A rare opportunity to acquire a spacious and stylish home in a converted late-Victorian school building with potential for mixed use as offices and huge art studio/gallery with ample natural light.

Occupying the second floor with mezzanine floorspace above, the property is currently arranged as a spacious family home with 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms and generous living space. Its unique feature is the huge open-plan living room with its 15ft high ceilings and full-height windows facing south.

Only a personal viewing will enable an interested buyer to fully appreciate what is on offer here.

52ft x 29ft Open-plan Living area with 15ft ceiling height 15m x 8.8m
Fully-fitted Kitchen area with breakfast bar
19ft x 16ft Master Bedroom with huge bathroom, walk-in wardrobe & dressing room
Three further Double Bedrooms with 2 bathrooms adjacent
Guest Cloakroom/WC, Utility Room and Pantry
TV Lounge and Separate Study on Mezzanine floor
Scope to add more mezzanine floorspace above the Open-plan Living area

The property has potential for business use as well as residential and could be divided - 50% working space and 50% living space

Two allocated secure parking spaces within the private grounds

Lift, concierge

Constructed in 1891, the Lavender Hill School ran for nearly a century before being converted into residential apartments in the 1990s.

Renamed The Village, it is now a private, gated development of 32 apartments with ornate gardens shared with other residents.

The apartment is within 8 minutes' walk of Clapham Junction railway station with many travel options, including a 4-minute journey to London Victoria.

Both Clapham Common (within 750 metre) and Battersea Park (1100 metres) offer unrivalled greenery and outside space and a variety of recreational options and leisure activities.

Seller's Insight

Imagine – the family home that has EVERYTHING!!

We moved here from a large detached house in the Wiltshire countryside over 10 years ago. The huge living room at The Village – previously the Sports Hall of the Lavender Hill School – with over 1500 square feet of floorspace, full-height windows facing south and a 15-foot high ceiling – was what had first attracted us. Our boys were already dreaming of playing badminton in the living room, though we had to mention that it may not always be convenient.

As we moved in, the two parking spaces and the lift were much appreciated, as was the extraordinary amount of storage space within the property. The light and spacious master bedroom with its luxurious suite of bathing and dressing rooms above, was an indulgent pleasure at the end of a busy day. The boys had a room and a bathroom each with another bedroom for friends on a sleep-over. The study and separate TV room were both popular places for them to have time and space to themselves. A full English Breakfast was made easy thanks to the well-equipped kitchen with its 5-ringed gas hob and huge breakfast bar.

A sense of security, of privacy and complete peace and quiet soon became an added pleasure. Sitting in the well-tended high-walled communal garden under the shade of mature trees, we had to pinch ourselves to check we really were living in London, three quarters of a mile from the River Thames and a mile and a half from Kings Road, Chelsea!

The capacious living room with its open-plan kitchen and bar came into its own for the house-warming party – with plenty of room for over 65 guests without a hint of over-crowding – neither friends nor family had to be left out. This set the tone for many memorable family gatherings to follow.

During our ten happy years at The Village, the convenience of nearby shopping, restaurants, some genuine London pubs – and Clapham Junction station – were all major benefits, as was the outside space and greenery afforded by Battersea Park and Clapham Common, both within walking distance. There was always something to see or do at both locations – ranging from a children's zoo, pop concerts, travelling circuses and fun-fairs to fireworks and ice-skating during the Festive Season.