Rectory Road, Barnes, London, SW13

A wonderful family house in the heart of Barnes village.

Description

This attractive family home offers exceptionally well-balanced living and entertaining space, with excellent lateral proportions throughout. Set back from the road behind a front garden, the house opens into a welcoming entrance hall which leads through to a superbly proportioned bay-fronted double reception room.

The reception room provides a warm and inviting setting, featuring elegant wooden flooring and bespoke cabinetry, with cleverly integrated under-stairs cupboards and drawers offering practical storage for coats and shoes. A comfortable family and media area flows seamlessly through to the open-plan kitchen and additional living space.

The heart of the house is the spacious open-plan kitchen, dining and family room which has been thoughtfully designed for modern family life and entertaining. Flooded with natural light, this versatile space seamlessly combines a bespoke kitchen with generous dining and family areas, creating an inviting environment for both relaxed family living and larger gatherings. Skylights and expansive bi-folding glass doors provide an abundance of natural light and extend the entertaining space out to the garden.

The bespoke kitchen features a range of cabinetry, a central island with breakfast bar, integrated appliances including a full height fridge and separate freezer, two ovens, two dishwashers and underfloor heating. A well-appointed, fully fitted utility room is conveniently positioned alongside the kitchen, with access to an outdoor gated shared side passage with bin storage.

On the first floor, the generously proportioned bay-fronted principal bedroom suite features a dressing room, which could be converted back to a bedroom, and a contemporary en suite shower room. An additional double bedroom and family bathroom, with an integrated laundry chute to the utility room, complete this floor. The top floor provides a further two double bedrooms, a shower room and access to useful, carpeted eaves storage.

The landscaped garden provides a private and tranquil setting, perfectly suited to both family life and entertaining. A stone terrace overlooks the artificial lawn, which is framed by planted raised borders, creating an attractive and low-maintenance outdoor space. A useful Asguard garden shed is positioned at the rear of the garden.

Location

Rectory Road is ideally situated in the heart of Barnes village, offering a range of shops, art galleries, boutiques, the Olympic Studios cinema, restaurants and bars. As well as the well-known Barnes duck pond, common and the towpath walks along the River Thames towards Hammersmith and Richmond.

Barnes Bridge Station and Barnes Station provide a regular service into London Waterloo. There are bus services to Richmond, Putney and Hammersmith all of which offer underground connections. Heathrow airport is also easily accessible.

The schools in the area include: St Paul’s School, The Harrodian, The Swedish School and Ibstock Place School. For younger pupils, St Paul’s Juniors, St Osmunds’ (RC), Lowther Primary School and Barnes Primary School.

Square Footage: 2,491 sq ft