5 bed detached house to rent

Albion Street, Bayswater W2

Grade-ii listed house with a lift, beautiful interiors and a superb penthouse principal bedroom

Entering the house on the ground floor, the front hall opens onto a double reception room. This is attractive space flows through to a kitchen with a rear balcony. Skylights, internal glazing and an open layout create a sense of connection and spread the light throughout this level.

The first floor contains a generous reception room with full-length windows opening onto the front balcony. High ceilings, ornate mouldings and a marble fireplace surround add to the impression of splendour. This floor also contains a study, a guest WC and a French door leading out to the rear terrace.

The second floor offers a bedroom with a well-proportioned ensuite bathroom. Double French doors open off the landing and give access to the rear balcony. The third floor features two more bedrooms and two more bathrooms, both ensuite.

Meanwhile, the fourth floor offers a penthouse principal bedroom with ensuite bathroom. The space is decorated with wooden panelling and flooded with brightness from high ceilings and skylights. There is also a fifth bedroom reached via a spiral staircase.

The house has been decorated in a traditional style to suit its historic setting. Wooden floors in the main living areas add to elegance throughout. Unusually for a listed property, it also contains a lift.

The house includes a paved rear terrace and a rear balcony with wooden decking, both with space for outdoor seating.

Albion Street was laid out in the 1820s by architect Samuel Pepys Cokerell. Many of the houses were constructed a decade later, and are now Grade II listed. The street was once home to William Makepeace Thackeray, author of the celebrated London novel Vanity Fair.

From here, the open spaces of Hyde Park are close, while Marble Arch station is also nearby. In addition, the restaurants and independent shops of Marylebone are within easy reach.