279 High Street, Fremantle WA 6160

Rising above the wide verge, white picket fence, lawn, olives, and magnificent gum trees, a fifties classic sits proudly way back from the street. And, even better news: a fine renovation was completed in 2022 in excellent taste, so it’s all ready for you to simply enjoy. In tuckpointed brick on pillowstone foundations, with jarrah floors and a curving veranda up high, this is a home with plenty of character and personality. A simply gorgeous new kitchen with butler’s pantry, lovely new bathrooms, and a secluded master suite at the rear all offer easy contemporary living in fresh white interiors.

Air-conditioned open-plan living faces north, features an in-built wood fire, and leads through timber French doors to the veranda. With white Shaker-style cabinetry, benchtops in engineered marble, and a big Belling range in buttery yellow with two ovens, the galley kitchen flows to a butler’s pantry and laundry with heaps of storage. Jarrah floors continue in two spacious air-conditioned bedrooms, one with a drop-down ladder to attic storage, and more French doors to the veranda. Nearby is the charming family bathroom with subway tiling, pedestal basin and freestanding cast iron bath.

At the rear, the master suite is separate from the other bedrooms, with a walk-in robe, and Shaker style cabinetry continuing in the en-suite, featuring underfloor heating in the mosaic marble floor, and a frameless glass rainshower. French doors open to the rear courtyard for outdoor dining under the shadecloth, wrapping around to a wide side path and drying court. Out front, a curving brick-paved driveway leads up to the double carport under a high-pitched roof, with access to more storage in the undercroft.

This is a real find in a great neighbourhood near the monument, with the creative Knutsford precinct nearby, close to excellent local schools, and Freo centre a walk away.

3 bedrooms 2 bathrooms 2 cars

• Elevated 50s classic in limestone and brick, set back from the street
• Excellent renovation completed in 2022, fresh interiors
• French doors to curving northern veranda for the breezes
• Fine new kitchen: engineered marble, Belling range, butler’s pantry
• Lovely bathrooms, inc. ensuite with marble mosaic and underfloor heating
• North-facing open plan with in-built wood fire
• Jarrah floors, air-conditioned living and bedrooms
• Rear courtyard dining under shadecloth
• Drop-down ladder to attic storage, plus undercroft storage
• Renewed reticulated gardens: lawn, olives, gumtrees
• John Curtin/East Fremantle Primary catchment
• Near Monument Hill, easy walk down to Freo centre


Council rates: $2,277.51 per annum (approx)
Water rates: $1,215.33 per annum (approx)