5 bed terraced house for sale

Abbey End, Kenilworth, Warwickshire CV8

Richmond House is an impressive, Grade II listed terraced townhouse with a slate roof and two double-height bay windows to the front façade, which offers an excellent opportunity for further modernisation.

The front door opens to a welcoming entrance hall with a staircase rising to the first floor. A door on the left opens to a bright and airy dining room, benefiting from detailed cornicing to the ceiling, a fireplace, and a large bay window that floods the room with natural light. The elegant drawing room is accessed by a set of doors leading from the dining room and also provides access to the partly glazed garden room, which has external access to the stone-paved patio and the lawned garden beyond. Both the dining room and drawing room are generously sized and benefit from original timber flooring. The entrance hall further provides access to a charming sitting room, with similar proportions and features to the dining room. The ground floor accommodation comprises a WC, currently used as a utility room, and a kitchen and breakfast room, offering a range of units, a Belfast sink, an oven, space for a fridge-freezer and dishwasher, and delightful, southerly views to the private and mature garden.

Stairs from the hall descend to a wine cellar and rise to the first-floor landing, which provides access to an impressive Principal bedroom, benefiting from an original fireplace, fitted wardrobe, and large bay window. Another spacious bedroom enjoys the benefit of a bay window and views to the front of the property, and a further generous bedroom offers fitted wardrobes and southerly views to the rear garden. Two smaller bedrooms complete the first-floor accommodation, and all the bedrooms are served by a shower room and bathroom.

The property benefits from a tandem garage and ample on-road parking, with pedestrian-gated access to the garden.

The south-facing garden is walled and principally lawned, offering complete privacy and seclusion, with shrub and herbaceous borders providing colour and interest throughout the year. A stone-paved patio, accessible from the kitchen/breakfast room and the garden room, provides a wonderful space for outdoor entertaining and dining. The property also benefits from an outside WC and store.

Richmond House is situated in a desirable location on Abbey End within the conservation area of the historic market town of Kenilworth. The property enjoys an unrivalled outlook across Abbey Fields of which provides access to a network of public footpaths and open countryside. The property is within walking distance of Kenilworth Castle, along with some excellent restaurants, gastro pubs and coffee shops in the town centre. Waitrose supermarket is a short walk from the property.

The M40 (J15) is readily accessible for commuters, providing routes to Birmingham to the north and London to the south. Warwick Parkway Station is only 5 miles from the property and offers a direct rail service to London Marylebone from 90 minutes. Additionally, there is a train station in Kenilworth, which is within walking distance, providing direct links to Coventry and Leamington Spa, with connections to London and Birmingham.

The area is well served by a range of state, grammar and private schools, including Crackley Hall in Kenilworth, King Henry VIII and Bablake in Coventry, Warwick School for Boys and King's High School for Girls in Warwick, Kingsley School for Girls and Arnold Lodge School in Leamington Spa.

Racing can be found at Warwick, Stratford-upon-Avon and Cheltenham. The Warwickshire Golf and Country Club is located 2.7 miles away and Kenilworth Golf Club is situated 3.8 miles away.

Kenilworth town centre 0.4 miles, Warwick University 2.7 miles, Warwick 5.2 miles, Leamington Spa 5.3 miles, Warwick Parkway Station 5.7miles (trains to London Marylebone from 69 minutes), Coventry 6.3 miles (intercity trains to London Euston from 59 minutes), M40 (J15) 7.6 miles, Birmingham International Airport 11 miles, Stratford-upon-Avon 13.6 miles (All distances and times are approximate).