Hampstead house which became 'magnet for cultural elite' goes on sale

Hampstead house which became ‘magnet for the cultural elite’ goes up for sale for £7.35million, complete with planning permission for mega-basement

• Cementing the property’s reputation Marghanita Laski bought the house in 1949

A Hampstead house which became a ‘magnet for the cultural elite’ has gone up for sale for £7.35million and includes planning permission for a mega-basement. 

Dating back to 1762, Capo di Monte on Windmill Hill has been home to actress Sarah Siddons, art historian Kenneth Clark, and journalist Marghanita Laski.

Mrs Siddons famously portrayed Lady Macbeth and her role in Shakespeare’s tragedies earned her the title of ‘the Queen of Drury Lane’ in the late 18th century. She lived at the property between 1804 – 1805, during which she placed an ‘S’ above its main entrance.

The Grade II listed house, which was last sold for £6.235 million in 2021, is believed to be an amalgam of two cottages. It has a stucco façade and a rear in red brick and painted weatherboard.

Located in Hampstead Conservation Area, the property earned its Italian name – meaning ‘head of the mountain’ – for its position at one of the highest points in London. The luxurious property borders Hampstead Heath with direct access from its rear garden. 

James Klonaris, Head of Prime Appraisals at Inigo, who is selling the house described it as a ‘rare autonomy even for Hampstead’

Totalling 3,800 square feet of space, there are five bedrooms on the top storey

The home currently has heritage wallpapers and a Shaker-style kitchen with an Aga – curtsey of the current owners

It has a stucco façade and a rear in red brick and painted weatherboard

James Klonaris, Head of Prime Appraisals at Inigo, who is selling the house described it as a ‘rare autonomy even for Hampstead’ – which has an average property price of £1,472,489.

He added: ‘Capo di Monte stands alone at the end of Windmill Hill, unoverlooked, and as such the substantial front garden is a every bit as useable and private as that of the rear courtyard.’

Kenneth Clark, who was the youngest ever director of the National Portrait Gallery, lived at the property for five years after buying it in 1941. He then moved around the corner to Upper Terrace House.

Cementing the property’s reputation as a place for the cultural elite to reside, novelist and critic Marghanita Laski bought the house in 1949.

She remained there with her husband for amost four decades before she died in 1988.

The Grade II listed house was last sold for £6.235 million in 2021 and is now on the market for £7.35million

A Hampstead house which became a ‘magnet for the cultural elite’ has gone up for sale for £7.35million and includes planning permission for a mega-basement

Many of the walls are painted in the shade Eau de Nil

Dating back to 1762, Capo di Monte on Windmill Hill has been home to actress Sarah Siddons, art historian Kenneth Clark, and journalist Marghanita Laski

Located in Hampstead Conservation Area, the property earned its Italian name – meaning ‘head of the mountain’ – for its position at one of the highest points in London

Totalling 3,800 square feet of space, there are five bedrooms on the top storey, three receptions spaces on the ground floor, and a study, a bedroom and a bathroom on the lower level. 

Work was carried out on the lower level after previous owners sought planning permission in 2014, which included a replacement conservatory and an extension to the basement.

Planning consent remains in place for further development of the lower level. 

The home currently has heritage wallpapers and a Shaker-style kitchen with an Aga – curtsey of the current owners. Much of the walls are painted in the shade Eau de Nil.

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