33 Sherbrooke Street

Ainslie ACT 2602

This distinctive Canberra cottage has been built with the multiple hued bricks from the very early Canberra Brickworks stock. It has an ideal passive solar orientation into the backyard and solid thermal mass to take advantage of the warming sun. The design was perhaps ahead of its time when it was built and is now of its time. In fact, there are now new homes in Ainslie referencing the design.

33 Sherbrooke Street is a comfortable home to inhabit in the cold Canberra winter as it is fully insulated with generous floor to ceiling north glazing and both a gas wall furnace for instant heat as well as the efficiency of the reverse cycle heat pump. It is equally comfortable in the summer as the insulated double brick and concrete floor thermal mass holds the coolth and then the excellent cross ventilation guides the Easterly sea breeze throughout the house late in the day and into the long summer evenings. With a modest extension it could easily accommodate a master bedroom and ensuite or additional living space.

A functional and efficient updated kitchen, and energy efficient floor plan with the bedrooms able to be isolated from the living spaces coupled with excellent access to northern light make this a desirable home to inhabit.

This home offers a fantastic opportunity to secure an ideally located inner north lifestyle at a budget price without having to compromise on living in comfortable house to inhabit that won\'t cost the earth to run.

Features
- located on friendly Sherbrooke Street in the centre of the Ainslie, Dickson and Braddon shopping precincts
- private north facing rear yard with only one adjacent neighbour and significant space from other neighbours afforded by the generous Ainslie easements.
- 654m2 level land on a corner block with only a 4m setback from Sherbrooke Street providing plenty of room for extending or renovating
- double brick with cavity insulation, ceiling insulation and concrete slab infill construction
- light filled vintage bathroom with separate toilet
- three good sized bedrooms, two with built in robes
- bright and warm light filled north facing living area with large floor to ceiling windows/sliding doors that lead into the private sunny backyard
- updated kitchen, with pull-out pantry and gas cooking
- gas wall heater to the living/dining space (ducted to the front bedroom), reverse cycle air conditioner in the living/dining space, instantaneous gas hot water
- double metal garage with power connected
- low maintenance native plantings with a spectacular Red Flowering gum at the front of the house.

EER 5
Land Area 654m2
Land Value $493,000
Rates $3156
Rental Estimate $600 per week