Rookwood Avenue, Wallington, SM6

A rare chance to buy a genuinely large detached family home on one of Wallington’s quieter residential roads, with 1,536 square feet of accommodation and the kind of flexible layout that is very hard to find at this level.

The house opens into a welcoming hall. To one side is the living room at eighteen feet long, a proper family sitting room with space for everyone. Across the hall, the rear extension has created a dining room of almost seventeen feet that looks straight out over the garden, and this is where the house really comes into its own. It is the room you will end up living in, whether that is Sunday lunch with the whole family or homework spread across the table while dinner is cooking.

The kitchen sits alongside it, and beyond the dining room there is a separate study, tucked away and quiet, which works just as well as a home office as it does as a playroom or a snug.

What sets this house apart is the ground floor bedroom, with a full bathroom and a separate WC next to it. For a family with a parent moving in, a teenager who wants their own space, or anyone thinking about the longer term, that is a genuinely valuable arrangement rather than a token downstairs room.

Upstairs there are three further bedrooms, including a sixteen foot principal bedroom and a second double, together with the family bathroom. Four bedrooms, two bathrooms and a cloakroom across the house, which means mornings are a great deal calmer than they are in most homes this size.

Outside, the rear garden is large, private and fully enclosed, with plenty of lawn for children and room for a proper table in the summer. To the front there is a private driveway leading to an integral garage, so parking is never an issue and there is useful storage beyond it.

The house is well loved and perfectly comfortable as it is, but it has not been significantly updated in recent years. For the right buyer that is the opportunity rather than the drawback. The structure, the space and the layout are all here, and there is clear room to put your own stamp on it and add real value in the process.

The location is a strong one. Wilson’s School is close by, along with a number of well regarded local schools, and there are shops, parks and green spaces within easy reach. Transport links into central London are straightforward, which makes this a practical choice for commuting as well as family life.

Homes of this size, on this road, with this much flexibility, do not come up often. Early viewing is strongly recommended.

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