Chester Terrace, Regent’s Park, NW1

Property Summary

This Grade I listed residence on Chester Terrace occupies a commanding position overlooking the eastern boundary of Regent’s Park, forming part of John Nash’s celebrated Regency composition distinguished by Corinthian arches and an imposing near one-thousand-foot façade. Arranged over six floors and served by a private lift, the property extends to approximately 5,726 sq ft of accommodation including vaults. An extensive and sensitive refurbishment has reconciled the classical proportions and soaring ceiling heights of the original architecture with a contemporary standard of finish. The ground floor comprises a reception hall, formal dining room and bespoke kitchen with breakfast room, while the first floor is given over to a principal reception room exceeding twenty-four feet in width. Five bedrooms include a principal suite with dedicated dressing room. A lower ground floor leisure suite incorporates a cinema room, bar, steam room, sauna and hot tub. A roof terrace delivers panoramic views across Regent’s Park and the London skyline, complemented by a BBQ area. Further provisions include a study or library, vaulted storage, plant room and a lock-up garage to the rear.

Key Features

• Grade I listed Nash residence on Chester Terrace, Regent’s Park
• Approximately 5,726 sq ft of accommodation including vaults across six floors
• Five bedrooms with principal suite and dedicated dressing room
• Four bathrooms
• Three reception rooms including a 24ft-wide principal reception on the first floor
• Bespoke kitchen and breakfast room
• Lower ground floor leisure suite with cinema room, bar, steam room, sauna and hot tub
• Private passenger lift serving all floors
• Roof terrace with panoramic views across Regent’s Park and the London skyline
• Study or library
• Vaulted storage rooms and plant room
• Lock-up garage to the rear
• Leasehold with 123 years remaining
• EPC Rating C
• Uninterrupted views over Regent’s Park

Design Comment

Chester Terrace represents one of the purest expressions of John Nash’s Regency vision, and this residence has clearly benefited from a refurbishment that respects that provenance. The combination of six-floor vertical living with a private lift, grand ceiling heights and classical proportions creates an architectural framework of considerable quality. For a discerning buyer, the existing scheme provides a sophisticated foundation, yet the interiors present genuine scope for a design narrative that elevates the property from a well-finished house to a truly bespoke London home.

The lower ground floor leisure suite — encompassing cinema, bar, steam room, sauna and hot tub — already establishes a private wellness destination within the house. With considered intervention, this floor could be further refined through specialist lighting design, acoustic treatment for the cinema room, and the integration of high-specification spa finishes to create a retreat of international calibre. Equally, the principal reception room on the first floor, at over twenty-four feet wide, invites a furniture and art programme commensurate with its scale and the quality of natural light.

The roof terrace offers a distinctive opportunity to extend the interior design language into an outdoor living space, with scope for bespoke planters, integrated seating, ambient lighting and weather-resilient materials that honour the architectural context while maximising year-round use. Throughout, the Grade I listed status will require a sensitive approach to any further works, navigating listed building consent with precision — an area in which specialist design and planning guidance is essential.

Development Consultations

To assist potential buyers of this property to understand their full design and development options, Janine Stone & Co. is able to provide complimentary design concept and development consultations. It can be arranged for these consultations to take place at the property or in our London studio. Janine Stone & Co. will provide guidance on architecture, refurbishment and planning considerations, in addition to helping interested parties to develop their early design ideas into floor plans with estimated project costs and timelines for realisation.

Should a successful acquisition take place, we would be happy to take these initial concepts through to a full concept and subsequent planning, design and build phases.