Renovated character in Wadestown

TENDERS CLOSE on September 29 for a sunny character home in Wadestown that’s been renovated to minimise maintenance.

The three-bedroom house, at 160B Oban St, was built in the 1910s but has been recently re-roofed, repiled, rewired and replumbed.

Other improvements include retrofitted double-glazing, ceiling and underfloor insulation, a Rinnai Infinity gas hot water system, and new carpet, fittings and fixtures.

The weatherboard-and-iron-roof house is on a fenced, 342-squaremetre section that’s been landscaped for easy care and privacy.

There’s also a singe car pad on road reserve, where the front gate opens to aggregate paved steps, with security lights, that descend to terraced lawn and a deck.

The front door opens into a 106sqm interior with a high stud, windows that have been stripped back to the native timber, and matai floorboards.

The kitchen and family/dining area are open-plan and include a heat pump, underbench oven, four-burner gas hob, rangehood, dishwasher and hideaway laundry.

Off the family/dining area are the bathroom and the first of the double bedrooms.

The former has a shower cabinet, vanity and toilet; the latter has a double wardrobe, French doors to a deck and could be an extra living room.

The formal lounge adjoins the other bedrooms and has French doors to an alfresco dining area.

The main bedroom has a corner window seat and three wardrobes (two doubles and a single) while the exceptionally large third bedroom has two double wardrobes with storage above.

Wayne Kemp and Marina Scoble, of Mike Pero Real Estate, expect the property’s charm, location and improvements to appeal to professional couples and small families with younger or older children.

‘‘Thanks to the vendors’ extensive renovations, it combines the appeal of a character home with the convenience of low-cost living,’’ Kemp says.

‘‘All the hard work’s been done and because of the improvements, the house is economical to run.

‘‘It’s in a private, bushy setting with allday sun, is only 20 minutes’ walk from the city, and affords easy access to transport – there’s a bus stop just up the road – and Wadestown’s shops, library, pre-schools and schools.

‘‘The property’s also zoned for Wellington College and offers an affordable entry into a dress-circle location.’’

The property has a rateable value of $620,000.