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A rooftop garden provides natural insulation.

You could be forgiven for having a limited understanding of the energy efficiency of your home.

Eyes glaze over at the mention of R3.5 wall insulation, 2.5kW systems and a 6-star energy rating.

We’ve unpacked energy ratings to make then more accessible, as buyers increasingly look at ways to save money in the home and look after the planet as well.

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Solar panels can significantly reduce power bills.

The Victorian Residential Efficiency Scorecard rates homes on a scale from 1 to 10 stars, based on the average yearly cost to power a home.

A 1-star house costs $5319 each year, while a 10-star home feeds energy back into the grid, actually earning $222 every year for its owners.

Melbourne’s average rating is 3 stars, at an annual cost of $1773.

The Nationwide House Energy Rating Scheme (NatHERS) is expected to release a new model soon that integrates the statewide scorecard with its own, which is used to rate new builds.

The director of energy rating assessment company Ephe, Cal Forsyth, said installation of solar was a “prime example” of an effective way to improve a house’s energy efficiency.

He said changing light bulbs and shower heads, sealing chimneys and air vents, and weatherproofing doors and windows were cost-effective initiatives that would also reduce running costs.

Thermal mass walls can help regulate temperatures inside.

This house at 8 Olivette Ave, Upper Ferntree Gully was designed with energy efficiency in mind.

Wall and ceiling insulation with high thermal resistance are also critical energy savers.

Many older homes have little to no insulation, letting heat escape through the roof and walls and reducing the property’s capacity to regulate temperature.

Mr Forsyth said the public was increasingly recognising the value of high energy efficiency as both a cost cutter and value adder.

The Upper Ferntree Gully home has an indoor garden.

“People are becoming aware and I think they’re finding previously unknown value in their existing dwellings,” he said.

“You can actually retrofit and increase the value of a property with energy efficient upgrades, whereas some of the modern high-ceiling properties that people thought were of high value are not so much anymore when you’re looking at energy efficiency.”

Victorian Residential Efficiency Scorecard

Star rating, annual power cost

10 stars, $222

9 stars, $0

8 stars, $266

7 stars, $532

6 stars, $798

5 stars, $1064

4 stars, $1330

3 stars, $1773

2 stars, $3546

1 star, $5319

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A FAMILY looking to escape Melbourne snapped up a Gold Coast property within 36 hours of it hitting the market.

The interstate buyers, who could not physically inspect the property, relied on videos to make their decision before paying $2.225 million for the four-bedder at 43 Petrel Ave, Mermaid Beach.

43 Petrel Ave, Mermaid Beach sold within 36 hours of hitting the market.

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It is the highest price ever paid for a property on Petrel Ave.

“The buyers are a Melbourne family who are planning to move up in January,” said Kollosche’s Eoghan Murphy, who is marketing the property with Troy Dowker.

“The owners did everything to make sure the property was ready to sell.

“And with our marketing we make sure we get everything we need so if someone in Sydney or Melbourne was buying it, it’s an easy process – we have videos, a 3D walk through, valuations, building and pest – everything they would need to make a final decision without stepping inside the property.”

A Melbourne family will call 43 Petrel Ave, Mermaid Beach home from 2021.

The property, described as a “tropical retreat”, includes a floorplan that brings the outdoors in.

The interior includes merbau timber flooring, crisp white walls, soaring high ceilings and large windows.

A northeast facing deck is accompanied by a sparkling pool – perfect for year-round entertaining.

“It’s in one of the best spots on Petrel Ave,” Mr Murphy said.

Inside 43 Petrel Ave which sold for a street record.

Mr Murphy said the Gold Coast continued to be the city of choice for southerners.

“Everyone wants to get to the Gold Coast at the moment,” he said.

“The way the world is going people realise they don’t need to be in Sydney or Melbourne, they can work remotely. And where else would you want to be?”

43 Petrel Ave, Mermaid Beach brings the outdoors in.

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14 Mirimar Avenue, Bronte, is shooting for the suburb price record.

It’s less than two months since the Bronte house price record was smashed with a $17.9m sale, now the co-founder of healthcare provider GenesisCare, Dan Collins, is aiming to go one better.

