three, O2

Sewage - Mains Supply

Flood Risk - No risk of flood (Gov Website)

Non-Standard Construction - No

Any Legal Restrictions - Yes, Conservation Area

Satellite / Fibre TV Availability: BT, Sky, Virgin

Other Material Issues - No

Local Amenities:

Mapperley Park is a highly sought-after residential area in Nottingham, providing convenient access to the town centre. This beautiful suburb is surrounded by greenery and features a local tennis and cricket club, with numerous amenities available in Sherwood and Mapperley.

Nottingham City Centre (1.2 miles)

Nottingham High School (1 mile)

Trent College (10 miles)

Nottingham Train Station - Notts to London 1 hour 36 mins - (2 miles)

Nottingham East Midlands Airport 12 miles

Sherwood Forest 18 miles (distances are approximate).

Newstead Abbey Park 7 miles

Entrance Hallway

2.34m x 4.26m (7'8" x 14'0")

The entrance hall has carpet going upstairs and leading round up to each room, coving to the ceiling with one ceiling light in the main entrance hallway and another for the passageway into the office. A wall mounted radiator, picture rail on all surrounding walls with doors to the library and living room upon immediate entry, with stairs straight in front next to the cloak room and access to the kitchen adjacent. Further round the hallway you will find the access to the downstairs W/C and the office.

Kitchen / Diner

4.77m x 3.64m (15'8" x 11'11")

Entering from the hallway this kitchen has a vast amount of fitted base and wall units with worktops and a corner seating area with table for the family to eat underneath a double casement window facing the rear elevation. A storage unit containing 4 cupboards and 6 draws with worktop and open shelving are separated from the rest of the units by the access through to the pantry. A very large casement window with 8 panes allows lots of light from the side elevation, situated above the inset sink with multi-function tap including half sink with instant hot water tap and draining board.

Kitchen / Diner

An integrated larder unit, bin storage, dishwasher, with 3 cabinets and 4 drawers giving extra storage next to a 4-ring gas burner hob and extractor hood above and electric fan oven below. Next to the oven and hob is the AGA with 2 large ring burner and hood fitted with two downlights next to the corner shelving units, tiled splashbacks wrapping around the AGA to the kitchen, 8 downlights fitted into the ceiling along with two wall light fixtures and wall mounted radiator next to the door to entrance hallway, provide the finish with coving around all sides and herringbone Karndean Blonde Oak flooring complete this dynamic family kitchen.

Living Room

4.97m x 5.82m (16'4" x 19'1")

Walk through the grand double doors into the living room which has a large bay window double glazed to the front elevation made up of 5 casement windows that has a fitted curtain rail within and the coving made to fit above, another single casement window to the side elevation, two large wall mounted radiators, one main ceiling light fixture with 4 wall lights and a picture light above the fireplace, all fitted with dimmable light switches. Coving and picture rail on all surrounding walls. The cosy open gas fireplace with stone mantelpiece and surround from Chesney, a TV point for a wall mounted tv and herringbone Karndean Blonde Oak flooring to finish off this classy room in style.

Library

4.38m x 4.21m (14'4" x 13'10")

Open the grand double doors into the library which has a large casement window double glazed to the front elevation as well as another single casement window to the side elevation that has a fitted curtain rail within and the coving made to fit above, one long low level wall mounted radiator, one main ceiling light fixture with a picture light above the fireplace, both fitted with an in-built dimmable light switches. Coving and picture rail on all surrounding walls made to fit to suit the curvature of the bookcases. Fitted bookcases surround the room on the walls without the windows ready for a reader’s proud collection. The oak finish tastefully matching the tones of the flooring. The open fireplace with stone mantelpiece and surround features a Chesney Alpine 4 wood burning stove, a TV point for a wall mounted tv and herringbone Karndean Blonde Oak flooring that sets the tone of this delightful atmosphere.

