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Sold on 15 Apr 2024 for $2,600,000

879 Melbourne Road
Sorrento VIC 3943

Bedrooms: 4
Bathrooms: 2
Car spaces: 2
Floor area: 279m2
Land area: 1210m2
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Property Details for 879 Melbourne Rd, Sorrento

879 Melbourne Rd, Sorrento is a 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom House with 2 parking spaces and was built in 1880. The property has a land size of 1210m2 and floor size of 279m2. While the property is not currently for sale or for rent, it was last sold in April 2024. There are other 4 bedroom House sold in Sorrento in the last 12 months.

Building Type
House
Year Built
1880
Floor Size
279m2
Land Size
1210m2
Local Government
Mornington Peninsula
Lot/Plan
1/LP35624

Last Listing description (May 2024)

One of Sorrento's earliest homes with an award-winning heritage design restoration and sympathetic reincarnation by local visionary Ray Watts, 'Narbeth' is an understated masterwork that accentuates the limestone classicism so characteristic of heritage Sorrento, while unifying it with an extended family layout that nullifies any contrasting modernity.

A 90-year-old Cypress Pine helps to balance the gently rising site with the original cottage facade, while subduing the extended limestone fascia that consolidates with the residence's initial form. The four-room cottage has been reimagined as a fireside main suite with a fitted robe and ensuite, opposing an additional bedroom and a fireside sitting room that gives way to its newest incarnation.

An immense main living area sits under a unique ceiling profile, including a raked 16.5ft gable roof separated from the remainder by large rusticated support beams. The natural materiality continues with a limestone stack around the room's gas fireplace, plus a granite-topped kitchen that subtly integrates a suite of complementary supporting elements. A west-facing BBQ deck with a Vergola roof and kitchen servery window headlines an array of relaxed alfresco spaces, overseeing a large lawn edged with a grove of maturing olive trees and the extended accommodation wing of two further bedrooms.

Commended as it may be, it presents much more as a home than an architectural showpiece, complete with integrated indoor-outdoor audio, reverse-cycle air conditioners to all bedrooms and living spaces, plenty of off-street parking, and an outdoor shower for the incoming sandy toes. A lifestyle playground just an hour and a half from Melbourne CBD, it offers a leisurely stroll to bay or ocean beaches and their natural walking trails, indulgence in the gourmet and boutique artistry of Sorrento Village, or a tune of your handicap at the Sorrento Golf Club.

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Property History for 879 Melbourne Rd, Sorrento, VIC 3943

A timeline of how this property has performed in the market
Last Sold
$2,600,000
15 Apr 2024
  • 15 Apr 2024
    Sold for $2,600,000
  • 31 Oct 2023
    Listed for Sale Private Sale
  • 28 Aug 2009
    Sold for $775,000
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About Sorrento 3943

The size of Sorrento is approximately 7 square kilometres. It has 9 parks covering nearly 32% of total area. The population of Sorrento in 2011 was 1,447 people. By 2016 the population was 1,596 showing a population growth of 10.3% in the area during that time. The predominant age group in Sorrento is 60-69 years. Households in Sorrento are primarily childless couples and are likely to be repaying over $4000 per month on mortgage repayments. In general, people in Sorrento work in a professional occupation. In 2011, 81.1% of the homes in Sorrento were owner-occupied compared with 82.2% in 2016.

Sorrento has 3,693 properties. Over the last 5 years, Houses in Sorrento have seen a 46.10% increase in median value, while Units have seen a 45.36% increase. As at 30 September 2024:

  • The median value for Houses in Sorrento is $1,932,775 while the median value for Units is $1,065,199.
  • Houses have a median rent of $725 while Units have a median rent of $638.
There are currently 12 properties listed for sale, and 5 properties listed for rent in Sorrento on OnTheHouse. According to CoreLogic's data, 107 properties were sold in the past 12 months in Sorrento.

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