Collins’s five-bedroom, four-bathroom home with a five-car garage at 14 Mirimar Avenue his hit the market for September 12 auction via Phillips Pantzer Donnelley principal Alexander Phillips. It’s understood he has a guide of $18m to $20m.

Collins only bought the home four years ago, paying $14.5m.

But if anything’s going to beat the price that green energy entrepreneur Carl Prins and his wife, Kate, paid in Gardyne Ave on July 7 in an off-market deal — also through Phillips — this is it.

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A lift whisks you up to each of the three levels from the five-car garage.

This house has the best views in Bronte.

This truly is a special home, with far superior views than the Gardyne St property.

Both homes have five bedrooms and four bathrooms and are designer residences with ocean views, though this has a five car-garage rather than two and looks to be a cut-above in design terms and features along with the views.

It was previously owned by Peter Scutt — founder and CEO of Mable, an online service to help the aged or disabled find support workers — and his wife, Nadia Jacob, the founder and director of CrEight, which specialises in residential design.

The previous owners converted an old apartment block into this magnificent home.

The heated mineral pool is bathed in northerly sunshine.

They rebuilt an old apartment block — bought for $3m in 2013 — to create this incredible new home that was snapped up by Collins in an off-market deal via Pauline Goodyer of Goodyer, who’s now selling Scutt and Jacob’s next home in 22 Thompson Street with a $14m-$15m guide.

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The Mirimar Avenue home is a custom-built residence on a vantage point between Bronte and Tamarama beaches, with views across the full sweep of the beach and the ocean horizon to Mackenzies Bay.

Built by award-winning Master Builder Mardini Constructions, it offers the latest in home technology with level lift access from the garage to all three levels.

Picture postcard views.

Outdoor dining doesn’t get any better.

Walls of glass maximise the ocean vista. The super-stylish interiors are by Amy Sharma of The Design Spot.

The top floor is devoted to living and leads out to a poolside entertainer’s haven, with heated mineral pool, bathed in northerly sunshine.

Sleeping accommodation includes four bedrooms on one level and a self-contained lower level apartment. The private master retreat has a dressing room and a stunning ensuite that includes an Italian bathtub with a view.

A five-car garage is a rare find.

Enough room for 720 bottles in the temperature-controlled wine cellar.

Other highlights are the nine-metre terraces that extend from three levels; the wide oak floorboards; and an aether marble kitchen with butler’s pantry, Wolf dual fuel range and Subzero fridges.

The four luxurious bathrooms have underfloor heating, Gessi appointments and heated towel rails.

There’s also C-Bus lighting, sound and airconditioning, electric blinds and a temperature-controlled wine cellar for 720 bottles.

It’s only 150 metres to the sand, sea and surf.

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Sprawling lifestyle properties in regional areas drew the eyes of Australian property seekers in the first half of 2020, dominating a new list of the most viewed homes in the country.

Search activity data from realestate.com.au has reinforced the trend of prospective buyers looking outside of the big cities amid the COVID-19 pandemic, with secluded bush settings, coastal retreats and metropolitan mansions appearing high on wishlists.

A grand sandstone manor in Sydney’s Hills Shire attracted nearly 300,000 views, with property seekers no doubt impressed by its size and facilities, including six bedrooms, eight bathrooms and enough space to park up to 61 cars.

This sandstone beauty in Dural attracted almost 300,000 views. Picture: realestate.com.au/buy

Spanning 2.23ha, 50 Carters Road in Dural features business and residential zoning and has a 14-car garage, separate one-bedroom guest cottage and a media production studio space.

Listing agent Megan MacKay, from Ray White Frenchs Forest, said buyers were attracted to the property’s high level of amenity and its self-contained nature, among nature.

“We’re still seeing strong volume of interest, particularly from family groups who have the ability to work from home and are looking for community living,” Ms MacKay said. “They also like the aesthetic, the infrastructure and the quality of the build.”

Also in New South Wales, a tropical oasis in the Northern Rivers region made Australians swoon with its palm-tree setting and coastal-chic styling.

House hunters could not resist this slice of paradise in Bangalow. Picture: realestate.com.au/sold

Set on a 1,344sqm land holding with four bedrooms, a pool, studio, fire pit and loft, 6 Burrawan Place in Bangalow presented a fantasy hideaway for social distancing during the early days of isolation. This translated into a sale in April.

