Behind the charming colonial façade of 2 Wakelin Close is a home of surprising scale, custom-built for its original owners and cherished by several generations of the same family. Add a secret walled garden, exceptional versatility and a prestigious Woodvale Waters address, with Yellagonga Regional Park practically on your doorstep, and it's easy to understand why one family has loved living here for more than three decades.
4 Bedrooms | 2 Bathrooms | Lounge/Dining | Family | Meals | Activity/5th Bedroom | Alfresco Entertaining | Approx. 6m x 6m Automated Double Garage | Storeroom | 853m2 Block with 20.5m Frontage| Approx. 237m2 living Area | Custom Built in 1993
The attractive bull-nosed verandah lends timeless colonial appeal, while gleaming Blackbutt flooring welcomes you inside. Beyond the pretty street frontage, the generous proportions may come as quite a surprise.
Behind French doors, the formal lounge is a delightful retreat, with an antique mantelpiece adding traditional charm. It's a lovely place to entertain friends or escape the activity of a busy household.
The impressive family living and meals areas features soaring ceilings and beautiful Blackbutt flooring, with leafy garden outlooks.
The adjoining kitchen is a pleasure for anyone who loves to cook, featuring an expansive island with breakfast bar, integrated Miele dishwasher, induction hotplate and double oven. There's room for helping hands and lively conversations.
Privately positioned at the rear, the primary suite opens directly onto the secluded verandah. What a lovely way to start the day, stepping outside with your morning cuppa and the garden all to yourself.
A superbly upgraded ensuite is a standout feature, thoughtfully customised to support wheelchair access without sacrificing style. An attractive barn door opens to reveal a generous walk-in shower with dual shower heads, a stone-topped twin-basin vanity and the unusual convenience of two toilets. The owners have even allowed space and provisional plumbing for a future bathtub, should the next owners wish to install one.
The additional bedrooms are generously proportioned, while the separate home office is easily large enough to serve as a fourth bedroom.
And then there's the enclosed activity room. Over the years, this wonderfully adaptable space has worn many hats, including accommodating adult children returning home while building or relocating. With generous proportions and its own external access, it offers exciting possibilities as a media room, children's rumpus, guest suite or potential fifth bedroom.
Children have grown up here, returned with families of their own and found a welcoming place to stay. Whether you're accommodating several generations, working from home or simply wanting everyone to have their own space, this home has already proved how beautifully it can adapt.
Practical features include split system air conditioners to the main bedroom and casual living areas, a refrigerated air conditioner to the lounge. There is a storeroom under the main roof.
Even the generous laundry has an interesting history, having been customised for use as a home hairdressing salon.
And just wait until you venture outside.
Mature gardens embrace the generous 853m2 block, with walled grounds creating a private sanctuary of greenery and tranquillity. The wide colonial-style verandah provides a delightful setting for entertaining, while mature plantings and secluded garden spaces offer wonderful privacy.
Tucked amongst the greenery is a hidden gazebo. The grandchildren will adore their own secret hideaway, although the grown-ups may have other ideas. Morning coffees, a good book or twilight cocktails? I suspect there'll be some competition for this little spot.
There's also scope to explore the addition of a swimming pool or granny flat, subject to the necessary approvals.
And what a location.
Prestigious Woodvale Waters is one of Woodvale's most desirable residential enclaves, appreciated for its established streetscapes and proximity to Lake Joondalup and Yellagonga Regional Park.
Beautiful wetlands, abundant birdlife, walking and cycling trails and changing seasonal scenery are part of the lifestyle here. It's a privilege to have this magnificent natural environment so close to home, while schools, shopping, transport and everyday conveniences remain within easy reach.
After more than three decades in the same family, 2 Wakelin Close is ready for new owners to make their own memories.
Growing families will appreciate the accommodation. Multigenerational households will love the flexibility. And empty nesters who aren't quite ready to sacrifice space, privacy or the pleasure of entertaining will find plenty to appreciate.
Whatever brings you here, don't underestimate this one from the street.
Its proportions may surprise you, its versatility will impress you, and its location might just make the decision for you.
Call me, Julie Ormston of Julie Ormston and Partners, on 0409 111 111 to book your look.
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This property at 2 Wakelin Close, Woodvale is a four bedroom, two bathroom house listed for sale by Julie Ormston at Julie Ormston & Partners.
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Woodvale is bounded to the south by Whitfords Avenue, to the west by the Mitchell Freeway, to the north by Ocean Reef Road and to the east by Wanneroo Road. Trappers Drive runs through Woodvale, from Whitfords Avenue to Ocean Reef Road. The area within and around Woodvale was primarily rural until the late 1970s. Residential development began in 1979 and was completed by 1995 with the release of the Woodvale Waters housing estate. No farming properties remain in Woodvale.
Woodvale is home to three primary schools and a secondary school. Other facilities include Woodvale Boulevard which has a large Woolworths and 25 specialty stores, Gascoyne Park which is popular place for kids to play and Yellagonga Regional Park which is known for its walking and cycling trail - you may even catch sight of a kangaroo or two.