LONDON FIXER-UPPER NEIGHBORING PAUL MCCARTNEY ASKS £16.MILLION

The brick-and-stucco mansion was built in the 19th century and is The facade is nearly identical to its Victorian neighbors, including the longtime home of Paul McCartney.

A six-bedroom Victorian villa, steps from the music icon's house in St. John’s Wood, hit the market this month asking £16.95 million (US$18.4 million). Clad in brown brick and stucco, the mansion is part of a row of architecturally landmarked private homes built in the mid-19th century.

Paul McCartney’s home is just a couple doors down on the same side of Cavendish Avenue, itself a five-minute walk from the famed crossing that featured on the cover the Beatles' 1969 album "Abbey Road." Mr. McCartney bought the home during the band’s heyday in 1965, according to property records. The Grade II-listed home is unmodernized, according to the listing with Arlington Residential.
The 5,360-square-foot house could be expanded another 2,000-3,000 feet.

The house spans 5,360 square feet across three stories, but could be substantially expanded by another 2,000 to 3,000 square feet, said Marc Schneiderman, director, Arlington Residential. “At least two neighboring houses have been substantially extended by creating basements incorporating a swimming pool, gym, cinema room and additional guest accommodation,” Mr. Schneiderman said. The gardenreaches 187 feet beyond the back of the house and backs onto gardens on all sides, creating “an atmosphere of tranquillity rarely found within such close proximity to Central London,” Mr. Schneiderman said. “It feels more like a country house than a London house.”

The most recent transaction for the home shows it was valued at £15 million in 2009, according to a title record filed with the Land Registry.