Nerida Conisbee, chief economist at realestate.com.au, said the unusual landscape of the coronavirus pandemic has affected the type of property and location home buyers want.

She said areas such as the Central Coast and Southern Highlands of New South Wales had regularly appeared in search activity this year, as well as Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula.

“It appears that during COVID-19, affordability may be of less importance to property buyers in regional areas and that lifestyle factors are becoming more important,” Ms Conisbee said.

“People are perhaps looking for bigger places to live and aren’t currently tied to a central workplace.”

Homes in New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland and South Australia featured in the list of top 10 most viewed listings, attracting the highest number of views on realestate.com.au between January and the end of June 2020.

The one property listing to buck the ‘lifestyle’ trend surprisingly claimed the top spot: a ‘renovator’s dream’ in North Gosford, featuring a comical promotional video from the selling agent that went viral.

Here are the 10 most popular homes for sale in Australia in 2020:

1. 1 Linden Street, North Gosford NSW

While the house itself is nothing to write home about, some tongue-in-cheek marketing from Gittoes agent, Richard Faulkner certainly drew in the views – more than 330,000 to be specific.

1 Linden St, Gosford North is a true renovator’s delight. Picture: realestate.com.au/buy

In a video tour of 1 Linden St, Mr Faulker described the four-bedroom house as having a “mould splashback” and “one-of-a-kind stained carpet”, with holes in the walls simply the previous tenants “starting the demolition process”.

The home went to auction on 22 August and sold for $535,000 – $85,000 above the $450,000 guide.

2. 50 Carters Road, Dural NSW

The luxury six-bedroom residence presents a range of opportunities for lifestyle and business, with a raft of resort-style features.

It is for sale by expressions of interest.

50 Carters Rd, Dural was the second most viewed listing in Australia since January. Picture: realestate.com.au/buy

3. 6 Burrawan Place, Bangalow NSW

Spanning 1,344sqm, the stunning lifestyle property in Bangalow was snapped up by a lucky buyer in April.

This Bangalow home attracted plenty of attention. Picture: realestate.com.au/sold

4. 25 Paperbark Drive, Pokolbin NSW

Another dreamy country escape, this Hamptons-style home in the Hunter Valley has captured imaginations with its high-end design and expansive grounds.

This Hamptons-style home in Pokolbin has impressed. Picture: realestate.com.au/buy

The five-bedroom home at 25 Paperbark Drive in Pokolbin is on the market by expressions of interest.

5. 446 Maleny-Kenilworth Road, Witta QLD

Coming in at number five was this charming, renovated 1920s Queenslander on the Sunshine Coast, set on a whopping 4,000sqm.

This cottage in Witta, Queensland, is one of the most viewed listings in Australia. Picture: realestate.com.au/buy

The beautifully presented interiors and gardens of this Witta cottage made an impression and it is now under offer.

6. 32 Avenel Gardens Road, Medindie SA

One of the few properties on the list in a central location, this renovated period villa in Adelaide has breathtaking interiors that design-lovers, well, loved.

This striking Medindie home made the top 10. Picture: realestate.com.au/buy

Impressive both inside and out, the four-bedroom Medindie home is now under contract.

7. 215 Clarke Street, Northcote VIC

This spectacular Federation Queen Anne home in Melbourne’s north has been snapped up – but not before hitting more than 130,000 views.

The circa 1912 home on Clarke Street in Northcote sold in May for $3.6 million.

215 Clarke St, This Northcote home is an ode to the past. Picture: realestate.com.au/sold

8. 12 Watson Street, Camp Hill QLD

Another Hampton-style home in Brisbane’s prestigious Camp Hill, 12 Watson Street epitomises the popular coastal-luxe style.

This prestigious home in Camp Hill has a coastal-luxe vibe. Picture: realestate.com.au/sold

The stunning five-bedroom home sold in June for over $1.78 million.

9. 36 Jacksons Road, Mount Eliza VIC

Set in Mount Eliza’s Golden Mile, just metres from Port Phillip Bay, this five-bedroom mansion is clearly a dream for many Victorian property seekers, attracting more than 120,000 views. It is still on the market.

