36 Oxford Terrace, Devonport, North Shore

Forever family home on Cheltenham Beach

Before reading on… watch the VIDEO to hear 93-year-old Dorothy's story of this forever home!

Presenting a once in a lifetime opportunity to live the beachfront dream, this quarter acre site with much-admired heritage villa celebrates a prime position on Cheltenham Beach and is available for the first time in almost 60 years. With wide beach frontage, vast open lawns and direct sand access this must be one of Cheltenham's very best beachfront sites.

This is your chance to begin a lifetime of memories and establish your family legacy here.

Dorothy and her family have had strong Devonport connections for over a century, and four generations have enjoyed this very home from endless swims, fish and chip dinners and sandcastle builds on the beach to family weddings, Boxing Day barbeques and famous New Years Eve parties on the lawn.

In the early 2000s, the classic villa was architecturally renovated and expanded in an inspired transformation that was far ahead of its time, creating a seriously spacious open-plan living, dining and kitchen area - now an absolute must-have for the way families live today, and the perfect blank canvas for you to make your own. You will enjoy the intimate ocean views and sea breezes filling the rooms with an ambiance of being forever on holiday at home.

The home is tucked privately down a driveway from Oxford Terrace and surrounded by perfectly flat lawns and easy-care gardens. The sea is visible from the moment you enter, with glass double doors at the end of the wide entrance hall framing Rangitoto and the sparkling ocean beyond. Step out and along the villa veranda to the iconic rotunda that makes this home so notable and takes entertaining to a whole new level.

Four double bedrooms are serviced by the family bathroom and ensuite, and the home also features a grand formal lounge, a separate laundry and an oversized internal garage.

The solid bones, heritage character, perfectly balanced generous proportions and dream location are all here, offering you the opportunity of a lifetime to reimagine your dream home on one of Auckland's favourite beaches.