Inside the £24m London townhouse Julie Andrews used to own

Mary Poppins would approve

A luxurious London townhouse that once belonged to Julia Andrews has gone on sale for £24 million.

The property, located on the prestigious Chester Square in Belgravia, was the home of the actress and singer in the 1970s, where she lived with her director husband Blake Edwards.

The square has also been home to Roman Abramovich, Margaret Thatcher, Nigella Lawson, Mick Jagger and various foreign royals over the years.

Until recently, Julie Andrews' old property was home to a wealthy Argentinian family but it has just been fully refurbished and modernised by Saigol DDC.

The 7,000 square foot property has now been put on the market with Rokstone for £24 million.

The townhouse has six bedrooms, large entertaining rooms, a lift, cinema and health spa complete with gym, jacuzzi, steam room and sauna.

There is also a separate mews house - ideal for a nanny - with a media room, living room/study, rooftop terrace and garage.

The elegant property was built in 1835-36 by renowned developer Joseph Cundy to designs by architect Thomas Cubitt.

The main house has a Doric entrance portico, tall sash windows and first floor balconette, with a mews house with garaging to the rear.

There is a 12-14 seat formal dining room and family kitchen and breakfast room are located off the entrance hall.

To the front facade, two sets of French doors open onto a walk-on balconette overlooking the garden square, to the rear French doors open onto a large south facing garden terrace.

Across the terrace is the sliding glassed walled living/study of the rear mews property, which features a rooftop terrace with barbecue.

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The master bedroom suite has its own private floor on the second level, featuring a bedroom lined with fitted wardrobes, a walk-in dressing room and master bathroom. On the two upper floors are four further bedroom suites, all with ensuite facilities.

On the lower ground floor is the health spa, with a gym, jacuzzi, sauna and steam room.

There is also a sixth bedroom suite, opening onto a sunken patio, and a 138 sq/ft wine cellar with a large humidor and a utility room/staff kitchenette.

It sounds practically perfect in every way.