Wentworth Estate - Price Guide £6,500,000

This stunning seven bedroom property, three bathrooms, entrance hall, two ground floor cloakrooms, four reception rooms, kitchen/breakfast room, utility room, store room, flower room, two garages, workshop, garden store and gardens of approximately three acres, is being marketed by Barton Wyatt Estate Agents Sunningdale for £6,500,000.

The property pictured is a computer generated image of a house approved by the Local Authority and the Wentworth Estate, to be built after the demolition of a 1930's house at Hurtwood, a magnificent 3.5 acre site on the renowned 'Main Island' of the Wentworth Estate situated on high ground falling away to the rear and backing onto the River Bourne. A wonderful mature garden facing due south to the rear and with a vast array of specimen shrubs, plants and trees providing colour throughout the year. Planning permission has been approved for a classical Georgianesque style house designed by award winning architect Julian Bicknell to provide 1134 square metres, measured gross externally on three floors with a fabulous leisure complex in the basement. The new house will sit well on the site which is very private from any adjoining properties and is in a particularly quiet part of the Estate.


Hurtwood is conveniently situated on the Wentworth Estate between the Wentworth Golf Club and the picturesque shopping parades of Virginia Water with its excellent shops for day to day needs, restaurants and mainline railway station with a fast service of trains to Waterloo in 42 minutes. For the weekly household shop there is an excellent Waitrose in Sunningdale and for more extensive shopping facilities, the towns of Windsor, Guildford and Kingston are all close at hand. Junction 13 of the M25 is just 3.5 miles away giving access to London, Heathrow and the motorway network. Other than the world renowned Wentworth Club, country clubs abound in the area such as Foxhills, Queenwood, Sunningdale and the Royal Berkshire. Delightful walks can be enjoyed around Virginia Water Lake which leads up to the Polo at Smiths Lawn, adjacent to Savill Gardens and Windsor Great Park beyond for riding. The area is also very well catered for by a wide choice of private prep schools, as well as two international schools, ACS in Egham and TASIS in Thorpe.

Hurtwood is currently a typical Wentworth family home built by WG Tarrant in the 1920's set in superb gardens and woodlands or approximately 3.5 acres. The current owners have obtained a magnificent planning consent for a new mansion house designed by Julian Bicknell to replace the existing 1920's house. Computer generated images show how the front and rear of the approved plans will look when built. A classically proportioned Georgianesque property, timeless in its architectural appeal externally and designed with the modern family lifestyle in mind and open plan versatility for entertaining on a grand scale. Hurtwood has a wide frontage to Waverley Drive with a carriage driveway.

The gardens face due south to the rear and have an enormous variety of specimen shrubs, conifers, acres and magnificent trees providing colour throughout the rear in the different seasons, particularly in May when the rhododendrons and azaleas flourish and the Autumn when the leaves turn. Towards the end of the garden, a path leads down to the River Bourne through an enchanting woodland garden. The gardens are quite a feature of the property, should be viewed to be appreciated and amount to approximately 3.5 acres in all.

For further information or to arrange a viewing, call Barton Wyatt on 01344 843000 -  Estate and Letting Agents in Sunningdale.

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Barton Wyatt provide luxury golf villas in Florida and select Property in Sunningdale. James Wyatt MNAEA, MARLA, TRC, REALTOR ® is a partner at Barton Wyatt Letting Agents Surrey. Tel: 01344 843000

Property for sale in Sunningdale

Luxury property by Barton Wyatt Estate Agents in Sunningdale

Six bedrooms and bath/shower rooms, drawing room, dining room, family room, study, orangery, kitchen/breakfast room, large utility, gymnasium, garaging for three cars, large games/cinema room, outdoor swimming pool, delightful gardens.

A magnificently restored country house with an outdoor swimming pool occupying a stunning location overlooking SUNNINGDALE Ladies Golf Cource yet just a short walk from Sunningdale village centre and mainline station.

For further details on this property for sale in Sunningdale, please contact Barton Wyatt premier estate agents in Surrey.

It's out with the hydrangeas and in with the hot tubs in today's English country garden

Letting Agents Sunningdale

• RHS Chelsea Flower Show opens in late May
• The average UK garden is now worth £1,928 (Lloyd's TSB Insurance)
• Hot tubs now account for 1 in 10 garden purchases

With the RHS Chelsea Flower Show just around the corner (May 21^st - 25^th) and the long awaited spring sunshine peeking through, the nation is getting all green fingered.

