Sagewood Road is a pretty road. Its easy elevation ensures properties like this one enjoy excellent views spanning country, coastline, harbour and islands.

This beautifully landscaped 4343sqm (more or less) employs its gentle slope well by situating the home on the flat near the middle with lawns scooping below and above, intensively planted garden and ground cover bordering the drive and framing the home without obscuring the view, specimen trees on the back lawn.

The home is superb in its simplicity. Hard to believe it is nine years old, built by Landmark in 2013, so perfect is its presentation. The entry foyer is wide and welcoming. The open plan living runs the depth of the home, backed by a streamlined kitchen with Miele appliances and gas hobs. Wide pergola topped patio spans the east and north sides, a place for morning coffee and ample choice for relaxing and eating outdoors. A den or 'snug' off the lounge provides a private retreat, an ideal office.

The master suite shares the north side; two more generous bedrooms along the west. Bathrooms are lusciously large, charcoal tiles an excellent foil for light walls. The horizontal reverse detail is a nice touch on all the doors, many of which open to surprisingly copious walk-in storage cupboards. The extra deep double garage has a rear door and has been finished to the same high standard as the rest of the interior. A future owner may wish to convert it for more living space or accommodation; plenty of scope to add another garage or shed on the ample parking and turning space outside. The garage even sports a heat pump and a workbench while a 13sqm (more or less) ply lined garden shed looks after tools and mower. This is an immaculate property with genuine appeal to purchasers seeking a peaceful rural lifestyle that won't take over your life. State Highway 2 is at the bottom of Esdaile Road by popular Pahoia School and urban amenities are as handy as Omokoroa, or Bethlehem just 20 minutes away.