Delightful character in Berhampore

TENDERS CLOSE on September 8 for an Edwardian home with a private, sunny, enchanting garden in Berhampore that’s within a lion’s roar of Wellington Zoo.

The three-bedroom house, at 52 Edinburgh Tce, was built in 1909 and is on an elevated, landscaped 304-square-metre section with easy walk-up access.

Largely level lawn and trees, including a kowhai and cherry, grace the front of the property while a secluded, west-facing garden, courtyard and alfresco area are at the rear.

The front door of the 100sqm weatherboard-and-iron-roof dwelling opens into a central hall with matai floorboards and carpeted bedrooms on either side.

The main bedroom is to the left and has a Carrara ceiling and two in-built wardrobes with curtains and storage above.

It has a view over the front garden and the street as does the large single bedroom that adjoins another double bedroom.

The hall leads to the open-plan living/ dining room and kitchen.

The living area is carpeted and has a woodburner with a brick surround while the dining area has matai floorboards.

The kitchen has a 90-centimetre electric range with a five-burner hob, rangehood and dishwasher.

It includes a hideaway laundry and is next to the renovated bathroom, with its showerover-bath, vanity and toilet.

The kitchen also has French doors to a courtyard that steps up to flat lawn and garden, with an alfresco area where there used to be a derelict brick shed.

A remnant of the wall helps to define this charming space, which is complemented by a climber, roses, and nectarine and apple trees.

‘‘This is a delightful character home on the fringe of the city that will suit professionals and young families,’’ Craig Lowe, of Lowe & Co Realty, says.

‘‘The section is fenced, so it’s safe for children, and the garden has been superbly landscaped for private indoor-outdoor living.

‘‘The house has been well maintained, the bathroom modernised, attic storage added and the living area recarpeted.

‘‘The interior was repainted two-to-three years ago and the exterior within the last four years.

‘‘The vendors are going to miss their garden sanctuary, the quiet street and a house which gets the sun all day.

‘‘They’ve also enjoyed being on the doorstep of Newtown and living close enough to the zoo that you can hear the monkeys.’’

The property has a rateable value of $510,000.