Office

4.36m x 3.48m (14'4" x 11'5")

Step inside the office from round the hallway where you are greeted by the pleasing two tone colour scheme split by the dado rail which matches the coving surrounding the room as well. One double casement window, one single casement window and one smaller double casement window give surrounding light from numerous places to give lots of natural light coming in from the side elevation and rear elevation alike. Solid wood flooring, a large wall mounted radiator and two ceiling light fixtures finish the room.

Downstairs W/C

1.06m x 2.4m (3'6" x 7'10")

The downstairs Wash Closet has a frosted casement single window facing the rear elevation with toilet fitted beneath the window, a wall mounted basin with mirror above with wall mounted radiator opposite, finished with mahogany wood flooring and one ceiling light fixture and towel rail with half the surrounding walls tiled.

Cloak Room

1.19m x 0.94m (3'11" x 3'1")

The cloakroom is big enough for numerous amounts of guest jackets, bags and shoes alike, ready for hosting events for friends and family.

Pantry

2.3m x 1.98m (7'7" x 6'6")

The butlers sink sits beneath the single casement window and below the wooden worktop with tiled splashback surround the walls, with space for washing machine under the worktop along with cupboard units below and to the sides with space for microwave adjacent, leading into the kitchen with the herringbone Karndean Blonde Oak flooring.

Utility Room

2.28m x 1.59m (7'6" x 5'3")

The utility room has a sash window to the rear elevation next to the boiler fitted in 2023, wall-mounted radiator, wooden worktop, with space for storage and space for a dryer beneath. One ceiling light fixture, two double, floor to ceiling fitted storage units for all laundry needs finished with herringbone Karndean Blonde Oak flooring and access to the pantry / kitchen.

Boot Room

3.42m x 3.35m (11'3" x 11'0")

Enter through the rear of the property from the large driveway to the boot room, with the porcelain tiled flooring it can handle dirt from days out, floor to ceiling tilting windows, 11 ceiling light fittings combine to provide lots of light night or day. A window looking into the kitchen and wall mounted radiator are either side of the door access to utility.

Store

2.28m x 1.86m (7'6" x 6'1")

The storeroom has a light fitted and provides further useful storage space for numerous items that are not wanting to be visible.

Landing

5.03m x 1.28m (16'6" x 4'2")

The matching coving and picture rail continue the high standard finish up the stairs on to the landing with the natural light from the large triple casement window overlooking the staircase and landing with two ceiling light fixtures and the carpet running through from the entrance hallway continuing upwards. Floor to picture rail curtains provide the elegant feel when making your way through to the bedrooms.

Master Bedroom

4.93m x 4.4m (16'2" x 14'5")

This show-stopping bedroom provides the luxury feel expected of a house of this stature, the large bay window consisting of 5 casement windows overlooking the front elevation with fitted coving for the fitted curtains to run, providing lots of natural light to showcase the fireplace. Four wall lights, one main ceiling light fixture and three downlights in the bay ceiling, together with a 3 amp circuit to allow 4 side lights to be switched from the door, lush carpet flooring finish the master bedroom with access to its own ensuite, dressing room and walk in wardrobe.

Master Ensuite

2.68m x 2.58m (8'10" x 8'6")

The herringbone Karndean Blonde Oak flooring leads you through the single door into the ensuite, fitted with corner shower unit, wall mounted towel radiator, separate toilet, panel bath with duck egg glass tile surround, with inset oval sink situated beneath a single casement window overlooking the side elevation and fitted blind, underneath and above the worktop are four cabinets and three drawers with towel rail and fitted mirror. Complete with 4 ceiling downlights and 2 cabinet downlights and coving surrounding all walls.

Dressing Room / Bedroom Five

4.36m x 2.35m (14'4" x 7'9")

This room will allow you to either use this for its current purpose of being another dressing room, fitted with carpet running through into the master bedroom, a double casement window to the front elevation, with 4 panel wardrobe, fitted floor to ceiling with coving matching the other rooms in the house fitted along with the window so the floor to ceiling curtains run seamlessly. While also offering itself to be able to be used as a fifth bedroom should this be required due to the large size of the room.

