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Castlebar Hill, London W5

PROPERTY TYPE

Detached

BEDROOMS

2

BATHROOMS

2

SIZE

1,367 sq ft

127 sq m

TENURE
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Description

Perched on Castlebar Hill, Ealing, this former groundskeeper's cottage-turned-two-bedroom detached house has been sensitively transformed by its current interior architect and architectural historian owners. Outside, there is a courtyard garden, an entrance courtyard and an astonishingly bright 45 ft-long annexe, currently used as an office and art studio. Within easy reach are Pitshanger Park and Pitshanger Lane, an award-winning high street with a wonderful village feel and independent shops and restaurants.

The Tour

Behind a bespoke oak gate within an original eight-foot wall is an entrance courtyard laid with slender brick pavers. Evergreen jasmine, clematis and climbing roses cover the dark grey-painted trellis system that surrounds the house, fostering a secluded feel.

A timber-framed glass door opens into a beautifully executed and handmade kitchen, set beneath four Velux roof lights. On entry, the house's cohesive material palette becomes immediately apparent: calming bamboo flooring begins here and flows across the ground floor, complemented by a repeating vocabulary of birch-faced ply joinery. Ceiling-set glazing is used across the plan to draw in natural light and provide big sky views.

In the kitchen, three butcher-block countertops provide plenty of preparation space and house integrated appliances, including a separate griddle and wok burner, four side-by-side gas burners, a Smeg oven and a dishwasher, microwave and fridge, all by Fisher and Paykel. A smart WC lies just off the kitchen.

Beneath a plywood sash window in the dining room is a radiator enclosed with gently curving, almost sculptural birch-faced ply strips. Light is drawn in through double-aspect windows and there is a bank of deep stores. Through a double open doorway is a living room, where two walls of bespoke bookshelves provide plenty of display space. There are double-aspect windows here too, as well as neat storage cleverly placed within a former chimney breast.

The first floor is reached via a bespoke birch-faced ply encased staircase in the dining room, flanked on each side by birch-faced ply handrails. A frosted window at the top of the stairs works in tandem with an oversized mirror to cast light over the stairwell below. The two double bedrooms on the first floor are grounded with original floorboards and have elevated sleeping platforms accessed by hand-built spiral staircases.

Set beneath a sloping part of the ceiling and a Velux skylight, the main bedroom has a voluminous feel. A timber sash frames courtyard garden views on one side, while a second window looks to Castlebar Hill on the opposite aspect. A brick chimney breast with a polished black slate hearth provides a focal point and stands as a reminder of the house's history. There is abundant storage here and in the second bedroom, which is flooded with light from a large Velux window. A floor-to-ceiling mirrored wall reflects this brightness around the room.

A family bathroom completes the plan and has a bath enclosed by a frameless glass folding screen. Seating has been provided in the form of an ingenious storage bench across the front of the bath. The palette is similar to that used in the WC downstairs, with slate floor tiles, birch-faced ply storage and a dark grey stone sink. A skylight above creates a wonderful feeling of tranquillity.

Outside, just across the main courtyard garden, is a separate new building currently configured as an office/creative space, with a façade designed to sit harmoniously with the main house and tall, narrow windows that take their cue from historic barn architecture. Inside, the 45 ft-long space is illuminated by six roof lights; there are built-in desks and convenient open shelving. A handy pull-down bed, finished in the house's signature birch-faced ply, provides additional sleeping space.

Outdoor Space

Between the main house and the annexe is an elegant courtyard garden, where clematis and jasmine climb across trellises and slender brick pavers run underfoot. This space is ideal for parties, outdoor dining and playing alike.

A trellis-enclosed bin store is easily accessed adjoining the house. Corten steel planters teem with mature pampas grasses, while reclaimed sleepers at the far end step up to a raised section where there is extensive useful garden storage. Covering these separate storage spaces and the annexe, an insulating green roof garden has been planted with wildflowers.

The Area

The house is a 10-minute walk from Pitshanger Lane. Known simply as ‘The Lane’, it has a lovely village atmosphere with an excellent range of independent retailers, including a quality butcher, bakery and delis. The Lane is bookended by two neighbourhood pubs, The Village Inn and The Duke of Kent, that serve up quality food.

Nearby Ealing Broadway is home to award-winning pizzeria Santa Maria and Ealing Project, a combined underground cinema, bar and art space. The Broadway shopping and retail centre is close by, as are the famous Ealing Studios, where legendary films like 'Kind Hearts and Coronets' among others were filmed in the 1940s. Atari Ya and Yoyo Kitchen are popular Japanese fresh fish shops and supermarkets in the area.

There are several walks in and around the area, mostly threading their way through the local allotments and golf courses towards open parkland such as Horsenden Hill and Northala Fields, an open space of 65 acres with panoramic views from the top. The house is also perfectly located for keen cyclists, with Richmond Park a short ride south, the Surrey heaths a little further south, and the Chiltern Hills, among other challenging routes, to the west.

The River Brent snakes its way through Pitshanger Park There is a weekend-long festival every summer called ‘Party in the Park’, as well as ‘Light up the Lane’ at Christmas time. The park also features a popular tennis club with bookable playing courts, and several football pitches run and managed by Pitshanger FC. There is an active allotment community, a lawn bowling club, a playground and a toddlers' play centre. The park also backs onto The Brentham Club at its eastern edge, with lawn tennis courts and a clubhouse with a private members' bar and function rooms that hosts a busy programme of gigs, comedy, street food stalls and vintage sales year-round.

The area is well served by exemplary schools, with North Ealing Primary a 10-minute walk away. Other local schools include St Benedict's, St Augustine's, Twyford, Montpelier, Christ the Saviour and St Gregory's. There are numerous well-regarded private schools locally, including Notting Hill and Ealing High School just across Castlebar Hill, with The Japanese School in London also close by.

Stations at Ealing Broadway and West Ealing are a 15 and 20-minute walk away respectively; both run Great Western services. Ealing Broadway also runs the Central Line, the District Line and the Elizabeth Line, which reaches central London in 15 minutes, the City in 23, and Heathrow Airport in 17. The Piccadilly Line also runs from Ealing Common.  There are also excellent road connections, with easy access to the A40, M40, North Circular and M1.

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About The Modern House, London

St Alphege Hall Kings Bench Street London SE1 0QX
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The Modern House is an estate agency that helps people live in more thoughtful and beautiful ways. We have been successfully selling Britain's finest modern architecture since 2005, representing design-led homes throughout the UK from our offices in central London.

The Modern House meets the growing demand for exceptional living spaces of all kinds, including flats, lofts, conversions, architects' own homes, new builds and period houses. Our name is inspired by FRS Yorke's celebrated book 'The Modern House' (1934), which introduced modernist architecture to a British audience.

We are excited by homes that pay attention to the timeless principles of modernism: space, light, materials, nature and decoration. Combined, we believe design can be a powerful force for good.

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