Sunny and sheltered in Seatoun

TENDERS CLOSE on May 8 for an exceptionally sunny and sheltered Seatoun home that’s for sale for the first time in 25 years.

The three-to-four bedroom house, at 50

Forres St, overlooks Churchill Park and the Wahine memorial, with views across the harbour to the Orongorongo range, Eastbourne and Hutt Valley.

‘‘The position is amazing because if doesn’t get the prevailing wind,’’ Nicholas Reeve, of Ray White Leaders, says.

‘‘It’s very rare to get these panoramic harbour views and fantastic sun while being sheltered from the northerly.’’

The 177-square-metre weatherboard-and-iron-roof house was built in the 1930s on a 507sqm section with a single garage, extensive offstreet parking, flat lawn and electric front gates.

The front door opens into the sunny lounge, which is open-plan with, but distinctive from, the family/dining area and kitchen.

North-facing with stunning corner window views, the lounge has a gas fireplace with built-in shelving on either side and opens to a Mediterranean-style courtyard.

There also are lovely harbour views from the family/dining area while the well-appointed kitchen has polished floorboards, an Electrolux oven with five gas burners, a Bosch rangehood, Fisher & Paykel dishwasher and Westinghouse refrigerator/freezer.

The bedroom wing includes three double-bedrooms with built-in wardrobes, an optional fourth bedroom, two bathrooms with polished floorboards, a study, walk-in storeroom with attic space, and a laundry.

The main bathroom has a shower over a deep bath, bidet, toilet and pedestal basin; the second bathroom has a shower cabinet, handbasin and toilet.

The study overlooks the private rear garden, with its lawn, buxus hedging and olive tree centrepiece.

There’s also a garden shed and inground trampoline while attached to the large garage, which has a workbench, is a storeroom.

Reeve says because of the space at the back of the section, there’s scope to extend the house.

‘‘There’s amazing potential to enhance the indoor-outdoor flow to the extremely private and charming rear garden.

‘‘This is a home that would suit families of all sizes.

‘‘It offers unusually sheltered, single-level living on the ‘Golden Mile’ of real estate in Seatoun and as well as being across the road from the beach, is just a few minutes’ walk from the local school, parks and village shops.’’

The property has a rateable value of $1.1 million.