8 Balliol Drive, Tawa

Families wanting a warm, spacious, superbly-presented home close to Redwood School won't believe everything this five-bedroom opportunity offers on the doorstep of bush walks and mountain biking trails. It epitomises family-friendly living in a quiet street with plenty of space for you to entertain while the kids have fun inside and out. Features include:

- Five double-bedrooms, including the versatility of using one as a study and another as a guest or teenager's bedroom separate from the bedroom wing

- Separate living and dining with wraparound views and sun from early in the morning until late in the day

- Bonus of a downstairs rumpus room that opens to the garden: perfect for a games or media room, children's lounge or even working from home away from the rest of the household

- Meticulously maintained, from the new heat pump in the lounge that complements the HRV system, to the recently remodelled kitchen for effortless family living and entertaining, to brand new showers in the two modern bathrooms

- Seamless indoor-outdoor flow to two decks: one off the lounge, the other off the kitchen that overlooks a terraced garden with lemon and mandarin trees, a shed and even a pocket of native bush where the kids can play

- Near the entrance to a safe, peaceful cul-de-sac close to schools, walkways and cycle trails with easy access to the motorway for commuting north or south

Add an internal double-garage, two car parks and a picturesque garden entrance with stone walls, it's no wonder this wonderful home is being offered for sale for just the first time in 22 years. If you want to enjoy it for just as long, don't miss Sunday's viewing.

Source of information: Property Guru, Nexus, Wellington City Council (non-verified)