25 Melba Drive

East Ryde NSW 2113

Homes like this rarely come up. This single-storey home sits in East Ryde's tightly held Melba Dress Circle, adjoining Portius Park on two sides, with just one neighbouring property and the Sydney CBD within ten kilometres.Opening across the full width of the house, the living room is warmed by a slow-combustion fireplace and flows out to a pergola-covered, north-facing patio for outdoor entertaining, looking into the treetops, while green outlooks reach every room in the home.Set on a 575sqm block, the home offers two generous living areas and a separate dining room, so the spaces stay distinct rather than running into one another. The three bedrooms are all well proportioned, and both bathrooms have been renovated, one with an integrated laundry. Timber floors run throughout, and the kitchen is spacious, with induction cooking and quality European appliances.Beneath the house, storage extends across the full floor plan. Uncommon under a single-level home, this under-house storage means the living areas stay free to be lived in rather than filled.The private rear garden has been shaped around the outlook, with an established lillypilly hedge screening the rear boundary while keeping Portius Park in view, and a mature Norfolk pine rising above the lawn.Durable solid brick construction and a tiled roof keep the home low maintenance, and it has been thoughtfully updated throughout, with air-conditioning, security cameras and wiring for an EV charger. Parking extends to three off-street spaces: a garage currently used as a home office, a carport and the driveway.Transport sits close at hand, with the 506 bus a five-minute walk, the 297 express city bus around fifteen minutes on foot, and North Ryde Metro roughly twenty-five minutes' walk. By car, both the Sydney CBD and Sydney Airport are around twenty-five minutes, the city on a toll-free route and the airport through the tunnel network.Families are well placed for Ryde East Public School and the Hunters Hill High and Riverside Girls High catchments, with school bus services to nearby private schools, while Macquarie Hospital, Macquarie Centre and the village shops are all close.For those who may want more in time, an artist's impression in the photographs shows how a second level could be added over the existing footprint, taking in the parkland outlook, and carried out while living in the home, subject to council approval.It is a home that feels like a holiday house, twenty-five minutes from the middle of Sydney.- Three well-proportioned bedrooms and two renovated bathrooms, one with integrated laundry- Single-storey home, no stairs- Tightly held Melba Dress Circle position- Adjoining Portius Park on two sides, with just one neighbouring property- 575sqm block within 10km of Sydney CBD- Living room across the full width of the house, with slow-combustion fireplace- Pergola-covered north-facing patio for outdoor entertaining, overlooking Portius Park- Timber floors throughout- Green outlooks from every room- Two living areas, separate dining and a study- Spacious kitchen, induction cooking, quality European appliances- Full under-house storage across the floor plan- Low maintenance, durable solid brick construction with tiled roof- Private rear garden, established lillypilly hedge and mature Norfolk pine- Thoughtfully updated throughout- Air-conditioning, security cameras, EV charger wiring- Three off-street spaces: garage/home office, carport and driveway- Artist's impression shows scope to add a second level, STCA- Hunters Hill High and Riverside Girls High catchments, school buses to private schools- 506 bus five-minute walk; North Ryde Metro approximately 25 minutes' walk- 25 minutes to Sydney CBD by car on a toll-free route- 25 minutes to Sydney Airport via the tunnel network