Perfectly positioned just a few streets back from glorious Scarborough Beach and its revitalised esplanade precinct, this charming 3 bedroom 1 bathroom street-front character home will suit those seeking low-maintenance living, a sense of coastal convenience and the opportunity to stroll down to the Indian Ocean waters on any given day or evening.
A lovely gated front yard with lawn is like a small sanctuary, splendidly overlooked by a huge pitched patio/entertaining deck with a ceiling fan and the ideal vantage point for those magical early-morning sunrises - with a tea or coffee in hand.
Inside, high ceilings and solid wooden floorboards are commonplace throughout, along with decorative ceiling cornices, timeless ceiling roses and feature skirting boards. A spacious front living/dining room welcomes you with its stylish light fittings, gas heater on the wall with feature pebble-stone trimmings .
A central open-plan casual-meals and kitchen area is the heartbeat of the house with its gorgeous sash windows, feature skylight, display shelving, sleek granite-transformation bench tops, glass splashbacks, storage pantry, microwave nook, stainless-steel five-burner gas cooktop, stainless-steel Bellissimo Technika under-bench oven and stainless-steel Fisher and Paykel double-drawer dishwasher.
Double doors off here reveal a large main living room with raked timber-beam ceilings, a fan and its own gas log-fireplace heater to warm things up on those chilly winter nights. It also extends out to a tranquil paved rear courtyard - and drying area - for sitting and relaxing contemplation.
The latter can also be access from the stylishly-renovated laundry, where built-in storage is complemented by a separate toilet. The nearby third bedroom doubles as a possible study and has its own fan and ample built-in storage space.
The second bedroom comprises of a ceiling fan and mirrored built-in wadrobes, with the generous front master playing host to another fan and lots of natural morning sunlight streaming in through its windows. Brilliant in its simplicity and leaving more than enough scope for your own personal modern touches to be added to it, the practical bathroom currently caters for everybody's needs with its shower, separate bathtub, powder vanity and heat lamps.
Just footsteps away from the lovely Deanmore Park (on the same street) and Scarborough Primary School, this timeless delight will allow you to take full advantage of a desirable South Scarborough location that is right in the thick of where the action is. The likes of cafes, restaurants, bars and the public outdoor pool along the shoreline leaving you spoilt for choice when it comes to deciding what to do - either at sunset or well before.
The local Coles supermarket is also just footsteps away from your front door, with bus stops nearby and the likes of other excellent schools (including Churchlands Senior High School and St John's Primary around the corner), shopping at Westfield Innaloo and the new-look Karrinyup, other sprawling neighbourhood parklands and fantastic community sporting facilities all so easily accessible within a matter of only minutes. It's all about location, location, location here, that's for sure!
AT A GLANCE
3 bedrooms 1 bathroom Street frontage Spacious front patio-entertaining deck, overlooking the gated yard High ceilings Timber floors Character features throughout Large separate dining and living rooms Potential for a second front lounge - in place of the current dining room Central open-plan meals/kitchen area - with a double-drawer dishwasher 3rd bedroom or study - you decide Built-in robes Revamped laundry Small rear paved sitting courtyard Linen press Ducted-evaporative air-conditioning Gas heaters Ceiling fans Security doors Gas hot-water system Fully reticulated Easy-care gardens Pitched single carport Single lock-up garage - beyond the carport - with rear access to a side lean-to area with a tool shed and access to the paved drying courtyard Extra parking space on the front verge Built in 1948 (approx.)
LOCATION
130m to nearest bus stop 500m to Scarborough Primary School 500m to St John's Primary School 850m to Abbett Park 1.0km to Scarborough Beach 3.2km to Karrinyup Shopping Centre 3.8km to Westfield Innaloo 4.0km to Stirling Train Station 4.4km to Churchlands Senior High School (catchment zone) 12.6km to Perth CBD
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