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Carbone Hill, Newgate Street Village , SG13

East of England

£1,495,000

Listed on 13/10/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
3
Type
Detached
Area
2636 sqft

Features

  • Garage
  • Garden
  • Parking

Description

This detached three-bedroom house occupies a private plot of approximately 0.57 acres in Newgate Street Village. Formerly part of the Tolmers Park estate, it combines a substantial existing layout with scope to explore changes or enlargement, subject to the required consents. The grounds include lawns, established planting, paved terraces and a heated outdoor swimming pool. A detached outbuilding provides a double garage, gym and pool changing facilities. Previous permission for a self-contained one-bedroom annexe in the outbuilding has expired. The ground floor has three reception rooms, including a lounge of approximately 29 feet, alongside a fitted kitchen/breakfast room, utility room and guest cloakroom. Upstairs are three double bedrooms, each with an en-suite bathroom or shower room. The accommodation is described as approximately 2,636 sq ft. Newgate Street Village has local pubs and dining, while Cuffley, around two miles away, offers shops, amenities and rail services towards London Moorgate. The listing also identifies a range of nearby independent and state schools, subject to admissions criteria. Any future enlargement, reconfiguration or ancillary accommodation would require planning and other relevant consents to be checked.

WHOTS analysis

Our WHOTS verdict

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44out of 100
Grade ELow opportunity

Confidence: MEDIUM

Laurel Cottage’s standout canvas is its 0.57-acre garden: mature planting, generous terraces, a heated pool and a substantial outbuilding with double garage, gym and pool-changing facilities. Inside, the spacious character accommodation appears clean and usable, with dated finishes offering scope for a cosmetic refresh rather than a major overhaul. The kitchen and several en-suite bathrooms are among the areas that could be modernised, while the outbuilding’s former annexe consent has expired, so any conversion would need planning feasibility checked.

The price is the main constraint: at £567/sq ft, the asking price is around 11.8% above the local average. With the purchase price and refurbishment midpoint included, costs look tight against local benchmarks, so the project’s appeal rests more on the grounds, pool and distinctive accommodation than on an obvious value margin.

Key opportunities

  • Refresh the dated decorative finishes to give the spacious reception rooms and bedrooms a more contemporary feel.
  • Make the most of the 0.57-acre grounds, pool and terraces for outdoor living and entertaining.
  • Explore the outbuilding’s future potential, subject to checking planning feasibility; its previous annexe consent has expired.

Key risks

None recorded.

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Current average variable rate is 6.60%

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£5,648
Based on a loan of £1,121,250 over 30 years at 4.45% interest

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