Newington 42 Waller Avenue
Newington Beauty
Bordered by Gillies, Sturt, Pleasant and Winter street, Newington is one of the more popular inner suburbs due to its proximity to Lake Wendouree, private and public schools, recreational land (including Victoria Park) and its convenience to the city, dining and shopping outlets.
Positioned virtually to the centre of the suburb, this home also benefits from Urquhart Park Primary School directly across the road along with public transport and open park land within walking distance.
Built with brick and constructed post war, this home still holds onto the character and charm of its era with; timber trims, textured carpet, built in robes and with interconnected living areas a move towards open planning.
Well designed and very comfortable for family living, this property provides three good size bedrooms with built in robes, along with a family bathroom (recently uplifted), a separate toilet and independent laundry creating a little further privacy and storage.
The living area is temperature controlled via central heating along with air conditioning and a gas heater. External sun blinds add a little extra to the thermal benefits, while wide eaves also provide passive solar building return.
The kitchen is positioned and designed perfectly to prepare meals with ease, while also offering the opportunity to create your own lift with views to the rear yard and connection with dining area and living zone.
The single lock up garage to the side is flanked by a garden shed and an open fronted shed, while a further carport is connected to the rear of the home to offer extra parking space and vehicle protection off the street.
Neatly bordered by established trees and shrubs, this 678m2 allotment is ideal for retirees or first home buyers along with the opportunity for investors or a handyman to expand the floorplan or just give it a little 21st century lift.
Currently leased at $320 per week (until July 2017), this property is worthy of your inspection, simply to feel the family orientated neighbourhood in which it stands.
Get to know Newington
Newington is a residential suburb immediately west of Ballarat central and south of Lake Wendouree. It was gazetted as a place name in 1998. Newington is notable for Victoria Park, Ballarat's largest open parkland which features numerous sporting grounds connected by grand avenues of conifers and oaks as well as some wetlands and lakes.