Victoria’s best home and top 50 ranked: Readers vote

You’ve had your say and the verdict is in. Here are what Victorians think is our best home in the state, based on the votes from our Top 50 Homes for 2022.

Brendan Casey

@BrendoCasey

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November 30, 2022 - 7:00AM

News Corp Australia Network

Victorians have made their choice on the state’s Top 50 Homes

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The verdict is in: Victorians rank the iconic ‘Pole House’ as the state’s best home for 2022.

Herald Sun and Sunday Herald Sun readers have had their say and pushed the Great Ocean Road property to the top spot, after it came in at number 16 in the original Victoria’s Top 50 Homes list.

Of the thousands of votes cast, the Pole House received the most votes of any home, with 32 per cent saying it was underrated in the rankings. Renowned for being one of Australia’s most photographed properties, it can be found on the shores of Fairhaven, stilted 40m above the beach.

The Pole House is one of Victoria’s most recognisable homes.

Engineer and architect Frank Dixon built the original, letterbox-style wooden house in the 1970s, who said it “moved like a giant tree”.

“It’s designed to sway up to six inches and withstand winds as strong as Cyclone Tracey,” Mr Dixon said.

Inside the Pole House, complete with its stunning beach views.

One of the biggest surprises on the list was a stunning Ivanhoe mansion, which jumped into the top three of the readers’ choice, after it was ranked at 46 on the original list.

The estate, which boasts a man-made waterfall, private Yarra River boat ramp and golf simulator reigns supreme when it comes to water-themed properties — which was inspired by noted architect Frank Lloyd-Wright’s iconic Fallingwater house in the US.

Larnoo in Ivanhoe was one of the most underrated homes, as judged by voters.

Overall, readers tended to rate grand or heritage estates far higher than some of the more modern or quirky homes that made the list.

Another property that voters thought should be much higher was the Jolley Road Estate in Tonimbuk, which is on the market right now. The luxury rural estate has an Olympic-sized horse arena, and could be set to break the suburb’s house price record by $7m.