10. 14 Williams Road, Heathfield SA

One of the most unique listings in the top 10, this award-winning architectural masterpiece is definitely a looker. Located on 2.62ha in the Adelaide Hills, 14 Williams Road in Healthfield is a striking achievement – and still available.

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Greg Inglis has sold his Botany investment. Phil Hillyard

Retired NRL legend Greg Inglis continues to shuffle his property portfolio, with the sale of an investment property at Botany.

The former South Sydney Rabbitoh secured $911,000 for the two bedroom townhouse. His superannuation fund had bought it for $850,000 in 2015 when it had been a $640 a week rental.

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Inglis also sold a property in Coogee last August. Picture: Brett Costello

Inglis offloaded his former Coogee home for $2,475,000 in August last year. He had bought the Coogee semi after his move from Melbourne at the end of the 2010 season.

He paid $1.1 million for what was then a two-bedroom federation home and then transformed the property into a three-level, four-bedroom home, behind its period facade.

Inglis plans to come out of retirement next year. (AAP Image/Brendon Thorne)

The Kempsey-born star, who ­intends to come out of retirement for Warrington in next year’s UK Super League, appears on the ABC’s Australian Story on Monday addressing his challenges with mental health issues.

The 33-year-old reveals how he was gripped by alcoholism and ­depression whenever he was injured and then after his retirement.

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No. 1 Linden St at North Gosford has sold following a successful viral campaign.

A stripped-out house in North Gosford described by the agent as renovated “one punch at a time” sold at auction for $535,000 – a price reported to have left the seller in tears.

The four-bedroom house on Linden Street was in derelict condition because of a renovation that was begun but abandoned. There were holes in the walls and a mould-infestation in the kitchen.

Eleven bidders registered with Gittoes agent Richard Faulkner and Matt Gravas.

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The home has a few holes in the wall.

Mr Faulkner said he never expected the price to pass $500,000. He produced a tongue-in-cheek video for the property where he showed all of the problems. It went viral.

Realestate.com.au confirmed the ad was the most viewed listing on its portal in NSW so far this year, with more than 350,000 page views. The marketing video on YouTube racked up 100,000 views.

The strong result was some $85,000 above the $450,000 guide, which is roughly the same price as a typical apartment in the suburb.

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Bit of rubble to clean up.

More holes and a nice gap in floor.

Majority of buyers who inspected the property during the campaign expressed interest in undertaking a mini reno as opposed to a knock down rebuild. It was also a hit with first homebuyers looking to get into the market.

Sitting on 689sqm of land near the centre of Gosford, the property has overgrown gardens at the rear, a rusted shed and lots of rubbish tucked underneath the house.

Complete with a bespoke mouldy splashback, the kitchen has been partially renovated with modern appliances. The mouldy theme continues in the bathroom, where mould can be found on the ceiling and in the shower, but at least there is a roll of toilet paper.

The kitchen has a half completed renovation.

There is a mould problem in the kitchen.

The main bedroom has an “open plan ensuite” with a missing shower screen and the walk-in wardrobe is missing a door.

The timber deck is slowing falling apart after years of ignoring any upkeep, while some interior floorboards are missing completely.

Mr Gravas said the property fell into disrepair after the long-term owners moved away and left it to their kids.

Additional reporting Aidan Devine

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Pick of the bunch: No.488 Sandy Bay Road, Sandy Bay. Picture: SUPPLIED

A RIVERSIDE home in Sandy Bay has topped the charts as Tassie’s most expensive residential sale of the year.

No.488 Sandy Bay Rd in Sandy Bay was actually sold in late December but settled a couple of months later at $4.82 million, brining it into the 2020 club.

When it hit the market in summer, this superb property was expected to be one of the sales of the season. It certainly lived up to the prediction. And it is easy to see why.

The five-bedroom home boasts an understated grandeur as it stretches out across three waterside levels from its position on Sandy Bay’s lauded “Golden Mile”.

488 Sandy Bay Rd, Sandy Bay.

488 Sandy Bay Rd, Sandy Bay.

488 Sandy Bay Rd, Sandy Bay.

It has multiple formal and informal living and entertainment spaces — indoors and out — alongside a contemporary kitchen and luxurious bedroom accommodation.

Its master bedroom suite is pure opulence: from the wide views to the Juliet balcony, the abundant space to the five-star resort-style ensuite and wardrobing. And lets not overlook the fun to be found at the front of the home, a private boathouse with a boat ramp out into the Derwent River — perfect for a fisherman.

