This beautiful three-bedroom house in Richmond unfolds over two storeys, revealing hidden details and thoughtful design. The house combines the lofty proportions of a Victorian home with a contemporary material palette and striking kitchen extension. The long garden winds through mature beds and trees towards a summer house. The house is a short walk from the expansive green spaces of Richmond Park and Kew Gardens with nearby Richmond High Street offering an array of shops and restaurants.

The Tour

The house is set back from the street, behind a beautiful front garden filled with greenery. The London stock brick frontage is dressed with stucco quoins and red-brick detailing with two large wooden sash windows.

The bright entrance hall is laid with ornate herringbone brickwork, set within oak boards. The hallway leads to a second reception room and a striking kitchen extension where a pitched roof and walls of glazing play with volume and light to wonderful effect. A sympathetic material palette has been used throughout, with fresh ply cabinetry sitting alongside a cantilevered polished concrete top, which extends beyond the line of the kitchen and into the garden beyond. The solid oak-framed sliding doors suit this natural palette beautifully and frame views out to the long and winding garden.

The second reception room sits at the centre of the plan, a wood-burning stove is the focal point of the room. In the corner, double doors open to a cleverly conceived bespoke workspace with ample shelving. There is a further storage cupboard in the corner of this room.

The main reception room is at the front of the house and is bathed in natural light, care of the wooden-framed sash window that looks onto the verdant front garden. Care has been taken to preserve the best of the original features, including the wooden window shutters and the fireplace. There is a WC off the hallway.

Upstairs the main bedroom sits at the front of the house. This generously proportioned room is illuminated by a large south-facing sash window. A wall of bespoke ply cabinetry provides plenty of storage and conceals a sliding door to the en suite. Here a bathtub sits alongside beautiful Moroccan tiles, more concealed storage, and linoleum floors.

In the second bedroom, the house’s steeply pitched roof has been used to create a beautiful mezzanine area with a skylight above; this unexpected feature creates a voluminous feel to the bedroom. The third bedroom also overlooks the garden; a raised built-in bed maximising the space and storage in the room. Off the landing a bright orange sliding doorway reveals a tiled wet room. There is another storage cupboard at the top of the stairs. As part of the renovation the exterior walls of the house have been super insulated.

Outdoor space

The long garden winds through three distinct areas, surrounded by lush trees and mature borders. The kitchen opens onto a beautiful, decked area, blurring the boundary between outdoors and in. There is an outdoor oven and barbecue, with plenty of room for outdoor seating, alongside raised beds with fragrant honeysuckle and jasmine.

A gravel pathway then leads between luscious beds overflowing with buddleia, clematis, herbs and grasses. An opening in the middle of this space has room for a dining table and chairs. A striking arched elder tree bends over the pathway leading to the summer house at the end of the garden, which could easily be turned into a home office or studio.

The Area

Townshend Terrace is a short walk from Richmond High Street with its wide variety of independent shops and eateries as well as riverside walks. Particular local favourites include, The Albert’s Deli, Dharma Coffee, Dropkick Jonnys cocktail bar, and No 1a Duke Street.

The area is wonderfully well served for rambling outdoor spaces with Richmond Park and Kew Gardens in easy walking distance. The Thames path winds down from Richmond towards Ham Common and Ham House and Petersham Nurseries.

The area is incredibly well served for schools sitting in the catchment of several OFSTED rated ‘Outstanding’ primary schools and secondary schools, along with highly regarded independents.

North Sheen station is a five-minute walk away and runs Southern services to London Waterloo in under 30 minutes. Richmond station is a 15-minute walk away running mainline, overground and District Line underground services.

Council Tax Band: F

Please note that all areas, measurements and distances given in these particulars are approximate and rounded. The text, photographs and floor plans are for general guidance only. The Modern House has not tested any services, appliances or specific fittings — prospective purchasers are advised to inspect the property themselves. All fixtures, fittings and furniture not specifically itemised within these particulars are deemed removable by the vendor.