This charismatic, fully renovated double-storey villa melds easy modern living with classic character features and a surprise. That’s its rare sense of openness thanks to looking over its rear fence (with gate) to St Pauls College’s lush green sports fields. There’s no home behind to block the wonderful westerly sun culminating in glorious sunsets.

Sunny alfresco living is well-catered for with level rear grounds and wrap-around decking facing both north and west, complete with an upmarket outdoor fireplace-BBQ-oven. Decks flow seamlessly off the spacious open-plan rear entertainer’s kitchen-dining-living with exposed white beams under its vaulted ceiling.

Three good-sized bedrooms (including one with walk-in-wardrobe and French doors to the lower veranda) all have ensuite access to the main bathroom or second bathroom. Upstairs’ front bedroom opens to the upper veranda, luxuriating in a view across this vibrant neighbourhood into the Sky Tower. Abundant roof-top solar panels drive energy efficiency.

There’s street-appeal galore and off-street parking for two cars. This location, 10-minutes’ walk to cafes, boutiques and restaurants on both Ponsonby and Jervois Road, is ever popular.