At a stich under $5 million, the sale is among the state’s largest on record. It is only eclipsed by Sentosa’s $6.5 million sale and an Ellerslie Rd apartment at $5.4 million. The record books also contain a $8.5 million sale but that was multiple houses and blocks.

ESI Property’s senior consultant Deb Stephens outside Beaumaris House, Battery Point.

The next best sale of the year so far was one of Tassie’s most significant, historic homes Beaumaris House. The Mercury understands that this epic 16-room three-storey 1870s Battery Point home was sold for $3.575 million.

It is known as the home of Mary Grant Roberts and the original site of the Beaumaris Zoo with links to exotic birds, Tassie devils and Tassie tigers. When the property first hit the market, there was a feeling that its size and stature might lend it to a commercial buyer.

Instead, it was sold to interstate purchasers who have moved to Tasmania and will write the next chapter of this heritage property’s story as their private family home.

64 Napoleon St, Battery Point.

12 Waterloo Crs, Battery Point.

104 Salamanca Pl, Battery Point.

Coming in at No.3 on the list was a Napoleon Street home that sold early in 2020 for $3 million and is a neighbour to Tassie’s top two sales of 2019. Large homes in this waterside address are always popular and No.64 Napoleon was no different with it barely lasting a fortnight on the market before finding its next custodian.

A glance through the current Top 10 sales reveals a southern bias, and two suburbs in particular dominates more than half of the list: Sandy Bay and Battery Point. Prices have been strong in recent years in Sandy Bay’s neighbouring suburb Taroona; it scored to spots in the top sales chart alongside homes in Bellerive on the Eastern Shore and city fringe suburb Mount Stuart.

Hobart’s median house price has been hovering around the $500,000 mark in recent years following the most recent market boom.

However, the plush homes on this list show prices in the top end of town are at least four times the median and often far more.

That is Tattslotto win level money for most people, but hey, it is fun to daydream.

Top end of town, 2020’s biggest sales:

$4.82 million: 488 Sandy Bay Rd, Sandy Bay (Charlotte Peterswald for Property)

$3.575 million: 7-13 Newcastle St, Battery Point (EIS Property)

$3 million: 64 Napoleon St, Battery Point (Charlotte Peterswald for Property)

$2.45 million: 12 Waterloo Crs, Battery Point (Charlotte Peterswald for Property)

$2.3 million: 104 Salamanca Pl, Battery Point (St Andrews Estate Agents)

$2.3 million: 8 Toorak Ave, Mount Stuart (Nest Property)

$2.06 million: 10 Utiekah Dr, Taroona (Knight Frank)

$2.05 million: 2 Sayer Crs, Sandy Bay (PRD Hobart)

$2.016 million: 40 Flinders Esp, Taroona (Knight Frank)

$2 million: 15 Victoria Esp, Bellerive (Fall Real Estate)

Source: realestate.com.au

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Sir Ron Brierley has sold in Elizabeth Bay.

The now retired corporate raider Sir Ron Brierley has sold an Elizabeth Bay investment apartment off market.

Despite his tight circle, word was out within two days of its settlement that he had secured $4.215m for the 14th floor Encore apartment.

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A look inside the Elizabeth Bay apartment.

Stunning views.

Sir Ron bought the two-storey apartment with ­Sylvia Olomany from the retailing entrepreneur Guy Russo for $2,375,000 in 2004.

The three bedroom, two bathroom apartment, in the Sebel Hotel redevelopment, has been sold to Monica Wight.

The north facing apartment comes with electronic blinds.

One of the three bedrooms.

Brierley retains a Point Piper harbourfront home bought from the late Hestia bra supremo Michael Hershon for $3.65 million in 1987.

He also has a holiday home at Great Mackerel Beach on Sydney’s Pittwater and a marina berth at ­Bobbin Head.

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COVID-19’s impact could be a property price stabilisation in Hobart.

FROM an extreme shortage of listings to the natural market downshift that follows a property boom cycle to the coronavirus, a huge range of factors have impacted Hobart’s property market in the past year.

And yet, median price growth in some southern Tassie suburbs simply cannot be derailed.