Dressing Room

2.42m x 2.34m (7'11" x 7'8")

Accessible through the double doors from the master bedroom, the dressing room fitted with the familiar herringbone Karndean Blonde Oak flooring and double casement window looking out to the side elevation lets the natural light brighten you while using the dresser to perfect your style. Extra storage on both ends of the dresser along with the corner shelving unit give this space further storage, one ceiling light fixture, completed with matching coving and picture as experienced throughout the home.

Walk In Wardrobe

1.77m x 1.29m (5'10" x 4'3")

This walk in wardrobe is fitted with the coving surround on all walls including the front of the wardrobe itself, higher up storage units, one single and one double rail units above a set of 4 drawers and one shallow draw, lit using integral LED lights with switch fitted on the side and trouser hanging rail next to it. The herringbone Karndean Blonde Oak flooring is also fitted to this room with great continuity.

Bedroom Two

4.37m x 4.17m (14'4" x 13'8")

The 4 panel casement window looking over the front gardens provides lots of natural light above the large cast iron radiator, along with the single bow window to the side elevation giving the pleasure of the view over the side gardens, while both boasting the fitted coving, with floor to ceiling curtains either side of the 4 panel casement window really adding to the exquisite feel throughout.

Bed Two Ensuite

3.08m x 1.52m (10'1" x 5'0")

Underfloor heating welcomes your presence through the Carrera marble porcelain tiles flooring fitted up to the ceiling, around the fitted mirror, two wall lighting fixtures, the curved Imperial vanity unit basin and toilet. The rainfall Matki shower unit is housed with chrome finishes around the shower and glass panel and door, to really give the luxurious look to the ensuite.

Bedroom Three

4.74m x 3.24m (15'7" x 10'8")

Bedroom three presents fitted carpet, two wall light fixtures and one ceiling light fixture, similarly presented with picture rail surround all walls and coving to match, a double casement window to the side elevation overlooking the garden, with floor to ceiling curtains fitted within the picture rail to finish off this room in style.

Bedroom Three Ensuite

3.58m x 1.09m (11'9" x 3'7")

Single casement window overlooking the driveway at the rear elevation of the property with blind. Floor to picture rail Carerra marble porcelain, underfloor heating, flush fitted mirror, 3 downlight ceiling fixtures, Matki chrome shower unit with glass panel and door, with fitted toilet.

Bedroom Four

1.51m x 3.73m (4'11" x 12'3")

Fitted with carpet flooring, coving fitted with single casement window looking over the driveway out to the rear elevation, access to the toilet ensuite.

Bedroom Four W/C

1.5m x 1.07m (4'11" x 3'6")

Frosted casement window overlooking the driveway at rear elevation, wall hung basin with Carrera marble tiled splashback above and below the fitted mirror, herringbone Karndean Blonde Oak flooring finished with coving fitted all round.

Garage

10.22m x 3.68m (33'6" x 12'1")

The very large garage will be able to hold prestige cars safely along with lots of storage space for all needs. Grey electric door and fully fitted with electrics and water supply.

Workshop

4.01m x 3.59m (13'2" x 11'9")

This very large workshop, the size of a double garage, with stained glass windows to the front elevation along with floor to ceiling windows give lots of natural light to help with crafting your designs. The building has an oak frame and is clad in Siberian larch, insulated and lined inside with planned Siberian Larch planking. It is plumbed with a butlers sink, lots of storage and an oak workbench. It represents a great workable space while also having the potential for easy use as a summerhouse neatly tucked away with a slate tiled pitched roof to match the house, cast iron guttering into water butts and tiled footpath and seating area. There is a sunken area built to house composting material for the garden.