31 Elizabeth Street, Blair Athol SA 5084

Scratch beneath the surface of this humble property and what do you find? In a word, potential, and lots of it.

A red-brick dowager of the late 1940s, she might be looking a little dated and careworn but she's looked after three generations of the same family for 50 years, and their collective memories are woven into her walls.

Now this property presents a blank canvas with many options for the home buyer who wants future options.

It's a tempting opportunity to use imagination and creativity to reinvent the home in a transformation blending the retro features - such as the plaster mouldings on the living room ceiling - with 21st century style and substance.

Alternatively, the 780 square metre (approx.) block on a highly desirable corner position in a prime pocket of Blair Athol would be perfect for a complete replacement of the old with the new. It's a developer's dream, with great scope for subdivision, subject to council consent.

Liveability is more than skin deep, so look beyond the minor surface cracks and you can see where a couple or small family would be very comfortable here - at least until the time is ripe for the next iteration to take shape.

It's a quaint little place, with the entrance leading straight into the living room, and from there to the good-sized kitchen/dining area with its original lino flooring and Fifties cabinets.

The main two bedrooms have plenty of space, while the third, at the rear of the house, is rather snug but would also make a fine office.

In keeping with the overall originality is the central bathroom with tub, and there's a second toilet off the laundry.

Outside, there's a big garage with loads of room for storage and, while the grounds are pretty much devoid of vegetation, at the rear of the backyard is a magnificent, lush old fig tree - so typical of the home-produce gardens of the era.

And now to the location. It's so close to so many amenities. Main North Road, with shops, other businesses and public transport, is 350 metres away. Walk for 20 minutes and you're at the adjoining North Park and Sefton Plaza shopping centres. The CBD is just 8km distant by car or bus.

The vibrant hub of Prospect Road, with its cinema, cafes, restaurants and other attractions, is within 3km.

The nearby public and private schooling options include Enfield Primary, St Paul's Lutheran School and Our Lady of the Sacred Heart.

Registered Land Agent (RLA) 266 854.