esher One of Elmbridge's premier properties, this is a magnificent and substantial mansion built by Octagon in the year 2000, winning an award for best luxury house with indoor pool, ten seater cinema and garaging for six vehicles on a plot in excess of one acre in a private and prestigious Esher location. 7 Bedrooms 路 8 Receptions 路 6 Bathrooms 路 EPC Rating C
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Property Profile A landmark Esher mansion. Set in a picturesque and private location on a plot in excess of one acre, the house is set across two floors totalling in excess of 10,000 sq ft. Available for the first time since the owners commissioned award winning luxury developer Octagon to build this wonderful home, the site previously had plans approved for three detached houses to be created on it. As you enter the grounds of this prestigious home through the gated and walled entrance and continue along the driveway past the two water features, you'll be struck by what a fabulous lifestyle awaits the next owner of Littleworth House. The house is positioned within the grounds to benefit from an abundance of natural light. The ground floor consists of six reception rooms, kitchen / entertaining area, heated swimming pool, steam room and cinema, The first floor accommodation is versatile and is currently set up with six bedrooms, six bathrooms, two receptions and a staff kitchen. There is underfloor heating throughout and a Beam central cleaning system. Once inside and through the lobby, you're greeted by a grand marble entrance hall, staircase and galleried landing with many features including high ceilings, solid oak doors, cornices and an ornate
chandelier and central ceiling rose. The free-flowing ground floor configuration is highly flexible with the majority overlooking the secluded south west facing gardens. The large principal drawing room, centred around a feature fireplace, provides access to two areas. At one end a beautiful dining room for entertaining, and at the other end a separate marbled floor bar designed and shipped from Miami, fitted with sink, fridge and comfortably seating six people. The study has been fitted with bespoke furniture that offers work stations for three people. The hub of the house, the kitchen / entertaining area, includes a larger than average Miele Imperial oven with four burner electric hob and extractor fan above. Additionally, there are another two ovens, an I.S.E. trash compactor, Siemens American-style fridge freezer and a 1.5 bowl sink with waste disposal. It also includes a breakfast area and a day room that leads to another of the fabulous wow factors of this extraordinary house. A secondary entertaining area leads to a highly impressive mosaic tiled heated 30 foot swimming pool with electric retractable cover and gym area with climate control and trompel’œil decorative walls. It also contains a separate changing area, shower and steam room. From this entertaining section of the house, you enter the ten seater cinema, where you can watch films, DVD’s
or SKY TV. As you pass the additional bar, with sink and granite floor, the cinema offers reclining arm chair seats, set on a two tiered configuration. The Epsom projector/surround-sound and 108” Stewart screen, together with automated curtain and light controls, are all operated from the luxury of your arm chair via a Creston control system. The ground floor also contains a utility room found from the kitchen that has space for a separate washer and dryer, plenty of fitted storage space and a separate front door and staircase that could be ideal from an au-pair perspective. On the first floor, the spectacular master suite can be accessed from the galleried landing and has a balcony overlooking the rear garden, his-and-hers fitted dressing rooms and a spacious en-suite that includes a jacuzzi bath, separate shower with Trevi shower panel, his and hers basins, heated towel rail, separate WC room and ample fitted storage space. There are two further bedroom suites in the main section of the house, both with very good fitted wardrobe space and separate showers and baths. There is also an additional bedroom that is serviced by the family bathroom. Through the landing you can access the annexe side of the first floor which provides some very flexible space which is currently set up as two separate one bedroom, reception, bathroom apartments that share a kitchen.
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Garden & Exterior
Location
There is an integral garage with parking for four vehicles and a separate garage with an annexe above that has parking for two vehicles.
Esher High Street and Esher Rail Station are both within close proxmity. This part of Surrey is well renowned for its excellent independent and state schools and there are a wide selection of impressive golf courses and recreational facilities throughout the area including Sandown Park racecourse and several health and leisure clubs.
The house boasts a video entry screen, thirteen exterior cameras, ceiling speaker system with wall mounted controls, two Megaflo cylinders and three Vaillant boilers. The garden is idyllic and tranquil. The south west facing lawns enjoy seclusion afforded by the mature trees and greenery on the boundary, but as one would expect with a garden of this size it is also a great suntrap and lends itself to a magnificent entertaining area.
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Esher station provides access to Waterloo Rail Station within 23 minutes. Central London is approximately 20 miles away with the A3 and M25 Motorway nearby and the average journey time to Gatwick and Heathrow Airports is in the region of 30 minutes.
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GARAGE
GROUND FLOOR
Ground Floor 5,517 sq ft (approx internal) First Floor 4,049 sq ft (approx internal) Garage Ground Floor 399 sq ft (approx internal) Garage Ground Floor 247 sq ft (approx internal) Gross Internal Floor Area 10,212 sq ft (approx internal)
Sales Enquiries: Curchods Esher 01372 462000 路 esher@curchods.com 77, High Street, Esher, Surrey, KT10 9QA
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