Huw Edwards' London home put on the market for £4.75m

The disgraced BBC newsreader was sentenced in September for making indecent images of children

Huw Edwards has reportedly put his London home on the market for £4.75 million. The disgraced Welsh journalist bought the house with his wife Vicky Flind for £1.85m in 2006, but now the property, nestled in south London, is said to be on the market, reports the Mirror.

It comes after the former BBC newsreader, aged 63, was given six months imprisonment, suspended for two years, in September after he pleaded guilty to having made indecent images of children. He reportedly moved out of the family home he shared with his wife and their five children in July.

The property is said to be located on one of the "most desirable residential roads" in the area, with six double bedrooms and "extensive living accommodation" over three floors. In the front of the property, there is a drive which provides off street parking for several vehicles and access to a double length garage. The property reportedly has a large garden.

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Edwards appeared at Westminster Magistrates Court in September for sentencing after he pleaded guilty to three counts of making indecent images of children in July. He was given six months imprisonment, suspended for two years, with a requirement to complete a sex offender programme.

Chief Magistrate Paul Goldspring declined to make him the subject of a Sexual Harm Prevention Order, saying he "did not pose a risk to the public". He said, however, that Edwards would be on the Sexual Offenders' Register for seven years.

Mr Goldspring told the former BBC News at Ten presenter: "The impact of child sexual abuse can be severe and lifelong." While starting his sentencing remarks, Mr Goldspring said: "Perhaps it does not need saying that you are of previous good character having enjoyed a very successful career in the media. You were highly regarded for your dedication and professionalism, perhaps the most recognised journalist in the UK. Your reputation is in tatters".

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