Luxury homes with room to play

Over the years, lifestyles have changed and as a result people now expect much more from their accommodation in terms of space and facilities. The home is now more than ever a place to work, rest and play! A property is not just a home but a lifestyle choice with buyers increasingly seeking a house that offers entertainment or leisure facilities such as a games room or swimming pool.

Preston Bennett’s Neil Ret comments, “There is a definite trend towards the home as an entertainment centre as well as a base for family life. Some are choosing to enhance their existing property by adding ‘luxury’ lifestyle amenities. And where families either want or need to move, we have seen the shopping list of ‘must have’ facilities grow progressively longer.”

Preston Bennett is marketing two particularly appealing properties, superbly situated at The Common, Stanmore. Priced at £2,900,000, Highcroft is a truly impressive and prestigious residence with five bedrooms, three bathrooms and five reception rooms. It has the added attraction of a 22ft grand snooker room with bar and vaulted ceiling, which is ideal for entertaining or relaxing. Discreetly set within the beautifully landscaped grounds is also a heated swimming pool with changing room for those long summer days.

The lounge is also designed for comfort with a convenient bar area, while the luxury fitted kitchen/breakfast room has patio doors opening onto the secluded southwest-facing garden. There is also a double width integral garage and the property has planning permission for three rear dormer windows, raising the prospect of adding two en-suite bedrooms and perhaps a study to the already impressive accommodation.

The second property also at The Common is a spacious five-bedroom detached residence set in secluded landscaped grounds. An excellent ‘all-rounder’, the ‘Chestnuts’ boasts a 21ft games room with double glazed patio doors, which is perfect for those who enjoy a game of table tennis or snooker. For those who prefer to be outdoors, however, there is a 36ft heated swimming pool suitable for leisure and exercise.

Built about 1977, the property also features a 44ft open plan lounge/dining, TV room, breakfast room, utility and a luxury fitted kitchen. Well-equipped for the modern chef, the kitchen benefits from double oven, integrated twin fridge/freezer, inset deep fat fryer and barbecue. Upstairs, the 19ft master bedroom has an en-suite with bath, shower cubicle and bidet, and there is a second en-suite shower room adjoining the fifth bedroom in addition to the family bathroom. An ideal family home, ‘Chestnuts’ is priced at £1,750,000.

For further information on these stunning properties, visit prestonbennett.co.uk.