Converted shed attracts young family to East Geelong home
An East Geelong home where a converted shed creates an additional living domain was snapped up as a young family looks to make a start.
There’s nothing humble about the converted shed in the back of an East Geelong property.
The backyard domain proved a key attraction for the four-bedroom property which sold for $851,000 after being passed in at auction.
The red brick house at 48 Humble St is near Geelong’s Eastern Cemetery is close to the suburb’s coffee shops, gardens and schools and presents with plenty of original character including its baltic pine floorboards, decorative cornices and timber windows.
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“The seller had converted a portion of the shed into a separate or a secondary living domain that had a self-contained kitchen and a bathroom in there. It was pretty cool,” Jellis Craig Geelong agent Jeff Begg said.
“The people that bought it are young family from Melbourne.
“And they can see themselves growing into the house and then using the shed space when the little one grows up.”
Mr Begg said it was a busy campaign, though only the purchasers ultimately bid at Saturday’s auction.
“We passed it in to the buyer, and they came inside and negotiated out the result inside the house,” he said.
The kitchen, which has timber benchtops and stainless steel appliances, has been updated and is part of an open-plan living zone comprising lounge and dining areas.
A cathedral ceiling and subway tiles are key features of the kitchen, which has a breakfast bar and plenty of storage and preparation space.
There are three bedrooms and an updated bathroom in the main house.
Outside, the garage is at the end of a side driveway, while the main shed offers an additional bathroom and laundry facilities. A separate bungalow could become a fourth bedroom.
East Geelong’s median house price is $765,000, has climbed 1.6 per cent in the past 12 months, PropTrack data shows.
Originally published as Converted shed attracts young family to East Geelong home