19 English Court, Phillip ACT 2606

Priced to sell, first home buyers and renovators should be quick to inspect.

Why rent? With three bedrooms, ensuite and a double garage, this terrace house in Swinger Hill is a great buy.

Tucked away at the end of a cul-de-sac, close to the reserve, it was built in 1980 and designed by the renowned townhouse specialist, Gary Willemsen, with the unique features of its era. Ahead of its time when townhouses were an innovative and different concept, it has a lovely ambience and tonnes of character, perfectly comfortable to move in right away or an opportunity to get into a popular, centrally located position and renovate at your own pace.

Swinger Hill, with its lovely village feel, its nooks, crannies, courtyards,laneways and on the edge of the bush, but oh so close to the city, is one of the best locations in Canberra.

Features in detail:
Just a six minute walk from Canberra Hospital
12 minutes on foot to Woden Town Centre, express buses to the city run all day
Multi-level terrace house, with funky spaces, amazing storage and oodles of potential
Generous lounge room features a timber ceiling and a study alcove, sliding doors open to a courtyard
3 bedrooms, the main is segregated, has an ensuite and its own balcony
Built-in robes in all 3 bedrooms
Kitchen with electric appliances including a dishwasher
Ensuite and main bathroom
Some internal original face-brick-walls have been gyprocked
Neutral scheme throughout, good curtains and recently repainted upstairs
Two courtyards and a balcony
Front gated entry
Double lock-up garage and plenty of visitor parking
Private, quiet, friendly neighbourhood, close to the reserve with plenty of visitor parking

Property Specs:
Low body corporate fees: $350 p.q. approx.
Rates: $340 p.q. approx.
Land tax only if rented out: $411 p.q. approx.
Rental potential: $450-$470 p.w. .
Living space: 111m2

Swinger Hill is an architect-designed and planned precinct with a lovely community feel, located within the district of Phillip/Woden. It comprises 350 medium density dwellings of townhouses, terraces and duplexes which characterise this unique place. The layout of the suburb, designed in the 1970s, is an architectural response to the hillside terrain. Within an eight minute walk to Canberra Hospital, the major treatment and teaching hospital, it is a very sought-after address by the nearby medical staff. Swinger Hill shops include three excellent restaurants, a grocer, hairdresser and health professionals. There is a choice of schools including the Mandarin-curriculum Mawson Primary and several child care facilities very close by.