IN DEMAND:
Sellers cashing in on popularity of seaside setting
Smith & Elliott agents Tracey Stack and Emma Nancarrow at a Belgian Gardens property they have on the market. Belgian Gardens has become one of Townsville’s most in- demand suburbs.
BELGIAN Gardens is becoming one of Townsville’s most in- demand suburbs with houses staying on the market for an average of only 20 days.
Properties in the seaside suburb sell quicker than any other suburb in Townsville with the average days on the market well below the Townsville- wide average of 68 days, according to Core Logic figures.
Homes in Belgian Gardens also fetch higher prices with the median house price sitting at $ 475,000 compared to the Townsville median house price of $ 340,000.
Smith & Elliott agents Tracey Stack and Emma Nancarrow are selling several Belgian Gardens properties including 12 Parry St, which is listed for $ 869,000.
They said properties in Belgian Gardens tended to receive strong interest from buyers and didn’t stay on the market for long.
“It’s a really cool, breezy suburb and you get lovely breezes straight off the ocean and there is a lot of really good- sized blocks and different types of houses,” Ms Stack said.
“Homes there are very popular and they don’t tend to sit on the market for a long time.
“The Belgian Gardens State School has a lot to do with it as well because you’re in the catchment area,” Ms Nancarrow said.
The city- fringe suburb is within walking distance of The Strand and is home to many stately Queenslanders, some of which have undergone dramatic renovations.
About 1935 people live in the sub- urb and it is popular with families, with 65.2 per cent of homes being family households.
The median age in the suburb is 38 while 19.1 per cent of residents are under the age of 15.
Ms Stack said 12 Parry St was a prime example of a beautiful Belgian Gardens home that had been extensively renovated and she expected it to be popular with buyers.
The six- bedroom, three- bathroom home sprawls over two levels and features large living areas, a pool, fire pit and a kitchenette.
“This property has been built to the highest specs and it’s got so many extras like a television in the outdoor living area by the pool, another television up on the deck,” she said.
“It would suit a family or someone looking for a dual living arrangement because there is a kitchenette downstairs with an under- bench oven, cooktop and room for a fridge.
“There aren’t many houses we come across that have these amenities and such large- sized living areas.”