A BEAUTIFUL Georgian townhouse which was the final home of artist John Constable has been put on the market for £4 million.

The 19th Century painter lived at Well Walk, a Grade II* listed four-bedroom home in desirable Hampstead, north London.

Constable would spend each summer in the village with his family and decided to move into the home in 1827.

He lived there for ten years until until his death at his studio on Charlotte Street in Central London.

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The artist’s time at Well Walk was recognised when, in 1923, a blue plaque was installed on the front.

Savills has now announced the house is for sale for the first time in 30 years - and it has an asking price of £4 million.

While this is around 18 times the price of the average English home, it is considerably less than the value of Constable’s most desirable paintings.

In 2012, The Lock, from 1824, was sold by Christie’s for £22.4 million.

Peter Brooks, head of residential at Savills Hampstead, said: “As the former home of such a major figure in English landscape painting, Well Walk is a truly special property and one of north west London’s most significant historical houses.

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“Having lived at the address for the past 30 years, the current owner is now seeking to downsize nearby.

“The sale of Well Walk thus presents a rare opportunity to reside in an iconic house in a setting which inspired many of Constable’s renowned works.”

Well Walk has four bedrooms, three reception rooms, a kitchen, bathroom, shower room, utility room, guest cloakroom and garden.

The five-storey house boasts high ceilings, period features and double doors from the first floor drawing room which lead out to individual balconies that overlook the patio garden.

Designed and built in the early nineteenth century, Well Walk is situated in one of Hampstead’s most sought-after streets.

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It is lined with smart period buildings and just 200 metres from Hampstead Heath.

Peter Brooks added: “Alongside its history, the property is positioned in the heart of Hampstead Village and has well-proportioned accommodation which a future buyer could further enhance.

“We expect its appeal to be far-reaching, taking in those seeking a family home with straightforward access to amenities, transport and great schools as well as buyers captured by the prospect of living in the former home of one of the nation’s greatest ever artists.”

While Constable is best known for his work in Suffolk, Hampstead became a great focus and he made numerous studies in the area.

His artwork is on display at leading galleries worldwide including Tate Britain, The National Gallery and The V&A as well as Yale Center for British Art and The National Gallery of Art in the United States.

An area of Suffolk is known as Constable Country as it is where he painted some of his most celebrated works.

His most famous paintings include Dedham Vale (1802), The Hay Wain (1821) and Hampstead Heath with a Rainbow (1836).

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