A Handsome House on One of Esher’s Most Coveted Private Roads

The approach sets the tone. A gravel drive winds past mature planting to the house, whose warm brick-and-tile exterior sits beautifully in its plot. At the rear, the garden opens out in a series of broad green vistas, with a south-backing terrace and a curving swimming pool edged by stone. It is a setting with real atmosphere, and one that makes the most of the house’s rare position on this private Esher road.

Inside, the ground floor has a pleasing sense of scale. The reception room is partic...