Summer feels different when you have the keys. Friends come to your place for a barbecue, a swim can follow the working day, and a little sand follows everyone home. For first-home buyers wanting a start near the coast, or buyers looking for somewhere to make their own, 7 Mayne Place begins with a location that is easy to love.

Just two streets back from Snells Beach, you can wander down with a towel over your shoulder and come home with salty skin, sandy feet and an appetite for whatever’s on the barbecue. The path beside the house leads towards the shore, putting a swim or a stop at the playground within a short walk. Local shops are close by for everyday essentials, helping make the beach lifestyle part of an ordinary week.

Solid and retaining its original character, the house gives you the choice to enjoy it as it is or modernise to suit your own taste. There is satisfaction in choosing your own colours, finding furniture that feels like you and seeing a home gradually take on your personality. You can settle in and get to know the place before deciding what, if anything, you would change.

The deck gives friends somewhere to gather, with room for a table and steps down to the lawn. Slide open the lounge doors and everyone can spread between inside and out while staying part of the conversation. The kitchen and dining area sit together nearby, keeping meals informal and company close. Whether it is the first housewarming or a casual dinner after the beach, there is room to bring people into your new life here.

Exposed timber beams and the high living-room ceiling give the interior its character, while a woodburner brings warmth to cooler evenings. Two bedrooms and the bathroom sit downstairs, leaving room for guests, a desk or a growing household. The detached garage provides somewhere for bikes, fishing gear and the tools for whatever project catches your interest next.

Upstairs, the main bedroom has an outlook worth pausing for. Beyond neighbouring rooftops, the view reaches towards the water and Kawau Island, with space beside the window for a chair and a coffee. The sloping ceiling and exposed beams make this a distinctive part of the house. “We fell in love with the outlook over the beach and the beautiful view across to Kawau Island,” say the owners, who bought here in 1989.

That same setting is ready to become part of someone else’s life. It could be a first home with room for ideas, a coastal move or a familiar place to return to for weekends by the water. You can make the house your own while getting to know the pleasures of having the beach so close.

That first summer could be yours: friends around the barbecue, sand by the door and the beach just down the path.

Onsite Auction: 12pm Wednesday 25th November 2026, unless sold prior.