18 Blackwood Drive, Wonga Park

Secluded within picturesque gardens with tranquil rural outlooks across neighbouring pastures, this exquisite mud brick residence offers a peaceful countryside lifestyle less than ten minutes’ drive from Chirnside Park Shopping Centre. Set on a beautifully landscaped half-acre allotment and featuring three separate living areas for exceptional flexibility, the single-level home combines timeless character with elegant contemporary renovations. Surrounded by rolling countryside yet in easy reach of everyday essentials, the home is positioned within walking distance of Blackwood Reserve and buses to Croydon Station and Chirnside Park Shopping Centre. Wonga Park Primary School, Wonga Park Reserve and Little Lofty Café are all moments away, with Yarra Valley Grammar, Luther College, Good Shepherd Primary School and McAdam Square Shopping Centre also just a short drive. Framed by a charming wraparound bullnose veranda draped in wisteria, the home welcomes guests into an inviting formal living room with a cosy open fireplace. A second living area also includes an open fireplace and a soaring Velux skylight, ideal for use as a library, children’s play space, or impressive home office. At the rear, an expansive open plan family room and dining area showcases stylish floating timber floors, a wood heater, and floor-to-ceiling windows on three sides capturing magnificent garden vistas. Sliding doors seamlessly extend the space to the patio and grapevine-draped veranda, overlooking lush rolling lawns and verdant gardens with idyllic views across the neighbouring farmland, where cattle graze peacefully beyond the boundary. The gardens also include a spacious pergola and paved terrace, creating an inviting setting for relaxed alfresco entertaining amidst the picturesque surrounds. Flooded with natural light from overhead skylights, the modern kitchen features gleaming waterfall benchtops, a large island breakfast bar, extensive cabinetry, and quality appliances including a Miele dishwasher, a stainless steel oven and a 900mm gas cooktop. The spacious master bedroom includes two sets of built-in wardrobes and direct ensuite-effect access to a skylit contemporary bathroom with floor-to-ceiling tiling, a hardwood vanity, a frameless glass rainfall shower, and a freestanding soaker bathtub. Two additional bedrooms with built-in wardrobes are complemented by a fourth bedroom or study, alongside a second full bathroom and a well-appointed laundry with direct outdoor access. Featuring a substantial solar panel system, split system air conditioning, panel heaters, ceiling fans, leadlight details and a security screen front door, the home also includes two large water tanks with a combined capacity of more than 10,000 litres, and an immense powered workshop plus an additional storage shed. A double carport is accompanied by abundant off-street parking with ample space for a boat, caravan or trailer. Disclaimer: The information contained herein has been supplied to us and is to be used as a guide only. No information in this report is to be relied on for financial or legal purposes. Although every care has been taken in the preparation of the above information, we stress that particulars herein are for information only and do not constitute representation by the Owners or Agent. 9-13 Holloway Road Croydon North 15 - 49 Old Melbourne Rd Chirnside Park Chirnside Park Primary School Kimberley Drive Chirnside Park Croydon Hills Primary School Campaspe Drive Croydon Hills Warranwood Primary School Manchester Primary School Monomeith Street Mooroolbark Plymouth Rd Croydon Good Shepherd Lutheran Primary 53-57 Plymouth Rd Croydon Hills Melbourne Rudolf Steiner School Bimbadeen Heights Primary School Hayrick Lane Mooroolbark Croydon Secondary College Rolling Hills Primary School Warrandyte Primary School Yarra Valley Grammar Kalinda Road Ringwood Victoria Road Primary School Bowen Road Lilydale Kalinda Primary School 39-49 Kalinda Road Ringwood Lilydale Heights College Croydon West Primary School Hinkley Ave Croydon Maroondah Secondary College 35 Wicklow Avenue 35 Wicklow Avenue Croydon St Peter Julian Eymard Reay Road Mooroolbark Andersons Creek Primary School Drysdale Road Warrandyte Yarra Hills Secondary College Cambridge Road Mooroolbark Lilydale High School Melba Avenue Lilydale Ruskin Park Primary School 18 - 20 Ruskin Ave Croydon Croydon Community School Cnr Mt Dandenong Rd & Anzac St Croydon Mooroolbark East Primary School Taylor Road Mooroolbark