When you're looking for the perfect home, there are a few things you must have: A quality location, flexible floor plan, and nice quiet street. This house in the sought-after Damper Creek Reserve area has all three in abundance.
It's a measure of how in demand this area is that when houses do come up for sale, they are quickly snapped up, often by neighbours. In the 15 or so years this family has enjoyed this home, only two other houses backing on to the reserve have changed hands.
And you can see why people don't want to move, with the no-through street and parkland offering a lifestyle often sought, but seldom achieved. It's like having the world's biggest backyard without having to maintain it.
The light and airy split-level house blends period features with modern comforts, and with its weatherboard façade and beautifully landscaped yards sits perfectly in its park-like surroundings.
At the heart of this home set on 754sq m (approx.) is the spacious family room that opens to a generous deck looking out to the reserve. With light streaming through the huge picture windows, it's easy to imagine large family gatherings, quiet Sunday lunches or nights spent entertaining friends in the welcoming space. Not hard to see why the current owners took one look at it and fell in love.
Back up on the main entry level are three bedrooms including the master, with ensuite, built-in robes and attached study that could double as a nursery or be converted to a huge dressing room. The other two double bedrooms have built-in robes and share a family bathroom, and all three bedrooms have ceiling fans.
A formal dining room on this level is large enough to be used as another living room. It leads to the kitchen and meals area which looks over the family room and also enjoys the reserve views.
Up on the top level are two more huge bedrooms - both with polished floors and built-in robes - another family bathroom and a quiet reading or music area opening to an upstairs balcony bathed in sunlight.
There are also all the other features you want in a family home: generous storage, ducted heating evaporative cooling and split-system airconditioning, security system, water tanks and automated dripper watering system for the gardens.
- Exclusive, sought after Damper Creek Reserve location
- Private, parklike surrounds
- Flexible floor plan
- Walking distance to Mt Waverley Secondary College
- Multiple living areas
- Five bedrooms, three bathrooms, study
