A handsome and beautifully presented
semi-detached Victorian property, arranged over three floors with a
delightful 130ft rear garden with side and rear access. It is larger
than many other houses on Townshend Road, benefiting from a double
storey rear extension.
On the lower ground floor, with dual
aspect outlook to garden, is the kitchen, open to the dining room, with
traditional gas fire and original wood floors. On the half landing is a
charming sitting room with a large picture window looking directly onto
the garden and filled with natural light.
The raised ground floor
has the formal drawing room to the front and master bedroom to the
rear, both offering high ceilings and period features throughout.
Adjacent is a bedroom, currently serving as a study. Two further
bedrooms and a smart family bathroom with traditional fittings are
located on the third floor. Loft space provides additional storage.
The
garden has been thoughtfully laid out with Yorkshire stone paving, two
lawned areas and a wide variety of mature trees and shrubs including an
apple tree, wisterias, lavender borders, jasmine, climbing hydrangeas
and camellias.
SituationTownshend Road is a highly
sought after leafy residential street within a short walk of the
extensive facilities of Richmond town centre, Richmond mainline fast
train service to London Waterloo and the District Line underground
service and Richmond Park. Richmond provides a comprehensive and
sophisticated selection of shops, restaurants, theatres and leisure
facilities. There is a wide variety of excellent schools, with three
local primary schools ranked Outstanding by Ofsted. The independent
school, Kings House is within 5 minutes' walk and there is a doctor's
surgery at the top of the road.