St. Stephens Terrace, London, SW8

A stunning five-bedroom early Victorian house situated in the Albert Square conservation area. The house provides incredible lateral living space over four stories, which makes it truly unique to the area. EPC Rating - C.

As you approach the house you immediately notice its grandeur, with wide front steps up to the main front door. The house wraps around the corner of St. Stephens Terrace and Aldebert Terrace, with flower beds behind the original railings and a mature wisteria which covers the righ-hand side of the house.

As you enter the house you are greeted by a large hallway, to the right is the library and to the left is a drawing room.

The library is a beautiful room with a large bay window looking onto the street, an original fireplace and detailed cornicing. There are built in bookshelves and cupboards making this a wonderful space to work or read.

The drawing room also has a large bay window, detailed cornicing, a ceiling rose, a fireplace with gas fire and built in shelves and cupboards either side of the chimney breast.

Stairs lead down to the lower ground floor and immediately into a cosy TV/snug room sitting in the middle of the house. There is access to the street via a door at the front and a downstairs w/c neatly tucked away. To the right is the kitchen and to the left is the dining room.

The kitchen is a modern fully fitted kitchen with white cabinets and wooden worktops, there is a built-in washing machine, tumble dryer, dishwasher, large fridge/freezer, microwave and sitting in the centre is a large AGA. The AGA is both gas and electric, offering five ovens, two electric hot plates and five gas hob burners. There is plenty of space to have a large table which works well with the built-in seating under the bay window. There are double doors which provide access to the garden.

The dining room is a charming space, with a fireplace, log burner and built in shelves and cupboards either side of the chimney breast. The is also a large bay window which is West facing providing wonderful afternoon light. Again, there are double doors providing access to the garden.

The garden is a very private space, with mature raised beds and plenty of space to dine and entertain. There is an iron staircase that leads to a balcony, which looks over the garden and provides a great space to catch the sun and enjoy a drink.

The first floor comprises two very large en-suite bathrooms, either of which could be principal bedrooms. The bedroom on the right has a fireplace, built in wardrobes and two large sash windows. The ensuite has a freestanding bath, sink, wc and heated towel rail. The bedroom to the left is a very large space, with two sash windows and the ensuite is a shower room with w/c, sink and heated towel rail.

The top floor provides the further three bedrooms, all are double rooms with built in cupboards. However the current owners are using one of the bedrooms as a study, which make s lovely space to work.

Utilities
Electricity – mains connected
Water – mains connected
Heating – gas central heating
Sewerage – mains connected
Broadband – superfast broadband

Parking
On-street parking permit available from Lambeth Council.

Local Authority
London Borough of Lambeth
Council Tax Band - G

Tenure
Freehold

Location:
St Stephen Terrace is a quiet street in between Albert Square and South Lambeth Road. South Lambeth Road also known as ‘Little Portugal’ has plenty of restaurants, bars and pubs. There is also easy access to Vauxhall and Battersea Power Station.

Directions:
Stockwell Underground Station (Northern and Victoria Line) is approximately 0.5 miles away. Nine Elms Underground Station (Northen Line) is approximately 0.4 miles away. South Lambeth Road is well served by a frequent bus service up to Vauxhall Underground/Overground stations and Clapham Road is well served by a frequent bus service up to Oval Underground Station.