Grand-Scale Family Living in a Premier Location

Commanding a wide-fronted 614sqm block in one of Kensington's best streets, 8 Balfour Road is ready to serve as an expansive family home or as a duplex. The bespoke design presents a 4 Bed / 2 Bath family home upstairs, and a 3 Bed / 1 Bath lifestyle residence on the ground floor - all on one title. Live in one and generate income from the other, or re-establish the entire building as one family home of rare scale, that amplifies its luxury with a tropical pool/spa and garden. Available for the first time since 1970 and cherished throughout the decades, this home is destined to draw immense interest from buyers keen to establish themselves in this prized Eastern Suburbs location, known for excellent schools, cafes and eateries, while only five kilometres from Sydney Airport and our finest beaches, and six kilometres from the CBD.

- Balance of c1930s & contemporary style
- Full brick, soaring ceilings, timber floors
- New entertainers' deck overlooks the pool
- Upper parents' suite of absolute privacy
- Gas-appointed kitchens, heat & hot water
- Reverse-cycle air con, abundant storage
- OLSHC Kensington is further up the road
- Set close to Bar Lucio & day care centres
- Walk to light rail to Martin Place/Circ Quay
- Walk to the Australian Golf Club & UNSW

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School catchments

St Joseph's Rosebery, Kensington Campus Primary Catholic 0.23km
Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School Primary K-6 Catholic 0.25km
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College Secondary 7-12 Catholic 0.26km
Kensington Public School Primary K-6 Government 0.52km
Green Square Public School Primary K-6 Government 1.2km
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primary K-2 Catholic 1.4km
St Spyridon College, Junior School Campus Primary Independent 1.7km
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Primary School Primary K-6 Catholic 1.8km
Sydney Girls High School Secondary 7-12 Government 1.8km
Coogee Boys' Preparatory School Primary K-6 Independent 1.9km
Marcellin College Secondary 7-12 Catholic 2.0km
Sydney Boys High School Secondary 7-12 Government 2.0km
Eastlakes Public School Primary K-6 Government 2.0km
Randwick Public School Primary K-6 Government 2.1km
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Primary K-6 Catholic 2.1km
Bourke Street Public School Primary K-6 Government 2.2km
Randwick Girls High School Secondary Government 2.2km
Emanuel School Combined K-12 Independent 2.3km
St Michael's Catholic Primary School Primary K-6 Catholic 2.3km
Daceyville Public School Primary K-6 Government 2.3km
Hartford College Combined 5-9 Independent 2.3km
Randwick Boys High School Secondary Government 2.3km
Randwick High School Secondary 7-12 Government 2.3km
Brigidine College Randwick Secondary 7-12 Catholic 2.5km
Alexandria Park Community School Combined K-12 Government 2.5km
J J Cahill Memorial High School Secondary 7-12 Government 2.6km
Moriah College Combined K-12 Independent 2.6km
Central Sydney Intensive English High School Secondary 7-11 Government 2.7km
Inner Sydney High School Secondary 7-12 Government 2.7km

Nearest schools, measured in a straight line from the property. Provided as a guide only; check catchment and enrolment eligibility with the school. School data © ACARA, licensed under CC BY 4.0.

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