The Watergardens, Warren Road, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, KT2

On approaching the Japanese block, one enters an enclosed vestibule leading to another set of secure doors where there are private letter boxes and the video entry phone to the various apartments.

The spacious communal entrance hall with its intricate joinery detail offers access to the other apartments and a lift serving all floors. This apartment is approached on the first-floor level benefitting from a balcony/terrace that spans the full width of the T-shaped drawing/dining room that encompasses the stunning gardens with a southerly aspect.

On entering, one is welcomed with a bright and spacious hall benefits from natural light filtering through the French doors. These lead to the triple aspect drawing/dining room with French doors, flanked by low level windows, leading onto the terracotta tiled balcony with a decorative wrought iron balustrade.

The kitchen/breakfast room boasts a range of SEIMATIC wall and base units topped with a granite worktop and splash back, with two sinks and drainer incorporated into the worktop. There are a range of integrated appliances, including two ovens, an induction hob with extractor hood above, a dishwasher and a fridge/freezer. There is ample space for a breakfast table for six with a matching sideboard to one wall. A door leads to a spacious utility room, a great addition to the flat offering a range of wall and base units with a sink, and space and plumbing for a washing machine and tumble dryer.

The principal bedroom offers views to the rear garden with a wall of floor to ceiling fitted wardrobes, with mirrored doors to the middle. There are mounted shelving on the wall beside the bed. The en suite bathroom offers a white suite comprising a panelled bath with mixer taps and a hand shower attachment, bidet, low level WC, a wash hand basin with a mixer tap recessed into a tiled surface and base cupboards. There is a tall built in cupboard with a mirror door with several other medicinal cupboards and glass shelving to the recesses.

Bedroom Two offers views of the gardens with a built-in cupboards and base units with a dressing table. Bedroom three has been designed as an office with a wide range of bespoke built in floor to ceiling shelving, desk with side drawers, high level cupboards and tall storage units. A very well-equipped room suitable for home office use.
The beautiful family shower room has over the years been modernised with a glazed shower with a tiled surround, low level WC with concealed cistern and half-wall panelling which blend in with the cabinetry below the wash hand basin. The basin is recessed into the marble vanity surface finished off with a tiled floor. The room is approached via two flanking walls of built in floor-to-ceiling cupboards.

An elegant and extremely well-appointed 3-bedroom first-floor apartment in the magnificent Japanese Pagoda building, within this outstanding gated development in the heart of the private Coombe Hill Estate, set in approximately 9 acres of meticulously maintained gardens. The apartment has its own balcony and 2 secure underground parking spaces. No onward chain.

Basement:

The passenger lift from the landing leads down to the basement level where one finds the lock up storeroom behind a secure door off the lower hall with a secure glazed door leading into the underground parking. This apartment, like all others, benefit within the title two parking spaces and has further storage strictly for the apartment. This apartment also benefits from a private large loft with a very high pitch offering excellent storage areas.

One of the most enticing features of the Watergardens is the historic landscaped gardens. Originally designed and planted in the 1860s, it is one of the earliest Japanese gardens in Britain. There are manicured lawns, numerous specimen trees, many of which are protected, mature shrubs and a superb Japanese water garden. The gardens are professionally maintained by a team of expert gardeners. This is a lovely area for a peaceful relaxation and private reflection in an outstanding environment. The Japanese gardens also feature a newly commissioned Pagoda is situated in the heart of the gardens with tranquil views of the lake and fountain. The gardens is an oasis with walkways, bridges, streams, small waterfalls embedded within mother nature at its best and can only be enjoyed when walking around it.

LOCATION

Warren Road, a tree lined through road, lies equidistant between Kingston and Wimbledon town centres. Both have excellent shopping facilities, from department stores housing concessions found in famous West End Streets and specialised boutiques to a wide range of restaurants meeting the palates from across the world. The A3 trunk road offers fast access to central London and both Gatwick and Heathrow airports via the M25 motorway network. The nearest train stations at Norbiton and New Malden are within walking distance, and the 57 bus route runs along nearby Coombe Lane West to Wimbledon from which there are frequent services to Waterloo with its underground links to points throughout the city.

The immediate area offers a wide range of recreational facilities including five golf courses, tennis and squash clubs and many leisure centres. The 2,360 acres of Richmond Park, an area of outstanding beauty, are easily accessed from Ladderstile Gate (pedestrian/cycle entrance only), and provide a picturesque setting in which to picnic, go horse riding, jogging or just take a leisurely walk.

Theatres at Wimbledon and Richmond are also popular alternatives to the West End. There are numerous excellent local schools for all ages, private, state, some within walking distance, and a variety of international educational establishments connected by school bus pick up points around Coombe and Wimbledon.