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Guide Price£7,000,000

The Common, Stanmore, HA7

Land size
6.7 acres
Bedrooms
7
Bathrooms
6

Key Features

  • A Rare Opportunity To Acquire A Near 7 Acre Plot
  • Potential To Redevelop & Create A Secure Family Compound

Description

Requiring modernisation and enveloped within a gated mature plot of approximately 6.7 acres, this magnificent property is offered to the market for the first time in over 40 years and provides 7,655sq.ft. of lateral accommodation across two floors.

The current accommodation comprises of grand double volume entrance hall, five independent reception rooms, a kitchen dining room with separate utility, a self-contained annex, plant room, two guest WC’s and an integral four car garage. The first floor provides a substantial split level principal bedroom suite with dressing room and en-suite bathroom, two further bedroom suites both with en-suite bathrooms and dressing rooms, two further bedrooms connecting to a shared bathroom, with a sixth bedroom having sole use of the family bathroom. Secondary accommodation includes two staff cottages adjacent to the main house, together with a security lodge situated between two gated entrances.

The extensive mature grounds are a particular feature of the property and a rarity in the postcode, with privacy being of utmost importance for the current owners when they originally acquired The Cedars many years ago. Located within the grounds are various recreational facilities including a private lake, tennis court and outdoor swimming pool with changing rooms.

Situation

Located just 14 miles from Central London, on the cusp of London and Hertfordshire, The Cedars presents an exclusive opportunity to acquire a country house in London.

The property is conveniently located for all the local amenities of Stanmore, offering excellent transport facilities with links to London and the north with Stanmore station (Jubilee line) underground station only 1.8 miles away, Bushey station (London overground) only 2.7 miles away and the A41, M1 and M25 all located nearby. Important hubs for private aircraft are also located in good proximity with London Elstree Aerodrome 2.6 miles away and London Luton Airport 20 miles away, with larger international airports such as London Heathrow Airport 25 miles away.

Sporting and recreational facilities are incredibly well catered for in the area with Stanmore Golf Club, Hartsbourne Country Club and The Grove all situated particularly close by, together with the renowned David Lloyd and Village fitness centres. Several excellent private schools are in the vicinity including North London Collegiate, Immanuel College, St Margaret's, Haberdashers, Merchant Taylors, Harrow School and St Albans School to name only a few.

Property Ref Number:

HAM-4497

Map Location

Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
H
Date Posted
2026-01-29

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 10 Homes with Land listings in London (5+ acres).

This Property£1,044,776 / acre
Homes with Land Average (5+ acres) £476,928 / acre
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Energy Performance Certificate

Energy Efficiency Rating

Very energy efficient - lower running costs
CurrentPotential
(92+)A
(81-91)B
(69-80)C
(55-68)D
(39-54)E
(21-38)F
(1-20)G
50 E
67 D

Based on UK Energy Performance Certificate standards (EU Directive 2002/91/EC)

Running costs are one side. Planning activity, flood history and ground risks for this location are in the full report.

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

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Rights & Restrictions

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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

Accessibility
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Parking
Parking Available
Garden
Private Garden

Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

1.8 Gbps

Gigabit full fibre

Suitable for

  • 4K streaming on every screen
  • Full-time home working
  • Online gaming & big downloads

Mobile signal

CallsDataEE Good GoodO2 Good GoodThree Good GoodVodafone Good Good

Outdoor predictions; indoor signal depends on building materials.

Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.

Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.

Nearest Schools

Primary

  • Avanti House Primary School398 metresOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    420
    Type
    Free schools
    Faith
    Hindu
  • Hartsbourne Primary School688 metresOfsted: Good
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    195
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Bushey Heath Primary School0.7 milesOfsted: Outstanding
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    242
    Type
    Community school
  • St John's CofE School0.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    278
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Hujjat Primary School1.1 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    356
    Type
    Free schools
    Faith
    Muslim

Secondary

  • Bentley Wood High School0.8 milesOfsted: Outstanding
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,393
    Type
    Academy converter
    Gender
    Girls
  • Bushey Meads School1.5 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,200
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Hatch End High School1.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,226
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Avanti House School1.9 milesOfsted: Outstanding *
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,206
    Type
    Free schools
    Faith
    Hindu
  • London Academy2 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 19
    Pupils
    1,749
    Type
    Academy sponsor led

* Latest graded judgement covers quality of education only; no overall grade was issued under the 2024-25 inspection framework.

Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.

Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.

Amenities

Supermarket

Tesco Bushey Heath Esso Express, Bushey673 metres
Budgens Bushey, Bushey957 metres
Morrisons Daily Watford, Bushey999 metres

GP surgery

Little Bushey Surgery996 metres

Pharmacy

Lister Chemist918 metres

Hospital

Spire Bushey Hospital961 metres

Green space

Playing Field471 metres

Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.

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Getting Around

Nearest station

Hatch End Rail Station2 miles

Nearest bus stop

Heathbourne Road / Bentley Priory Museum145 metres

Typical drive times

Bushey5 min · 1.8 miles
Radlett11 min · 5 miles
Watford11 min · 6.3 miles
Borehamwood10 min · 4.2 miles
St Albans (city)18 min · 11 miles

Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.

Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.

Flood Risk

From Environment Agency flood map open data, checked around the advertised map pin and allowing for the listed acreage where known. This summary comes from LandSale, the advertising platform, not from the listing agent, and is not part of the agent's particulars. Risk can vary across a single holding, so verify anything critical through your own searches before committing.

Rivers and the sea

Flood Zone 1Lower risk

Surface water

A 1 in 30 or greater chance each yearHigher risk

Mapped within the area searched, not at the advertised map pin itself.

The detail behind these bandings

The full report pinpoints where this location sits on the flood maps, and runs the deeper checks that usually only surface after an offer.

  • Exact flood zones & annual chances (included in the full report)
  • Any recorded past flooding (included in the full report)
  • Planning activity nearby (included in the full report)
  • Heritage & conservation (included in the full report)
  • Protected nature designations (included in the full report)
  • Ground risks (included in the full report)
  • Sold prices nearby (included in the full report)

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