56 Verbena Road , Birkdale, North Shore

Affordable Ponsonby chic

Ponsonby without the price tag. Just 10 minutes over the Bridge in a fantastic burgeoning family area, this gorgeous three-bedroom villa on a 470m² (more or less) site won't blow your budget.

Updated with further scope to do-up and expand, it encapsulates classic character with original features you love. Think pretty fretwork, high baton and board ceilings, ceiling roses, kauri floors and French doors from generous open living to a sundrenched north-west facing private deck for barbecues all summer long. The stylish Italian kitchen featuring glass benchtops makes entertaining a delight and in winter a beautiful log fire and heat pump ensure you are never chilly.

Convert the garden shed to a sleep out for kids or use it as your office/studio. In a groomed, low maintenance, fully fenced garden with good offstreet parking and Birkenhead bus transport up the road - this great property in Mixed Housing Suburban offers development opportunities not widely available in Ponsonby.

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