51 Alice Jackson Crescent

Gilmore ACT 2905

House

Currently for sale - view listing

Overview

UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY

If you are looking for a family home that offers you a unique opportunity to add so much of your own imagination and styling flair, then No. 51 could be the start of your next venture into the property world. Presented in original but very well-maintained condition with only one family calling this residence home since it was built in 1986. With a northerly aspect to the front of the home and positioned on a large level block with wrap around established gardens and set well back from the street with access via a private driveway with lockable gates. The lounge room has a glass sliding door that leads out onto the covered verandah and overlooks the well-established, neat and tidy garden. The perfect place to entertain family and friends. From the dining room you follow through to the kitchen with its electric oven and separate grill, cooktop and vented rangehood. Plenty of cupboard and shelf space for all your kitchen items and a pleasant outlook into the back garden. The main bedroom has an ensuite bathroom with shower, toilet and vanity. All the bedrooms have built in robes. A special feature in bedroom 3 is a handmade timber bunk bed with built in desk and bookshelf. The main bathroom has a shower, bath, vanity and separate toilet. There is a laundry room with wash tub and access to the back garden and plenty of storage cupboards are found throughout the home. Zoned ducted electric reverse cycle air conditioning provides year-round temperature control. Car accommodation is provided by a separate metal double garage with manual doors and an adjacent double carport. There is also a parking bay for a trailer. If you are first home buyers and/or renovators and are interested in taking on a project that will reap its rewards, then come along and see the fantastic opportunity that is available here in the popular family-friendly suburb of Gilmore. Only a short stroll to Gilmore Primary School and the Chisholm shops and Caroline Chisholm High School a short driving distance away. Its only minutes away from Isabella Drive which facilities access to the city and the highway to the Snow fields. The suburb of Gilmore is named after the journalist and poet Dame Mary Gilmore. Streets are named after journalists, particularly female journalists. It is next to the suburbs of Macarthur and Chisholm and is bounded by the Monaro Highway, Isabella Drive, and Hambidge Crescent. Features: • Immaculate presentation and a well-maintained family home • Built 1986 • The original family has resided in the home since it was built • Large level block backing green space • Set well back from the street with its own private driveway with lockable gates • Northerly aspect to the front • Lounge room with access onto the front verandah for entertaining • Separate dining room • Kitchen with electric oven and separate grill, ample storage cupboards and bench space • Laundry room with wash tub and storage cupboard • Main bedroom with ensuite bathroom • Bedroom 3 with handmade timber bunk bed, built in desk • All bedrooms have built in robes • Roller blinds in all the bedrooms • Timber pelmets to most windows • Zoned ducted electric reverse cycle air conditioning • Electric hot water service • Separate metal double garage with manually operated doors • Adjacent double carport • Parking bay for a trailer • Easy care paved wrap around gardens with established fruit trees • NBN connectivity – fibre to the node Statistics: (all measures/figures are approximate) Block 26 Section 50 Block size: 1,406 sqm Land value: $452,000 (2025) Rates: $745 per quarter Land tax: $1,286.41 per quarter (if purchased as an investment property) Living area: 120.75sqm Garage: 43.80 sqm Carport: 36 sqm EER 6 Rental appraisal: $720 - $750 per week unfurnished