It’s a challenge for anyone who lives in or near Australia’s capital cities: Do you live where you want to, or close enough to work that your commute is manageable? It’s a difficult balancing act, but also the reason why homes such as 31 Rendlesham Avenue, Mount Eliza, are so popular as properties that deliver natural beauty in spades, without being too far from the heart of Melbourne.
As you’d expect off the back of the pandemic and the brave new world of working from home, property prices in Mount Eliza performed well since the start of the decade. Across the Mornington Peninsula, prices increased 14.7% in the year before March of 2022, but in Mount Eliza, that number soared to 25.2% as hundreds flocked out of the inner suburbs and towards the crisp air of Port Phillip Bay.
The modest cabin at 31 Rendlesham Avenue, Mount Eliza ticks both lifestyle and location boxes for those in the market. It enjoys its own private path down to the golden sand shores of Ranelagh Beach as well as being just an hour from Melbourne’s CBD. A quarter of an hour’s walk from the front door, you’re in the centre of Mount Eliza, and the famous Half Moon Bay Beach is only a kilometre away.
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While it’s far from a luxurious ultra-modern home with coloured metal tapware and Gucci wallpaper, this humble beachside cabin presents a compelling opportunity for anyone sick of the inner suburbs. Not only would it make for an ideal weekend holiday home, but with its relative proximity to Melbourne, could feasibly serve as a home base — especially for anyone working in the southeastern suburbs.
Enjoying a 932-square-meter block that’s healthily vegetated with native bush and trees, 31 Rendlesham Avenue, Mount Eliza, features vaulted ceilings and exposed log walls that combine to create a space of cosy ambience. Perhaps the best features are its open fireplace for when the mercury dips, as well as the northwest-facing covered deck, to enjoy the sunsets when the weather is warmer.
Currently on the market and represented by the team at McEwing Partners, 31 Rendlesham Avenue, Mount Eliza, is listed with a price guide of between $5 million and $5.5 million.
