2 Athlone Road GLENDOWIE, Auckland City

This solid brick and tile family home definitely comes under the often looked for, seldom found' category. Wonderfully private with stone walls, hedges and wooden palisades, this warm and inviting home presents well from the street. Once inside you are in a sunny and comfortable environment, perfect for family living.

This lovely home has three-bedrooms and one bathroom with two extra toilets (one in the pool shed outside). With polished wood floors, the open-plan TV room and kitchen lead into the lounge and dining area which has a gas fireplace for winter cosiness. There is also a study nook, the perfect office space.

Built in the 1950's, this house has all the attributes of that era, being extremely well-built with a well-established garden on a 796m level section with the added advantage of an in-ground swimming pool, and an orchard with mature grapefruit, plum, apple, orange, lemon and feijoa trees. There is even a grapevine for budding winemakers!

Believe it or not, you are only fifteen minutes' walk to trendy St Helier's village with its attendant boutique shops and all other amenities and, of course, its beautiful beach and playground. This really is the family home you have been looking for, zoned for Churchill Park School and Glendowie College which are both within walking distance.