16 Aberfeldy Avenue, Woodville

Extended to make the Australian summer a poolside dream, this tightly-held Gentleman's Bungalow hosts a crowd like few can and gives every mood, occasion, family member and passion its rightful place on a vast plot facing one of Woodville most beautiful streets.

Leadlight, intricate ceiling plasterwork and original timber floors give the bungalow its distinguished introduction, lining a central hallway that draws you from the generous proportions of its original rooms to the open invitation of its rear addition.

A second living room gives movie nights, visiting friends or a quiet hour with a book their own setting, four double bedrooms give the family room to grow, and an externally accessed office lets a business have its own front door.

The private main bedroom, complete with walk-in robe and ensuite, offers a peaceful retreat where winding down feels just as inviting as turning in.

Then the home opens right up, trading the intimacy of its original rooms for an expansive rear living zone with the pool waiting at the end of the view.

The kitchen stretches alongside it in a sweep of finger-grip 2-pac cabinetry, Caesarstone and warm Blackwood detailing, gathering everyone at a three-metre island.

Dual AEG ovens, a 900mm induction cooktop and integrated rangehood bring precision to the preparation, while the butler's pantry gives appliances and the aftermath their own place out of sight.

Even the work niche knows when to disappear, folding neatly behind doors when homework gives way to dinner.

Through timber-framed glazing, the covered alfresco takes the gathering outside, where built-in speakers set the soundtrack and gas and water provisions await an outdoor kitchen.

The pool's solar heating stretches the swimming season well beyond February and a vast shade sail keeps the hot midday sun off little noses and shoulders.

Across the water, the games room makes a destination of the far end of the block, pairing space for a snooker table with a kitchenette and a breakfast bar looking back over the pool.

Drive-through access from the double carport to a three-phase-powered rear shed gives cars, tools and more consuming hobbies their own territory, rounding out a home that has considered far more than its bedroom count.

Let someone else host occasionally, with NNQ and Banca bringing dinner to Woodville Road. Nearby schools, St Clair's sporting grounds and trains towards the city and Grange make the setting as accommodating as the home, whether the diary calls for school shoes, swimmers or a table for two. The search is over.

The details:

• Four double bedrooms with built-in robes and ceiling fans
• Primary bedroom with ensuite and walk in robe
• Versatile office with independent external entry
• Ceiling heights of approximately 3.1 metres
• Designer 2-pac kitchen with finger-grip cabinetry, dual AEG ovens, 900mm induction cooktop and remote-controlled integrated rangehood and butler's pantry
• Concealed work niche with built-in shelving
• Two bathrooms, including main with underfloor heating and remote-controlled strip lighting
• Four toilets
• Tiled concrete pool with solar heating and ozone filtration
• Separate poolside games room with kitchenette and breakfast bar
• Built-in alfresco speakers and gas and water provisions for an outdoor kitchen
• Double carport with panel-lift door and drive-through access to rear shedding
• Three-phase power to the shed
• Off-street garaging and parking for approximately four to five vehicles
• Reverse-cycle air conditioning
• 3.5KW solar system
• Approximately 18,900 litres of rainwater storage connected to the house
• Hunter automatic garden watering
• Wired security system and video intercom
• NBN connection
• Woodville Road dining nearby, including NNQ and Banca, for evenings off kitchen duty.
• Woodville Railway Station within walking reach, with connections to the city and Grange.
• St Clair's playground, sporting facilities and recreation centre close by
• Woodville Primary nearby, with Woodville High a short trip away in St Clair