When location is paramount then 284a Otumoetai Rd is a family home that should not be underestimated or overlooked. Built in the 1950s and extended in the 1990s, the light-filled home boasts freshly polished native timber flooring, exposed beams and vaulted ceilings on an easy care freehold site in a mature family-friendly neighbourhood.

It’s a generous three bedrooms (two up, one down), has refurbished bathrooms on each level and the recently renovated kitchen links nicely to the open plan dining/living and out onto the front entertainer’s deck. The warm and sunny abode is snug, private and delivers copious amounts of light. You’ll snuggle beside the fireplace in the cooler winter months, with dual heat pumps too, gas cooking and a convenient downstairs office nook.

Otumoetai is one of Tauranga's most tightly-held suburbs for good reason; awesome schools, amenities close at hand, great walks, waterfront within reach and easy access in and out of the city. Motivated Auckland owners say sell!