Duncombe Hill, SE23
5 Bedroom House
(Sold)

PROPERTY DESCRIPTION

Perched on the top of Duncombe Hill is this truly stunning five bedroom freehold semi-detached family home. Set over three floors the house offers an abundance of space and light, stylish interiors, a large landscaped rear garden with striking far reaching views and the additional benefit of a large out building housing a gym and supplementary storage space.
Built in 1931 the house still retains an Art Deco ambience, helped along by its current owner’s stylish and sympathetic decoration.
The front entrance to the house is found through a very pretty, enclosed mature front garden. The main entrance hall is an ample size with of room for coats, shoes and buggies and solid Oak wooden flooring leading to all the primary ground floor rooms. To the left of the entrance hall is a charming formal reception room with a curved bay window, Oak wooden flooring and a fireplace. To the left is a flexible study room that could also be used as a games room or TV room, there is plenty of storage cupboards and there is also the possibility of converting this to add a downstairs WC.
At the rear of the house is a fantastic open planned kitchen/dining/living room space, great for entertaining and functional for families. The kitchen is fully fitted in stylish brushed steel units and wooden worktops. Beyond the kitchen is a discreet utility room housing the white goods.
The reception room area has double patio doors leading to a decked area which has breath-taking views over the back garden and beyond is a backdrop of the city of London. The garden is approximately 126 ft long, staggered over 4 levels, a decked area at the top, a meadow with fruit trees, a seating area for al fresco entertaining and a lower area which houses a large out house which contains a gym space and an office space as well as additional storage behind.
Upstairs on the first floor of the main house are four bedrooms with Oak wooden flooring and two bathrooms, the largest bedroom has an en-suite bathroom. The two smaller bedrooms both have fitted storage cupboards. The family bathroom has a luxurious roll top bath and a trendy wash hand basin set on an old Springer sewing machine table top.
The third floor is an ingeniously converted loft space to create a master bedroom with an en-suite bathroom, additional storage in the eaves with fitted cupboards. To top it off the views from here are quite inspirational.
Duncombe Hill is a very popular a residential road surrounded by the green open spaces of Blythe Hill Fields, the property is within close proximity of some great transport links including Honor Oak Park, Crofton Park and numerous good state and private schools are nearby.