52B Bassingham Road, Balcatta WA 6021

THE DEAL
Homes like this don't come up often in this part of Balcatta. A two bedroom duplex with a backyard this good? Even rarer. The ideal entry into an area usually reserved for 2nd and 3rd time home owners.

Inside, it's bright, clean and easy. White cabinetry, a stone island that sits right where you want it and a gas cooktop make the kitchen the natural centre of the home. It flows straight into the living area, where a dark textured feature wall, downlights and warm timber-look floors pull it all together.

The main bedroom has mirrored built-in robes and full-height sliding doors that open straight onto the deck. The second bedroom is calm and well proportioned. The bathroom is sharp and modern, with a walk-in rain shower, floor to ceiling tiles and a heated towel rail for winter mornings.

But the real surprise is out the back.

A generous timber deck sits under a white pergola, with plenty of room for a long table and a crowd around it. Step down and there's a paved courtyard, tucked in under big established palms and perfect for those cooler nights. Add a wood-fired pizza oven, a lawn with room to move and curved garden beds that have clearly been looked after, and you've got a backyard built for hosting. Long lunches, Friday night drinks, birthdays. It handles the lot.

Parking for two, a private position set back from the road, and Karrinyup, the freeway and the coast all close by.

SEALS THE DEAL
A renovated 2 bed home, with a backyard that does all the talking, in a sought after pocket others talk about.