‘The Block’ stars’ Coburg renovation sells for $1.613m during Melbourne’s Super Saturday auction

THE Block stars’ Elyse Knowles and Josh Barker have seen their Melbourne house skyrocket past their reserve to sell for a staggering price under the hammer. It comes after the couple won the reality TV series.

Elyse Knowles inside the Coburg house which has sold at auction.

The Block winners Elyse Knowles and Josh Barker’s Coburg house skyrocketed past their reserve when it sold for a staggering $1.631 million under the hammer.

Four bidders fought for the keys to the couple’s own home, taking it $81,000 beyond the reserve.

CoreLogic records show it last changed hands in 2014 for $600,000.

The Block winners Josh and Elyse after selling their Coburg house at auction. Picture: David Crosling

Inside the Coburg home.

The house boasts a warm open-plan living area.

Hocking Stuart, Albert Park, director and auctioneer David Wood said a local couple won the keys and were drawn to the property for the triple car garage to store his building tools in.

The three-bedroom house sold under the hammer for $1.631 million in front of a crowd of 300-plus people.

Knowles and Barker said they were pleased with the result and that all the hard work and months without a bathroom or sleeping during winter without walls had paid off.

“It feels like a weight has been lifted — no more cleaning or flowers,” Knowles said.

The couple said the were would be no time to holiday and instead would be getting on to their next project.

They said it would be in Melbourne, possibly Bayside or Boroondara areas.

More than 300 people attended the auction. Picture: David Crosling

The three-bedroom home took two years to renovate.

Knowles told the Herald Sun previously that when they bought the house it was “lopsided” and had a 1970s vibe.

She said it has taken them about two years, on and off, to renovate the three-bedroom house.

It features a modern open-plan kitchen and living area that flows out to a semi-enclosed outdoor entertainment area with a fireplace and ceiling fan.

It was listed with a price guide of $1.35 million-$1.45 million.

Originally published as ‘The Block’ stars’ Coburg renovation sells for $1.613m during Melbourne’s Super Saturday auction