Sitting room, left, and Charles Dickens, right, in a composite image.
One of the Hanover Terrace house's sitting rooms, left, and Charles Dickens, right, who once lived there.
  • A five-bedroom house in London's exclusive Regent's Park is on the market for £22.5m ($27.2m).
  • The Grade I listed property was once the summer home of author Charles Dickens and his family.
  • Nowadays, neighbors include artist Damien Hirst, comedian Sacha Baron Cohen, and designer Tom Ford.
The terrace house was designed by John Nash — a leading British architect of the Georgian and Regency periods who also designed Buckingham Palace.
Charles Dickens' former home in Regents Park

The stuccoed house, which was built between 1823 and 1824, is located on Hanover Terrace in Regent's Park — one of London's most exclusive areas.

It was once the summer home of world-famous author Charles Dickens and his family.
Charles Dickens and family

The "Oliver Twist" author purchased the house in 1861 for the summer social season, bringing his wife and children along to stay there that summer and several summers after, according to The Telegraph.

The author described the house as "really delightful" and often hosted other members of London's literary elite in it, the newspaper said.

Several celebrities call Regent's Park home.
Damien Hirst

Artist Damien Hirst lives on Hanover Terrace, just a few doors away from the property.

Comedian Sacha Baron Cohen, fashion designer Tom Ford, and the US ambassador also live nearby, Insider previously reported.

The property is Grade I listed, making it a building of "exceptional" interest.
Charles Dickens' former home in Regents Park

Being Grade I listed means the building is of "exceptional" national, architectural, or historical importance.

As a result of this, there are special regulations in place to protect the character of the building.

Grade I listings are extremely rare. According to Historic England, just 2.5% of the approximately 400,000 listed buildings in England are given the highest listed status.

There are five bedrooms, the majority of which have views across Regent's Park.
Charles Dickens' former home

There's also a bedroom on the lower ground floor of the main building, and another in a separate mews house.

There are six bathrooms, as well as a gym and sauna.
Bathroom of Charles Dickens' former home

The home's master bathroom has a marble bathtub, a large shower, and several mirrors.

There are five other bathrooms on the property, as well as a gym and sauna on the lower ground floor.

The 6,103-square-foot property has four reception rooms.
Charles Dickens' former home in Regents Park

Each reception room has a unique style. Some are modern and newly refurnished, with others celebrating the historic character of the building.

The property has 6,103 square feet of internal space in total, which includes a separate mews house at the end of the garden.

There's lots of storage.
Walk-in wardrobe at Charles Dickens' former home

The property has two walk-in wardrobes, in addition to a wardrobe and storage space in each of the bedrooms.

A recently refurbished garden room has a private bar and seating area.
Charles Dickens' former home in Regents Park

The garden room is one of the more modern parts of the property, having recently been refurbished.

It has floor-to-ceiling windows, a glass roof, a private bar and kitchen area, as well as steps leading into the private garden.

There's also a self-contained one-bedroom apartment.
Charles Dickens' former home
Downstairs on the lower ground floor, there's a kitchenette, bathroom, and family room — which can serve as a self-contained apartment.

On the lower ground floor there's a kitchenette, bathroom, and entertainment room — which the real estate agency Knight Frank says can serve as a self-contained apartment.

The private garden leads to a separate mews house.
Charles' Dickens former home

The separate mews house, which is part of the property, has its own kitchen, reception room, bedroom, bathroom, and garage.

The property is on the market for $27.2m— expensive even for the area.
Charles Dickens' former home in Regents Park

The property is listed at a guide price of £22,500,000 ($27,157,838) which is pricey even for the famously expensive area.

According to Rightmove, an online real estate portal, terraced properties in Regent's Park sold for an average of £3,262,500 over the last twelve months.

 

'A real gem!'
Charles Dickens' former home

Neir Gigi, who heads up the sales division in Knight Frank's St John's Wood office, described the property as a "real gem."

He said in a statement: "Hanover Terrace is a fine Grade I Listed terrace with ornate architectural embellishments set back from the Outer Circle behind a carriage drive.

"This particular house has both a superb south west facing garden and outstanding views over Regent's Park and the boating lake."

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