Mayfair flat with huge roof garden: £3m property's terrace big enough for lockdown golf practice, outdoor entertaining or al fresco gym

With coronavirus lockdown focusing Londoners’ minds on outside space for everything from socialising and exercising to growing food, you could be forgiven for thinking homes in the centre of the capital have lost their appeal for many current buyers.

However, an apartment purporting to have the biggest roof terrace in the West End, covering 9,600sq ft – more than seven times the size of the flat itself – seems perfect for cooped-up Londoners in the market for a prime property.

The two-bedroom flat has had £250,000 knocked off the price since May and is now up for grabs for £3 million.

It is directly above the Gagosian gallery, on the second floor of Grosvenor Hill Court, a Sixties modernist building in the heart of Mayfair designed by Bryan and Norman Westwood to bring contemporary cool to the historic area.

The living room spans the full width of the apartment and opens directly out to the 120ft-long expanse of turfed garden.

It currently features a driving range and lawns with teeing areas, fairways and putting greens, meaning residents won’t even have to trek out to the recently reopened golf courses in the suburbs to practise their swing.

However, if the next owner is not a golfer the rooftop provides ample space for outdoor entertaining, an alfresco gym, or even a spacious, dedicated open-air spot for Yoga With Adriene.

Inside, the apartment has a fully fitted separate kitchen, a master bedroom with built-in wardrobes and en suite bathroom and a second bedroom and guest cloakroom.

There’s a gated entrance with concierge, porterage and two passenger lifts and owners pay a service charge of £2,385 per quarter for the communal facilities and roof garden.

“In this age of Covid-19 and safeguarding, buyers are wanting homes with an abundance of outside space where they can relax, exercise and socialise while maintaining safeguarding and social distancing,” says Peter Wetherell, who is handling the sale.

“Opening on to the largest roof garden in London’s West End, this unique apartment at Grosvenor Hill Court is the only home in Mayfair where you can walk out directly on to a green which is large enough for relaxation, socialising and a range of leisure activities.”