8 McCleery Street, Beaconsfield, WA 6162

It's rare to find a true original - a 1900s classic that is overflowing with real Freo atmosphere and brimming with opportunity. In a very special street up on the ridge is a weatherboard cottage with floors of Jarrah and Baltic Pine, a woodburner stove in the old brick fireplace, walls and ceilings lined with painted timber boards, and a big garden rambling up the block at the rear. It's a great spot: elevated and very quiet, yet close to the streetlife of South Fremantle and the beach. The home has had only simple interventions over the years, so offers an exciting chance to reimagine it in your own way, to make the most of its character and position.

8 McCleery sits behind a front courtyard garden bursting with native greenery. Step up to the veranda and the traditional exterior with double-hung sash windows framing the front door. Inside is the air-conditioned living room, with that rare feature of timber panelling to both the walls and ceiling, as well as unusually wide jarrah floorboards. The fireplace has the original brick exposed, and acts as a divider between the living and the kitchen. A pair of windows brings lovely northern light into the kitchen/dining area, and beyond is a simple bathroom with bath. One bedroom looks to the veranda and front garden, and another spacious air-conditioned bedroom at the rear has tall French windows to the alfresco with grapevine above. A smaller room is currently converted to a storage room or large walk-in-robe, lined with tall cabinetry.

Out the back are rambling gardens rising in a series of brick and limestone terraces to a grove of citrus at the top. It's all full of possibilities, with a quiet secluded feeling and lots of birdsong. There's a pond, garden shed, and a side gate to the driveway, which offers tandem parking for two cars. In this high position, it's tempting to investigate the views afforded by a future second storey, subject to approval.

This is a home that has a lot of stories to tell, and the next chapter is about abundant potential and masses of charm, in an excellent location just by the Fremantle border.

2 bedrooms 1 bathroom 2 cars

• Charming 1900s weatherboard cottage, exciting opportunity
• Jarrah and Baltic Pine floors, timber-lined walls and ceilings
• Exposed brick fireplace, word burner stove
• Living and master bedroom air-conditioned
• Native courtyard gardens out front
• Extensive gardens rising up block at rear
• Pond, garden shed, grove of citrus trees
• Very quiet, lots of birds, neighbourly street
• Wonderful character and heaps of potential
• Elevated position by the Fremantle border
• Walk or ride down the hill to South Freo and the beach

For more information please call Exclusive Selling Agent Stefanie Dobro from White House Property Partners on 0409 229 115.

Council rates: $1,835.21 per annum (approx)
Water rates: $1,273.48 per annum (approx)