Sir Mo Farah puts his three-storey Surrey home up for sale for £6m as he hopes to run away with £2m profit
Olympic legend Sir Mo Farah is hoping to run away with a tidy profit after putting his mansion up for sale for £6 million.
The four-time gold medallist's magnificent eight-bedroomed property is on the market six years after he bought it for £4million.
Estate agents describe the striking three-storey property, which is set on an exclusive private estate in Surrey, as 'a generous and welcoming' family home.
They highlight a string of features that would make it perfect for potential sporting stars of the future.
The 7,829 sq ft house has an outdoor swimming pool and an area 'prepared and electrically wired to be used as an outdoor gym'.
It backs onto a private championship-standard golf course which is part of the 900 acre estate that also has a separate private tennis and squash club.
Residents can enjoy a range of sports on the nearby River Thames including kayaking, rowing; sailing and wild water swimming while the area has 'many clubs' for children and adults to enjoy rugby, football and horse riding as well as dance and creative arts.
Glossy photographs also show Sir Mo turned a ground floor 'garden room' into an entertainment space complete with pool table - as well as a running machine.
The four-time gold medallist's magnificent eight-bedroomed property is on the market six years after he bought it for £4million
Olympic legend Sir Mo Farah is hoping to run away with a tidy profit after putting his mansion up for sale
Estate agents describe the striking three-storey property as 'a generous and welcoming' family home
The ground floor of the property has an impressive reception hall, pictured here
Sir Mo celebrated with a Union Jack flag after winning the Men's 10,000metres at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing
The ground floor of the property, which is 'finished to excellent standards' with modern fittings, has 'an impressive reception hall with a beautiful sweeping staircase' along with a series of rooms complete with 'bespoke furniture'.
They include a study and an 'elegant drawing room, with two grand pillars' which leads to the dining room - with both having double doors opening out to the rear gardens.
The upmarket estate agents say to prospective buyers: 'The true heart of this home is the open plan kitchen/breakfast room which leads to the double height garden room with floor to ceiling windows flooding the rooms with light.
'This is a fabulous space to entertain family and friends. Leading off the kitchen/breakfast room is the family room.'
The sweeping staircase leads to 'the first floor's ' impressive main bedroom suite with a bespoke fitted dressing room and balcony overlooking the rear garden' while there are three further bedroom suites on this floor, two with walk-in wardrobes.
The second floor comprises an additional bedroom suite, further bedroom, media room, separate storage room and a family bathroom - one of seven in the property.
The mansion also has a second entrance hall where the utility and separate changing room are situated along with stairs that lead upa one bedroom annexe which is 'ideal as staff accommodation'.
The house has an acre of land which includes 'beautifully landscaped gardens' as well as a wooded area with a stream and a bridge. An old fashioned red telephone also stands as a quirky garden feature.
The 7,829 sq ft house has an outdoor swimming pool and an area prepared to be used as an outdoor gym
The sweeping staircase leads to 'the first floor's ' impressive main bedroom suite
The second floor comprises an additional bedroom suite, further bedroom, media room, separate storage room and a family bathroom
It backs onto a private championship-standard golf course which is part of the 900 acre estate
A look at the stunning outdoor pool which is surrounded by trees
The mansion also has a second entrance hall where the utility and separate changing room are situated
The upmarket estate agents say to prospective buyers: 'The true heart of this home is the open plan kitchen/breakfast room'
The athlete celebrating with his wife Tania after winning the Chicago Marathon in 2018. He announced his retirement in September last year
The four-times Olympic gold medallist's Surrey estate
Sir Mo during a training session in July 2019
Sir Mo kneels as he is made a Knight Bachelor of the British Empire by the Queen at a Buckingham Palace ceremony in November 2017
To ensure privacy and safety the gated estate is controlled 24 hours a day by private security guards while access is restricted at all times.
However, just weeks ago Sir Mo was forced to spring into action to chase down two thieves who breached security and tried to steal his mobile phone while he was out jogging with wife Tania on the estate.
Sir Mo - who won 10,000 and 5,000 metre gold medals at the London Olympics in 2012 and in Rio four years later - had left the device by the roadside before spotting the men in a white van pulling up alongside.
One of the thieves grabbed the phone before Sir Mo sprinted to head them off.
He gave chase along the tree-lined roads as his wife looked on and soon caught up with the hapless thieves who handed the phone back before speeding off.
Sir Mo was said to be furious that the suspects were able to get past the extensive security detail sparking an investigation into what went wrong.
The exclusive home is a far cry from the modest council house in Hounslow, west London where Sir Mo lived as a child after he was trafficked to the UK from Somalia and forced to work as a domestic servant.
His father was killed in civil violence when he was just four.
He was placed with another Somali family after confiding in a PE teacher who helped him make strides in the world of athletics and apply for British citizenship which was granted in July 2000.
The father-of-three, who also has a stepdaughter, went on to become one of the UK's greatest ever athletes.
