House For Sale £1,999,950
Larkhall Rise, London, SW4

A beautiful blend of period features and contemporary style, the house is comprised of four main bedrooms and a lower ground floor cleverly designed to be a separate self-contained one-bedroom apartment or incorporated into the main house. The house also has coveted off-street parking and an exterior studio building in the splendid, 100 ft long southeast-facing garden.

Exceptional plaster cornicing graces the hall and all principal rooms, while polished brass ironmongery and electric plates can be found throughout the entire house.
The front sitting room, a large square-set space, boasts an expansive canted bay window, while a marble fireplace with corbels is flanked by floor-to-ceiling bookcases set within the alcoves.
Located at the rear of the raised-ground floor, the kitchen overlooks the garden through a large sash window and offers ample space for a sizable dining table. It features Neptune cabinetry in a traditional panelled design with brass door furniture. Carrara marble worktops complement the double butler sink. The kitchen is equipped with integrated appliances, including a large Rangemaster steel range cooker.
To the rear of the raised-ground hallway, there is a study area and separate WC. A desk can be positioned to overlook the garden through a large window, and an exterior staircase descends to the garden terrace.
The lower-ground floor is intelligently designed as a spacious one-bedroom apartment. Connected to the main house through an interior staircase, it also has independent access from the front. The rooms on this floor can serve as overflow bedrooms and/or living spaces, with a separate shower room. The galley kitchen functions as a generous utility room for the main house. Ceiling heights are generous, with the front room acting as a bedroom and the rear room currently serving as a sitting room with French windows opening to the garden.
The first floor accommodates two bedrooms and a bathroom. The principal bedroom overlooks a mature tree through two sash windows, with a wall of panelled wardrobes along the west wall. The rear bedroom features a cast iron fireplace and additional panelled cupboards in the alcoves. The bathroom, located at the rear, features a claw-footed bath and double sinks.
The uppermost storey houses two additional bedrooms and a bathroom, with an exterior terrace set off the staircase. Both bedrooms feature original cast iron fireplaces. A generous loft space above this storey allows for potential conversion into additional rooms, subject to the usual permissions.
The southeast-facing, 100-foot-long garden is expansive, with a useful brick garden studio at the end. The garden, primarily laid to lawn, boasts a variety of planting, including white roses and variety of fruit trees. Access to the garden is available from both the raised-ground floor study area, via an iron staircase, and the lower-ground floor living spaces.

There is a wide range of independent shops, galleries, cafés and restaurants within walking distance of Larkhall Rise. Noted favourites include the Michelin-starred restaurant Trinity, The Pig's Head, The Little Orange Door, Minnow, Sorella, The Bobbin and the much loved Clapham Picturehouse cinema on Venn Street.

There is an excellent selection of local state and independent schools nearby, including Eaton House, Parkgate School, Thomas's and L'école de Wix Lycée Français.

Clapham North (Northern line) and Wandsworth Road overground are a few minutes' walk from Larkhall Rise, offering direct services to the City and West End. Clapham Junction station is just five minutes' drive away, with excellent mainline national rail links, including a journey time to Gatwick Airport of just 25 minutes. Larkhall Rise is also part of the Quietway cycle network.