Downshire Hill, London, NW3

A very special Grade II listed Georgian house situated on one of Hampstead's most desirable and leafy streets leading to Hampstead Heath.

Description

This charming and imposing 5-bedroom family home, extending to circa 3356 sq ft / 312 sqm, was built in the early 1800s, has an extraordinary history and enjoys a prominent position with commanding views over Downshire Hill and the Heath. This exceptional property features a double drawing room with bay windows and beautiful wooden flooring throughout, light-filled bedrooms, including a top-floor former artist’s studio, and two separate studies. The garden-level lower ground floor opens up to the fully fitted eat-in kitchen, dining room, as well as a family room which leads to a rear patio terrace. A Yorkstone terrace leads from the kitchen onto a sunny south east facing landscaped garden, one of the two largest in the street, with established trees, a bespoke glasshouse and paved seating areas.

The property’s lower ground floor also includes a pantry, lobby, utility room and secluded front terrace courtyard, making it perfect for family living and entertaining.
The first floor features the principal bedroom suite with bath and shower room and separate dressing room plus one further bedroom or study.

The top two floors comprise 3 further double bedrooms with family bathroom and a unique roof terrace. These include a delightful bedroom, once an artist’s studio, with spectacular views over London .

Previous residents include a long and illustrious line of artists throughout the 19th and 20th centuries. From Dante Gabriel Rosetti and Gaetano Meo to one of the most prominent early 20th century family of artists, the Carlines, as well as one of Britain’s greatest 20th century painters, Stanley Spencer and John Heartfield, inventor and master of political photomontage, whose occupation there is commemorated by a Blue Plaque. The studio at the top of the house is where Spencer painted a number of important works and where so many distinguished artists worked and gathered over the years, as the spiritual home of the ‘Hampstead Group’ of artists.

Location

The house is located within the a conservation area and a highly sought-after enclave in Hampstead known for its intellectual artistic, musical and literary associations. The area has retained most of its village atmosphere and charm and offers its occupants great cultural attractions such as Keats House, the Freud Museum and the picturesque Kenwood House - home to many major open-air concerts and also featured in the film Notting Hill.

Hampstead Village provides an array of shopping facilities ranging from boutique outlets to renowned beauty stores, restaurants and pavement cafes to artisan food stores and delicatessens. Hampstead and surrounding areas provide a wide range of excellent state and private schools. In addition, there are a number of nearby leisure facilities including golf courses as well as health and fitness centres. The location is convenient to Hampstead and Belsize Park Underground Stations (Northern Line), Hampstead Heath (Overground) and there is good proximity to the country’s main arterial road network and access to London’s mainline rail station. The extensive green open spaces of Hampstead Heath are located at the end of the road, allowing access to the vast network of footpaths and wooded areas, its ponds, athletics facility and in addition Kenwood House.

Square Footage: 3,356 sq ft



Additional Info

Accommodation & Features

Entrance hall,
Double drawing room
Dining room
Kitchen / breakfast room
Family room
Study
Principal bedroom suite,
4 further bedrooms,
Family bathroom,
Pantry,
Utility / Laundry room,
South facing garden
Paved front terrace
Roof terrace