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Ace properties with on-site tennis courts from award winning estate agency, Barton Wyatt
With just over a month to go until the oldest and most prestigious tennis tournament in the world returns to south west London, the Wimbledon Championships (22nd June – 5th July 2009), interest in properties on the market with on-site tennis courts is hotting up.
Whether you are an Andy Murray wannabe or believe that your child could be a tennis champion at the 2012 Olympic Games owning a property with a tennis court on-site is the ultimate luxury amenity but you don’t have to be a Centre Court winner to take advantage.
James Wyatt, managing partner of award winning estate agency, Barton Wyatt located in Surrey, says,
"Buyers today are looking for those all important extras when selecting properties to purchase. They are looking for added value and on-site leisure facilities such as tennis courts swimming pools or gymnasiums are in particularly high demand as summer approaches."
10 miles west of the All England Lawn Tennis Club, on the Wentworth Estate home to Wimbledon regular and Vice President of the Tennis Foundation Sir Cliff Richard, there are a number of premier properties for sale today with full sized tennis courts set within the grounds. Hanover House for example is a newly constructed property affording every conceivable luxury including a principal bedroom suite with en-suite dressing room, bathroom and private balcony, four further bedroom suites and impressive second floor penthouse bedroom suite with its own dining room, sitting room, kitchen, study and cinema room. The detached property also boasts a magnificent reception hall, drawing room, dining room, morning room, large open plan kitchen and breakfast room, family room, full air conditioning throughout, under floor heating to ground and first floors and staff flat, an indoor swimming pool complex with spa bath, pool terrace, steam shower and sauna, a hard surface tennis court and beautiful gardens. Hanover House is available at a guide price of £17,500,000
If you are seeking a more secluded environment in which to don your best Wimbledon whites then Rutherwyck House in the idyllic village of Lyne near Chertsey could be for you. A substantial detached residence set within a private plot amounting to approximately 2.5 acres, Rutherwyck House comprises of a double aspect lounge overlooking the main gardens, a dining room with open fireplace, a further large reception room, kitchen/breakfast room, open gallery landing, master bedroom with fully fitted dressing room and en suite bathroom with whirl pool bath, four further bedrooms and family bathroom. In its substantial grounds, the property features a hard surface tennis court and detached stable block incorporating a double garage. Rutherwyck House is available for £1,395,000.
For those with budgets more in line with table tennis than Grand Slam championships then purchasing a property with shared tennis facilities might be the order of play. Also located in the desirable village of Lyne, Lyne Place Manor offers a spacious two storey apartment set in a fine country house within 8 acres featuring landscaped gardens and a tennis court. Just two miles from Virginia Water and close to the Wentworth Club, Sunningdale, Virginia Water Lake and Savill Garden, the property boasts three bedrooms, family bathroom, attractive sitting room with open fireplace, cloakroom, kitchen, roof garden and parking. The property is now available for £335,000.
Alternatively The Grange located in the Virginia Park development, Virginia Water could be the ace for those seeking additional leisure facilities. The development benefits from superb communal amenities including a fabulous vaulted ceiling indoor swimming pool, hot tub, gym and sauna, grand entertaining hall, tennis court and has the advantage of a 24-hour manned security entrance. Bright and airy two bedroom apartments within this development with allocated parking spaces are available from £335,000.
James Wyatt concludes,
"For many people owning a home with a tennis court on-site is perceived as likely to happen as winning Wimbledon itself however as properties on the market today illustrate even buyers with modest budgets can afford such a luxury. It is important to consider however the costs of maintaining an on-site amenity such as a tennis court."
For more information about any of the properties detailed please contact Barton Wyatt on 01344 843 000 or visit www.bartonwyatt.co.uk.