Semi-detached house for sale in London W4, 3 Bedroom

This wonderfully engaging three-bedroom house, with private garden and off-street parking, is located on sought-after Barrowgate Road, a quiet tree-lined avenue between the open spaces of Chiswick House and Gardens and Turnham Green. Once part of a larger Victorian property, it was converted in the late 1980s by celebrated architect and designer John Morton for the use of his family.

The house is accessed through a front garden with off-street parking and a side entrance via a shared walkway. The ground floor is arranged in an open plan with living space and kitchen divided by a central dining area. Light pours in from windows at both aspects and through timber-framed Velux in the kitchen. A glazed door at the rear provides a route to a lovely, paved garden, which can also be accessed via the external walkway. Also on this level is a utility room with guest WC, and access to a large basement with unusually high ceilings.

An expansive master bedroom, with built-in wardrobes and en-suite bathroom, occupies the first floor, with two further bedrooms on the upper level. There is plenty of storage throughout the house, particularly in the substantial eaves of the second floor, with further loft space above.

The house was formerly the home of architect and designer John Morton, one half of Lupton Morton, a leading manufacturer of modern furniture in the 1950s and 60s responsible for the popular Campus range, and an innovator in shared workspaces. A long-time and well-known resident of Chiswick, Morton collaborated with the architect David Rock and office space expert John Townsend in converting the nearby empty Sanderson wallpaper factory into around 70 individual workspaces for craftspeople, architects and designers, who shared administrative staff, facilities and costs. Known as Barley Mow workspace, it opened in 1976 and continues today, setting the standard for many similar projects, and for which Morton was awarded an mbe.

Barrowgate Road is located a short walk away from the green spaces of Chiswick House and Gardens, arguably the finest remaining example of Neo-Palladian architecture in London, designed by Lord Burlington and completed in 1729. In its grounds is also an excellent cafe built in 2010 to a design by Caruso St John Architects.

Chiswick High Road and Turnham Green Terrace are both a short walk away, and are lined with excellent parades of independent shops, restaurants and cafés, including Chief Coffee and High Road House (Soho House group).

The nearest station is Chiswick Park (District Line) which is approximately eight minutes’ walk, and Turnham Green station (District and Piccadilly Line) is also close by. Heathrow Airport and the M25 are approximately 20 minutes by car.