According to the latest research from Lloyds TSB Insurance the average UK garden is now worth £1,928 but long gone are the days of a perfectly manicured lawn complete with Wimbledon worthy stripes surrounded by immaculate flowerbeds bursting to the brim with tulips, roses and hydrangeas. Today more and more homeowners are investing in outdoor furniture and decorations in a bid to add a touch of luxury to their gardens.

British homeowners have spent on average £894 on items such as this in the last 12 months alone with barbecues accounting for 29% of purchases, trampolines 22%, swings / slides / see-saws 19%, hot tubs 10%, summer houses 8% and patio heaters 7%.

As James Wyatt, Partner of award-winning estate agency Barton Wyatt located in the heart of leafy Surrey, comments,

"In the current economic climate where many cannot afford to move house, it's no surprise that homeowners are staying put and spending any money available on making their outside spaces more enjoyable.

"85% of households in the UK have some form of outdoor space around their property which should be considered as an extension of the home. Even a small area of lawn, some potted plants, a veggie patch or outdoor dining set can really add a new dimension to a property, providing a leisure space as well as adding extra value."

On the Wentworth Estate in Virginia Water, only a short distance from one of Britain's finest ornamental gardens, The Savill Garden, homeowners pride themselves on creating the perfect outdoor space for both friends and family to enjoy.

At Pine Acre for example, a 9,000 sq ft 5 bedroom luxury family home available for £4,650,000, there is a sizeable decked terrace with covered barbecue area and inbuilt heaters perfect for outdoor entertaining not to mention stocked flowerbeds, immaculate lawn and slate water feature.

Also available on the prestigious Wentworth Estate is Bourne House, a superb 5 bedroom property affording a long south facing garden with full width sun terrace which backs onto woods as well as a hot tub and even a horse sculpture in the grounds!

Down the road in neighbouring Sunningdale, Berkshire liesQueenswood, a 6 bedroom home also available at £4,650,000. The gardens to the rear afford a stone paved terrace as well as standalone heated swimming pool area and pump house perfect for family fun in the sun.

For more information on the stunning 21^st century English country gardens mentioned above contact Barton Wyatt today on 01344 843 000 or visit www.bartonwyatt.co.uk.

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Barton Wyatt provides select Estate Agents in Sunningdale. James Wyatt MNAEA, MARLA, TRC, REALTOR ® is a partner at Barton Wyatt Letting Agents Surrey. Tel: 01344 843000

Sunningdale – Local Amenties

Sunningdale is excellently situated just 20 minutes from Heathrow, 45 minutues from London and with such close proximity to the M3, M4 and M25 motorways.  Sunningdale is a small village however has much to offer the community in terms of good schools, amenities and places of interest.

Schools in the area consist of:

• Holy Trinity CE Primary School - situated on Church Road. Sunningdale Pre-school and Breakfast/After School club is available and is run from The Village Hall for children attending Holy Trinity School only.
• Sunningdale School - a small country traditional boarding prep school for boys.
• Charters Secondary School -  for Years 7-11. This is a mixed Specialist Sports and Science College located in Charters Road, Sunningdale.

Charters Leisure Centre is situated at Charters School, Charters Lane, Sunningdale. The centre offers great health and fitness benefits for the local community (after 4.30pm, weekends and school holidays) and also for the school (during school hours ). The Body Zone 50 station gym is fully equipped with the latest aerobic machines such as Rowing machines, Treadmills, Cross Trainers etc and also has a ‘Cycle Zone’ with upright cycles and recumbent bikes to give a full range of training.  Personal programmes and consultations are available for everyone, to ensure correct ongoing fitness.

Charters ‘The Studio’ run various exercise classes from Monday to Thursday to set pulses racing. A fully air conditioned room with audio system and wall-to-wall mirrors ensure you get fitter and lose weight while working out in comfort and having fun!

Charters Leisure Centre also has an Astroturf pitch for hire for hockey and football, and a Function Room available for party hire – holding up to 100 guests. A great venue for birthdays, anniversaries or corporate events. A fully licensed bar and live music or a DJ can also be arranged.

Sunningdale Village Hall situated at The Holy Trinity Church on Church Road, runs a’ Mini Tennis for Tots’  course on Monday afternoons for 4-5 year olds. A fun introduction to tennis which is run by a tennis professional. The hall also has an enclosed carpeted crèche room (approx 37m2) which is available to hire Monday-Fridays and can hold up to 30 people. Ideal for children’s groups and classes and the ‘Rendevous Church Cafe’ adjacent to it is ideal for light lunches, snacks and delicious homemade cakes.

If you are looking for other rooms to hire for a party or local meeting, Sunningdale Parish ‘Community Room’ situated at the Sunningdale Parish Council Offices in Broomhall Lane, is available to hire at just £10 per hour.

