1/6 Hoddle Gardens, Ainslie, ACT 2602

This enchanting two bedroom home has been beautifully restored and occupies a celebrated position within historic Hoddle Gardens. Original details such as high ceilings, picture rails, brass fixtures have been kept, alongside thoughtful modern updates that feel effortlessly in-keeping with the era. A deep North facing front veranda takes every advantage of the picturesque locale, provides plenty of space for lounging and dining, and drinks in the vintage plum trees that dot the central parkland.

The home is seeded within all the charms of old Ainslie and delivers a winning combo of idyllic village life and inner city convenience. It is an easy stroll to the bustling local shops and the walking trails that traverse Mt Ainslie. A cornucopia of restaurants, bars and café's beckon within the nearby Braddon hub and it is a stone's throw to the CBD. 

The charming home is finished in textured render, topped with a terracotta tiled roof and sits pretty behind cottage gardens that teem with lavender, sea daises, white standard roses. The veranda and its crisp white timber railing, wraps around the corner of the house, providing a generosity of space…think relaxed weekends lunching with friends beneath the cooling ceiling fans. From here you step down to a terrace which has a wonderful, secluded feel with its high garden walls. To one side, a shared driveway ushers past green walls to a single garage, neatly tucked away behind the house. 

Polished hardwood floors gleam golden underfoot as light falls through new double-glazed casement windows. There is a welcoming foyer and a lovely circular sweep that connects living, dining and kitchen. The original hearth and mantle is set with a gas fireplace for gathering on cool winter nights. Large windows frame the park and gorgeous art deco glass pendant lights lend and ambient evening glow. There is a vibe – gentle and considered with an invitational call to slow, reflective living.

The kitchen is all soulful charm combined with effortless modern efficiency. Speckled stone worktops, porcelain recessed sink, provincial cabinetry coalesce with an artful splash of tessellated tiles. There is an integrated dishwasher and a gorgeous belling cooker in buttery cream. The adjacent laundry opens directly to outside and provides quick rear access from the garage. 

A slender hallway is a natural gallery for hanging art and home to a large linen closet with beautifully preserved vintage handles. The master bedroom is generous enough to house an office nook, has a built-in-robe and a lovely ensuite bathroom. Bedroom two floats you among the autumnal trees, the endless green space of the park. There is a wall of built-in-robes and easy access to the family bathroom with its relaxing bathtub. Both bathrooms are finished in a simple scheme of white on white with delightful pops of honeycomb mosaics in a mix of deep blue-greys.  

The house is situated in Hoddle Gardens, a circular loop street designed around a central parkland, historically significant as part of Griffin's famous garden city design. Pristinely quiet and brilliantly close to Ainslie shops, well-loved for Edgar's Gastro pub and the award-winning IGA, the home is also close to the walking and biking trails of Mt Ainslie Reserve. A stone's throw from the independent eateries, shops and bars of the dynamic Dickson and Braddon precincts, the home serves up a wonderful urban lifestyle while steeped in the other worldly refuge of village life. Close to transport including light rail, providing fast links to all of Canberra, the home is also convenient to many good schools including the ANU. It is a mere 5 minutes to the CBD by car or 30 minute walk.



.features
.beautiful two bedroom cottage in leafy Ainslie
.north facing
.coveted locale within historic Hoddle Gardens overlooking parkland and vintage blossom trees
.textural rough trowelled form with terracotta roof and deep wrap around veranda
.pretty front gardens and privately fenced alfresco terrace
.shared driveway edged with green walls and swinging around to a single garage with auto-door
.beautifully renovated and light filled
.front veranda with two ceiling fans and spaces for lounging and dining 
.entry foyer
.high ceilings and picture rails
.polished hardwood timber floors
.double glazed casement windows 
.front living room combined dining space with original hearth and mantle set with gas fireplace
.RC split system heating and cooling to dining area
.renovated kitchen with stone worktops, banks of white cabinetry, integrated dishwasher, belling cooker with five burner gas hob and rangehood
.adjacent laundry with direct access to outside 
.generous master bedroom with built in robe and gorgeous ensuite bathroom
.RC split system to master bedroom
.second bedroom overlooking the park with built-in-robe
.beautifully renovated family bathroom with bathtub
.linen closet with original hardware
.ducted gas heating
.ceiling fans
.coveted inner north locale on quiet loop street within historic Hoddle Gardens
.close to local shops, a variety of schools, Braddon, Dickson, and the CBD


FINE DETAILS (all approximate):
 
Land size: 342.8 m2 
Build size: 92m2 (approx.)
Deck Size: 42 m2 (approx.)
EER: 3.0
 
Build year: 1940
 
Rates: $3,907.65 pa
Land tax: $5,460.45 pa (investors only)
UV: $516,000 (2024)

Rental opinion: $700 - $750 pw

Shared insurance: 1/6 Hoddle pays a 40% share of the common property insurance in accordance with the unit entitlements equating to 
$788.67 per year