8 Nillo St, Lorn is a 4 bedroom, 1 bathroom House with 1 parking spaces and was built in 1880. The property has a land size of 689m2 and floor size of 156m2. While the property is not currently for sale or for rent, it was last sold in December 2023.
This period home combines 1880s history with a 689sqm corner block and a 10-minute walk to Maitland.
While certainly needing plenty of TLC, the bones of this four-bedroom home are excellent.
Two bedrooms and the living room feature original cedar fireplaces, cedar ceilings, and double-hung windows while the kitchen has a cast-iron wood stove. Also in the kitchen is a five-burner gas cooktop and oven.
Then there's the full-length front deck and immense backyard with wide side access, seven separate outbuildings, large chook pen, aviary, and a garage.
All this is just across the nearby Hunter River to Maitland. Renovators, don't wait to snap up this special home!
- This home combines 1880s history, 689sqm corner block and proximity to Maitland
- Four-bedroom cottage is not for your average buyer, but keen renovators will love it
- There are great bones in the single-level, weatherboard array on its immense block
- You're also just a 10-minute walk across the nearby Hunter River to Maitland shops
- Ready to get a new lease on life, this special home has many unique period features
- All four bedrooms are to the front of the home with the living room, kitchen to the rear
- Reach the bedrooms via charming full-length, covered front deck overlooking garden
- Two bedrooms and living room have original cedar ceilings and also cedar fireplaces
- And, don't forget the lovely double-hung cedar windows in these same large rooms
- Then, there's gorgeous cast iron wood stove in the kitchen, which is to rear of home
- Opposite living room, the kitchen also offers modern 5-burner gas cooktop and oven
- Bathroom is set at back of the home and has shower and vanity, plus separate toilet
- Laundry and large storeroom are also in this area and open directly to the backyard
- You have small covered rear patio which flows to absolutely immense garden space
- No less than seven separate outbuildings all up, plus large chook pens and an aviary
- Don't forget your 6.6m x 6.6m garage/workshop plus side access via wide sliding gate
- Potential to build extra sheds in backyard or extend on the current dwelling (STCA)
- Your modern updates include Samsung ducted air conditioning and 3kW solar power
- Also, instantaneous gas hot water system and you can't forget the Maitland proximity
- Step or drive across nearby Hunter River, find yourself in CBD with many amenities
- And, you're 13 minutes from historic Morpeth, 40 minutes from Newcastle beaches
- Rare opportunity to transform a period home in a sought-after, blue-ribbon location
Council Rates $3,300pa
Water Rates $751pa
The size of Lorn is approximately 4.6 square kilometres. There are 4 parks, covering nearly 2.9% of the total area. The population of Lorn in 2016 was 1337 people. By 2021 the population was 1465 showing a population growth of 9.6% in the area during that time. The predominant age group in Lorn is 50-59 years. Households in Lorn are primarily couples with children and are likely to be repaying $1800 - $2399 per month on mortgage repayments. In general, people in Lorn work in a professional occupation.In 2021, 81.50% of the homes in Lorn were owner-occupied compared with 79.20% in 2016.
Lorn has 695 properties. Over the last 5 years, Houses in Lorn have seen a 39.47% increase in median value, while Units have seen a 70.65% increase. As at 31 May 2026:
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