O.K., At first glance this tatty looking older house on 1 acre might not look all that promising! But, look a little closer and you can see there are many aspects to this property in lush and lovely Lahey Road, a long established street of 1 acre properties with grand gardens and dense greenery. The brick clad 3 bedroom cottage is partly renovated with new wiring and nearly all new plumbing. There is a much bigger than it looks in the photo Yurt in the front garden that has had previous Council permission to operate as a gallery. It has also been used as a sound studio for years. The potential is there to bring it back into the arts and crafts business. Then there is a big, roughly lined & finished shed in the back garden. Under an earlier owner it was used as a teenage retreat.

The solidly constructed older style timber house (believed to have been originally built about 1911) with original timber floors is set way to the rear of the block, elevated on brick piers with brick facing that has now been rendered. The current owner has virtually gutted it and completed a lot of the makeover including opening up the smaller rooms to become one large open plan living room. The kitchen has gone except for the sink, but the old, tatty bathroom & separate toilet is still there and quite functional. The air conditioner is still there too! You can live in the shed and use the bathroom in the house while you complete the interiors.

The 1 acre is a beautiful piece of land, mainly open lawns dotted with some nice trees and shrubs. The not so pretty studio is quite large inside and offers multiple options for anyone wanting a gallery or a real home / professional office that does not interfere with family living. It would be so easy to add on decks and ramps (plus gardens to soften it) to turn the studio into a much more attractive looking proposition. All it needs inside is a good paint and clean. All the original gallery lighting is still in place too.

And, there is ample water from the good bore to supply all household and garden needs as well as the needs of anyone wanting to use additional water for business purposes. Think about it! No water restrictions or water rates to worry about!

There is even a semi attached double garage built of double brick here.... Also part way through renovation, but it doesn’t need much more work done on it either.

Can you bring it all back to life and find a new lifestyle here? Have a look! It might be just what you want.