Fantastic Corner Site, Super Close to the Surf Club, Seconds to Sand & Waves, Quiet Spot, One Owner Family Home, Livable Now but Ripe for Renovation!
At the amazing age of 101, our owner is only just now going into a nursing home, which gives you a clue about how much he loved living here and how good the sea air and ocean lifestyle was him.
Within easy strolling distance of the Surf Club and on the flat, there’s very little passing traffic and even though you’re really close to the sand and waves, here you don’t have cars roaring past your door on the way to the beach, or over flow beach car parking either.
In fact it’s a lovely quiet and friendly street, with great neighbours and it’s not slap bang on the highway!
Ripe for renovation, a new beach house reality awaits you, with a little cosmetic surgery, here you can achieve a charming beach cottage for far less expense than a knockdown/ re-build nearby and you can move in immediately and not pay rent elsewhere, or have to wait for 1 to 3 years time for a finished build!
Selling for less than we sold 2 nearby two bedroom cottages for, one of which was bought to bulldoze, this property is nice and square, with great bones, making it worthy of renovating and easy to give a face lift to, without blowing the budget.
In fact, the old girl would have been quite the classy act in her day and she will come up a treat with a little love and a bit of spit and polish!
Decorative cornices feature and underneath the old carpet, timber floorboards lie in wait of being re-discovered, there’s even a chance they’re polished and good to go.
Well built, this home isn’t just another old fishing shack with add on after add on.
In fact a good paint job inside and a change of floor coverings would see this beach babe good to go, either to rent out or move in.
Offering 3 plus bedrooms, with free flowing living that runs from front to back, with an open style big and functional timber kitchen that overlooks the backyard and the living.
With not 1, but 2 bathrooms, like the kitchen, all 3 would have been upgraded in the late 90s or early 2000s, so they’re all in great condition and really presentable, perfect for tenants, or you to happily use, until your ready to reno.
Set up for travel and fun on the water, there’s a terrific old big garage, perfect for locking up your tools and your kayak, your tinnie and your jetski, with a super tall double carport out front, purpose built to take a caravan or decent size fishing boat, with your 4 wheel drive and roof racks, plus a tinnie on top, a cinch to keep under cover too.
These owners knew how to live and they loved life on the beach, The Channel and The Lake, but they also enjoyed loved their touring around Oz too.
They raised a family here, but stayed on for years as empty nesters, givng you some insight into just how dear to them this family home is and was and just how special life in this surrounded by water location has been …
– Super quiet street, great neighbours, 300m to sand, easy stroll to food & coffee
– Enjoys fantastic Nor-Easterly sea breezes, in summer & sunny winter mornings
– Dead flat, you can very easily walk, ride, skate & scoot to everywhere from here
– Terrific North facing roofed back deck, chase sun or shade, as it suits you
– Delight in an ale or 2 & that beautiful sea breeze on hot summer afternoons
– Enjoy your morning coffee as the sun rises over the ocean & warms your bones
– Step inside & appreciate easy free flowing open style living off a quality kitchen
– The big open style timber kitchen enjoys outlooks to the deck, backyard & living
– Throw some white paint at it & you’ll have a Hamptons feel kitchen until you reno
– Love that the living is already open to the kitchen & flows from the front to back
– Be impressed by 3 great size bedrooms & a bonus sunroom, office or nursery
– The second bathroom is located behind the lovely big bedroom with sunroom
– So it would be a very easy mini reno to turn this bathroom into your new ensuite
– Also off the living, but in the other direction is the bedrooms & bathroom wing
– Ceiling fans catch the breeze & feature in the living, all 3 bedrooms & sunroom
– Timber floorboards lie in wait under the old carpet & may even be polished
– A quick sand & matte modern fiunish would add to the beach feel cottage look
– Freshly painted white, the inside will come up a treat, setting off the floorboards
– Expect plentiful off-street parking & generous on the grounds storage as well
– An extensive driveway leads to a very high double carport for your van or boat
– The massive old school shed will garage your cars, tinnie or jet ski & tools too
– Like the deck, the private backyard enjoys summer sea breezes & winter sun
– There’s even a wonderful old very established mango tree for shade & yummy fruit
– The perfect size, it’s not too big or too small, so it’s quick to mow with room to play
With beachside suburbs in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie not getting any less popular or cheaper, take advantage of this slower market and buy while you can still afford to live beachside just an hour from Hornsby and half an hour from Newcastle!
Who wouldn’t be happy being lulled to sleep by the sound of the surf and waking up every morning just seconds from the sand and nine miles of amazing beach to surf, swim, fish, walk, run and 4 wheel-drive, where for the most part, your puppy is still welcome?
This is beachside freedom, the likes of which you’ve probably never experienced and it’s one of very few beaches left, within easy striking distance of Sydney where you and your kids can camp and fish overnight with the family dog in tow.
With so much natural beauty on tap, stunning Lake Macquarie is just a bike ride away, with beautiful Pelican foreshore and Naru Beach great options too, when you want a break from the surf, but still crave sand and salt-water swimming, boating and jet skiing.
A water lover’s paradise, Blacksmiths has its own boat ramp and quick access to deep sea fishing and wave jumping, with big fishing boats able to launch straight into The Channel with no need to wait for the bridge.
Granny’s pool at Blacksmiths is a pram ride away and offers a great place to take the toddlers, with no waves and plenty of sand to play on.
Beyond its plentiful natural beauty attributes, day to day, the important stuff is also on tap, like great coffee, stroll from home dinner and drinks at your friendly and fully renovated local, with its amazing summer and winter outdoor dining experience.
Terrific plant-based cafe, traditional pizza, fish and chips, yoga, hardware, post office, hairdresser, butcher, doctor, chemist, mini market are all just seconds from home, with Coles and Woolies just a few minutes’ drive away at Swansea.
If you’re not already sold on the location then you’re hard to please, but how about we throw in a magnificent oceanfront golf course, recreational aviation for the dare devils and sailing all 5 minutes’ drive from here!
Just 300m to a quiet sandy beach access track, you’re within very easy striking distance of the Surf Club and the safety of patrolled surf, without being so close that you cop all the people, car parking and traffic.
Be on the sand in seconds, head left with the dog and walk all the way to Redhead if you’re feeling energetic or turn right and take the kids or grandkids for a swim between the flags, no matter what your preference you will love living or weekending here.
Unfortunately a drive by won’t tell you much about the home, as 2 big conifers tend to hide it from the street, perfect for anyone who values their privacy, but not so good for agents trying to show off the home.
The conifers were special gifts, the owners received when they were young and new to the Blacksmiths and moving into the property, so they have always been reluctant to trim, or chop them down, and they liked the extra privacy and the theory that friends and family should always come to the back door and strangers should be discouraged, so hiding the front door wasn’t such a bad idea.
If you have the same values, keep them, if you like a clean open front yard, then let us know, as we are willing to consider taking them out for the right buyers …
So are you our right buyers?