The Mercury has analysed realestate.com.au figures which reveal several locations that have recorded strong growth in the past 12 months compared to the same time of the previous year. Looking at houses and units separately, there were five suburbs where the annual median price growth for houses ranged from 18 per cent (Lewisham) up to 23.6 per cent (Clarendon Value). In the units sector, Battery Point led the charge with a whopping growth figure of 43.7 per cent across 28 sales while West Hobart’s median jumped up by 30.9 per cent.

Real Estate Institute of Tasmania president Mandy Welling.

Real Estate Institute of Tasmania president Mandy Welling said with affordability in and around the Hobart CBD becoming further out of reach, it was not surprising to see considerable growth of house sale prices in areas such as Primrose Sands, Dodges Ferry and Lewisham.

Mandy said ever increasing markets like Hobart in recent years will see buyers branch further out into the suburbs and consider a commute for the sake of affordability and value for money.

“These wonderful coastal communities offer exactly that,” she said. “The statistics from realestate.com.au show some considerable increases, which was a nice surprise, especially for those who already own real estate in these suburbs.”

Mandy said the sale prices of units in inner city regions like Battery Point, Mount Stuart and West Hobart reflect a robust and confident marketplace. “The most impressive figure here would be an almost 50 per cent increase in the value of a unit in Battery Point,” she said.

While some suburbs grew, others saw the median price decline over the past year, such as North Hobart and Forcett houses (-7.6 per cent and -7.8 per cent) alongside units in South Hobart and Moonah (-19.8 per cent and -5.2 per cent).

With regards to the suburbs displaying declines, Mandy said there was not anything to be concerned about. “Looking at the top five unit and house suburbs, the majority of those percentages are quite low in the range of -3 per cent to -7.8 per cent,” she said. “The standout here was the -19.8 per cent decline in South Hobart area, but I think we are all confident this is not a true reflection of the activity in the area now.”

realestate.com.au chief economist Nerida Conisbee.

Chief economist at realestate.com.au Nerida Conisbee said while COVID-19 will “probably” lead to prices stabilising or coming backward in Hobart, this was not necessarily a bad thing. “We often celebrate price growth but sometimes it is better to be stable than booming,” she said. “I think that is probably what will happen in Hobart, improved stability.

“It is interesting that Tasmania still has such an imbalance in supply and demand, however we have not seen a drop off in activity on the site, which you might expect.”

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If you think lockdown is tough, this Brisbane home will have you climbing the walls – literally – except it’s lots of fun.

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The owners got Smith Architects to overhaul the 1980s house.

The home at 22 Ellesmere Street, Yeronga, sits on a 405sq m block and has three bedrooms, two bathrooms and a double garage. But this is not your average suburban home, with the property having its own in-built adventure.

Agent Jane Elvin of LJ Hooker Annerley-Yeronga listed the property as “one of a kind”.

Smith Architects designed the extension and renovation of the property four years ago, describing it on their site as “adventurous living”.

The climbing wall embraces the owners’ love of mountaineering.

“A client with a love of mountain sports and a growing family formed the foundation for this adventurous transformation and extension,” Smith Architects said of the home.

“The trust the client had in our design process allowed us to experiment with an internal climbing wall and a complete reorientation of the house which closely reflected their priorities.”

“The entry sequence through a series of contrasting enclosed and open space take guests on a unique journey before arriving at the rear private living spaces.”

Ms Elvin said “adventurous this home certainly is” with the climbing wall feature in the family zone.

Concrete floors keep the home low maintenance.

“If a love of climbing is not your style, don’t let that stop you from inspecting as the climbing wall could be removed to create a double height living room that will blend beautifully with the rest of the home.”

But she said “the little kids and big kids can enjoy the climbing wall still feeling connected to the home and outdoor activities”.

Stunning use of wood and glass to bring the outdoors in.

“This wall as mentioned can be removed which will enlarge this room, or you can leave as a feature as it is sure to be a focal point and a larger than life art piece on the wall.”

She said the home would suit young couples, established families and downsizers alike.

“It is certainly something special with or without the climbing wall. Not only a stunning home, but located in a highly sought after, prestige residential street of Yeronga with a North South aspect.”

Yeronga is just 5km from the Brisbane CBD.

Room to run and play at the back too.

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