Sunningdale Container Library is open all day on Friday (10am – 1pm  2pm – 7pm) and also on Saturday mornings from 10am to 1pm. It is situated at the Broomhall Recreation Ground, Sunningdale.  

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Barton Wyatt Sunningdale Estate Agents provide select properties in Sunningdale and Surrey. James Wyatt MNAEA, MARLA, TRC, REALTOR ® is a partner at Barton Wyatt Surrey Letting Agents. Tel: 01344 843000

Fury over Property Live closure at Surrey NAEA meeting

By Barton Wyatt Estate Agents Sunningdale

Sparks flew yesterday in usually sedate Surrey as the county's NAEA members expressed their anger at this week's announcement of the closure of Property Live. 

Attending the quarterly meeting of over 60 Surrey NAEA and ARLA members in Guildford was NAEA MD and President Mark Haywood who acted as 'messenger', relaying the Board's decision to close the association's Members Only portal at the end of January 2013 due to poor performance.

Launched 4 years ago and rumoured to have cost Members in excess of £2 million, Property Live was the long-awaited portal dedicated to NAEA members. Well supported across the country and intended to be a real alternative to major portal players, there was widespread disappointment and dismay in Surrey upon hearing about the closure with one member at the meeting exclaiming, "Property Live was the best Member benefit we've had for years or maybe even ever!"

The Board's decision to cease operations at Property Live from the end of the month was taken after much discussion with low volume of lead generation cited as the reason although concerns over the management and availability of sufficient marketing budgets were also voiced at the meeting by Surrey NAEA members. 

Surrey NAEA Chairman, James Wyatt, comments, 

"With over 90% of property buyers starting their search online and the likes of Jessops and HMV going into administration because of the seemingly insatiable growth of online consumerism, it seems madness that the NAEA Board has decided to close the main online presence of the NAEA!

"Our Members here in Surrey bought into and supported the Property Live model for 4 years with some even cutting ties with the likes of Rightmove and Zoopla, where does that leave them now? As the ones who funded this ambitious project, the Board has a duty to provide a full and detailed explanation about the decision to its Members."  

With the NAEA retaining the Property Live URL pending further discussions according to Mark Haywood, questions have already been raised as to the future of the portal? 

Sentiment was clear in Surrey with Members holding a long heated debate and concluding that a viable commercial future was possible for Property Live but that it needed to be discussed with the Board as a matter of urgency.  

James Wyatt concludes, 

"Within minutes of hearing the news about Property Live's intended closure I received a number of emails from interested parties keen to take the now defunct site on. It will be very interesting to see what steps the Board takes next."

So with this latest news of yet another property portal going to the wall, it seems that there's nothing, even the 14,000 strong members of the NAEA and ARLA, can do to stop the might of the Rightmove and Zoopla - even if it is much to the displeasure of NAEA Members.

For more information please contact Barton Wyatt Letting Agents Sunningdale  on 01344 843 000 .

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Barton Wyatt provide luxury golf villas in Florida and select Property in Sunningdale. James Wyatt MNAEA, MARLA, TRC, REALTOR ® is a partner at Barton Wyatt Letting Agents Surrey. Tel: 01344 843000

Estate Agents Sunningdale

Sunningdale is a little village in Berkshire near Ascot, Virginia Water, Windlesham, Chobham, Englefield Green, Winkfield, Warfield and Bagshot. It is best known for its golf course that is accepted to be one of the best in the world. It is also a stone's throw away from another world-renowned golf course at Wentworth in Surrey.

The Sunningdale village's claim to fame doesn't stop with its close association with golf. It is also very close to the Ascot as well as the Windsor racecourses.

The Sunningdale area is well positioned for the commuters with easy access to the M3, M4 and M25 as well as the railway network. Sunningdale is also close to the 2 of the biggest airports in the country; Heathrow and Gatwick.

The are surrounding Sunningdale is also privileged with a range of private and state schools; from nursery schools to secondary schools, such as Charters School. Other well known schools include the Eton College, ACS, TASIS and Papplewick.

All these factors coupled with the natural beauty of the area have made it a prime location for residential properties; ranging from small cottages to modern luxury apartments; from mid-range town houses to multi-million mansions in addition to the estates within Berkshire and Surrey.

Even though there are a number of national estate agency chains covering the area, there are a couple of independent, family owned estate agents, such as Barton Wyatt, providing exceptional local knowledge and world class customer service as well.

Barton Wyatt Letting and Estate Agents Sunningdale as well as Virgina Water, Surrey; cover many areas of property, including - property sales, corporate lettings, property management, new homes, land appraisal, and planning matters.