Behind a white picket fence and pretty gardens, this is a place ready-made for a family wanting to lap up a country lifestyle.
And that lifestyle is right on the doorstep. The primary school and recreation reserve are all within short ambles: the primary school and recreation reserve, three minutes; a bakery and café five; and train station (about 50 minutes into the city) and community hub hotel, 10 minutes.
Entry to the well-presented house is under a porch, with the same terracotta-toned tiles as found inside the house. On the entry foyer’s right, bifolds open to a beige-carpeted lounge room, which connects with the tiled family room space. In turn, this links via an archway to the meals area and the kitchen tucked to the side.
The kitchen, with street views from the sink window, has ample pale timber-look cupboards, cream laminate benchtops, open display shelves and a dishwasher and electric upright cooking range.
A glass slider, dressed in wide-format vertical blinds, opens from the family room to a tiled outdoor room with banks of windows admitting streams of light. One end is open to the backyard, the other to a large integrated double garage/workshop.
The three fitted bedrooms are along a tiled hallway leading from the foyer, the main bedroom with elegant drapes under matching fabric pelmets.
The main bathroom, with timber vanity and a heat lamp, is also along this hall, as are a separate toilet and laundry. Ducted heating and evaporative cooling take care of Riddells Creek temperature extremes.
A concrete patio is out back, as is a spacious lawn rimmed with yuccas. A garden shed is provided to stow stuff away.
The block, at the end of a cul-de-sac service road, is about 990 square metres and the healthy country lifestyle comes for free.
Carole Levy
