40 Apu Crescent, Lyall Bay, Wellington

Here's your chance to live just a short stroll from the beach in a vintage, tightly-held three or four bedroom home with '20s character and a picturesque garden where you can grow your own vegetables year-round. Sunny and private, it combines seaside charm and convenience in a delightfully quaint setting with grapes, olives and a garage.

Features include:

- Three or four double-bedrooms with three built-in wardrobes, bathroom with deep cast-iron bath, laundry with shower, and separate toilet

- Restored 1920s appeal, from bay windows and original floorboards to tongue-and-groove panelling and window seats

- Choice of living rooms, including formal lounge with woodburner, family room with gas heating and a north-facing sunroom with native timber sills: where better to soak up the sun on a winter's day or relax in the summer twilight?

- Country cottage garden that abounds in produce, from the olive hedge for privacy and shelter at the front to vegetable beds and a modern greenhouse at the rear

- Wisteria-clad single garage for secure off-street parking or storage of the bikes you'll want to capitalise on Lyall Bay's new cycle lanes

- Safely set in lovely quiet street close to bus route and with direct access to Lyall Bay's bustling beach and cafes

If you want to enjoy the ultimate community seaside vibe, close to amenities and the airport, don't miss the viewing.