Madrid Road, Barnes, London

This attractive family home offers beautifully balanced living and entertaining space, with excellent lateral proportions throughout. Set back from the road behind an attractive landscaped front garden, the house opens into a welcoming entrance hall with a guest cloakroom, leading through to the living and entertaining space.

At the front of the house, the elegant bay-fronted reception room is filled with natural light, creating a warm and inviting atmosphere. The rear of the reception room flows seamlessly into the kitchen and on into the open plan dining and family room, which forms the heart of the home. The kitchen features bespoke cabinetry, extensive work surfaces and a range of integrated appliances, including a range cooker. The spacious dining and family room has been thoughtfully designed for both modern family life and entertaining. Pitched glazed skylights, elegant French doors and picture windows flood the space with natural light, while extending the living and entertaining space out to the south-facing garden.

The upper floors provide five well-proportioned bedrooms, with the opportunity to convert the utility room into a sixth bedroom.

The first floor comprises three generously sized bedrooms, a family bathroom and a utility room, which could be used as a sixth bedroom. The top floor features the principal bedroom suite, complete with a dressing room and en suite shower room. Flooded with natural light through expansive glazed doors, the principal bedroom opens onto a large private balcony overlooking the garden. There is also a further bedroom and shower room on this floor, together with access to useful eaves storage.

The beautifully landscaped, wider-than-average south-facing garden provides a wonderfully private and tranquil setting. A paved terrace offers an ideal space for outdoor dining and entertaining, overlooking a generous lawn bordered by mature trees and established shrubs. To the rear of the garden is a useful garden shed and a substantial self-contained garden studio with its own shower room. This versatile space could be used as a home office, gym, creative studio, guest accommodation or an additional entertaining area.

Madrid Road is within easy reach of Barnes Village, with a range of shops, restaurants, bars and the Olympic Cinema. As well as Barnes duck pond, green, common, the pleasant towpath walks along the River Thames along with The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust’s 100 acre Wetlands Centre.

For commuters, both Barnes Station and Barnes Bridge Station provide regular services into London Waterloo. There are also bus routes connecting the area to Putney, Richmond, and Hammersmith, all of which offer access to the London Underground. Heathrow Airport is also accessible by road.

There are a number of schools in the area, including - St Paul’s School, The Harrodian, The Swedish School, and Ibstock Place. For younger pupils, options include St Paul’s Juniors, St Osmund’s (RC), Barnes Primary School, and Lowther Primary School.