Porchester Terrace, Bayswater, W2

Unique semi-detached house with modern and spacious interiors on a historic street in Bayswater

Entering the house on the ground floor, the front hall leads through to a front reception room. This room includes a bay windows with three double French doors leading out onto Juliet balconies. It communicates with the generous open-plan kitchen, offering a central island and breakfast bar, as well as access to the garden terrace. The dining area is filled with brightness, thanks to the floor-to-ceiling windows and overhead skylights.

The lower ground floor features a swimming pool with hot tub and steam room. In addition, it offers a well-proportioned reception room with access into the garden. This floor also contains an ensuite bedroom, a utility room, a kitchenette and separate street access.

The well-proportioned principal bedroom is found on the first floor, with a walk-in wardrobe and ensuite bathroom. This floor features another bedroom, also ensuite, while a spectacular helical staircase connects the upper levels of the house. The second floor offers four more bedrooms and three more bathrooms, two of them ensuite.

The house is decorated is a clean, contemporary style, maximising the sense of light and space throughout. It offers both air condition and underfloor heating.

The property has a large garden, including a terrace with wooden decking and a lawn.

Porchester Terrace is a wide and tree-lined street, originally laid out in the Regency period. It was later expanded in the Victorian era, and many of its semi-detached houses have stucco façades or dressings, with more modern properties placed between.

From here, both Bayswater and Queensway stations are a short walk away, and beyond that lie the open spaces of Hyde Park. In addition, the nearby Whiteley’s department store has recently been developed into a desirable shopping and dining destination.