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42 Faraday Street
West Hobart TAS 7000

Bedrooms: 3
Bathrooms: 1
Car spaces: 4
Floor area: 173m2
Land area: 685m2
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Property Details for 42 Faraday St, West Hobart

42 Faraday St, West Hobart is a 3 bedroom, 1 bathroom House with 4 parking spaces and was built in 1925. The property has a land size of 685m2 and floor size of 173m2. While the property is not currently for sale or for rent, it was last sold in February 2022.

Building Type
House
Year Built
1925
Floor Size
173m2
Land Size
685m2
Local Government
Hobart
Lot/Plan
1/222481

Last Listing description (February 2022)

Your enviable West Hobart lifestyle awaits with this 1920's Californian bungalow style home.
Nestled in tightly held Faraday Street, with plenty of scope for renovation and offering city and river views this wonderful property has so much to offer. The distinct historical frontage, gives you an idea of the elegance you can create inside. Your private urban sanctuary, offering the ultimate proximity to Hobart city life.
With high ceilings, picture rails and mantelpieces, wide entry hallway, and original timber flooring just waiting to be discovered, you're sure to let your imagination run wild with ideas to bring this grand old dame back to her former glory.

Inside your own white picket fence the verdant gardens are pleasing to the eye, with roses and pelargoniums offering a splash of colour amongst the green of the grapevines and established shrubs. Offering a place to sit and enjoy the garden space, the generous front patio is a feature of the Californian bungalow style, so popular in Australia from the 1920's to the 1940's.
Beckoning you inside, the high ceilings in the wide hallway immediately offer a spacious feel, and entice you to discover what's on offer here. Each of a generous size, the three bedrooms open off the hallway, the largest boasting a fireplace and room for an ensuite and walk-in-robe.
With pretty green and opaque glass in the original windows, the charming north facing room accessed from the patio and the main living area, offers options such as a work from home space, playroom for the children or the perfect spot for indoor plants to thrive.
A fireplace in the eat-in kitchen offers ambience, and with city and river views from the window, this room will become the hub of the home. Perhaps explore the possibilities of opening up the living room, kitchen and sunroom to create an enormous family living space with views for miles, ideal for modern living and entertaining.
The other option would be to take advantage of the massive backyard, which is rare in West Hobart, and potentially extend or even develop STCA.

Downstairs:

4.5 x 5.4m Workshop

3.7 x 5.3 Cellar

2 separate large storage areas - total 4.5 x 11.8

2nd toilet and 2nd laundry area - ideal for use as a mudroom for cleaning up after a day in the garden

Covered tandem carport and OSP

2nd patio


At a glance:

Three generous bedrooms

Large living room

Eat-in kitchen

Sunroom with city and river views

Laundry areas upstairs and downstairs

Ducted heating, electric panel heating and three original fireplaces

Huge storage areas downstairs with 2nd toilet and laundry area

Potential for renovations, extensions or development


The beauty of our Tasmanian bush is to be had from the extensive walking and riding trails of Knocklofty Reserve are just a few minutes drive away. Surrounded by quality period homes, close to Hill Street Grocer and Train Park, so popular with families. With the centre of Hobart 1.4km in one direction and less than 2km to the caf, restaurant and cinema precinct of North Hobart in the other, this home is perfectly positioned for your West Hobart lifestyle.

As you know, homes in this blue chip suburb sell fast, so make that call to Enrico today and discover the potential of 42 Faraday Street for yourself.

*The information contained herein has been supplied to us and we have no reason to doubt its accuracy, however, cannot guarantee it. Accordingly, all interested parties should make their own enquiries to verify this information.

Property History for 42 Faraday St, West Hobart, TAS 7000

A timeline of how this property has performed in the market
Last Sold
$1,280,000
04 Feb 2022
Listed for Rent
$600/w
18 Dec 2019
  • 04 Feb 2022
    Sold for $1,280,000
  • 31 Jan 2022
    Listed for Sale Offers over $1,225,000
  • 15 Nov 2019
    Listed for Rent $600 / week
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About West Hobart 7000

The size of West Hobart is approximately 3.9 square kilometres. It has 8 parks covering nearly 35.4% of total area. The population of West Hobart in 2016 was 5953 people. By 2021 the population was 6525 showing a population growth of 9.6% in the area during that time. The predominant age group in West Hobart is 20-29 years. Households in West Hobart are primarily childless couples and are likely to be repaying $1800 - $2399 per month on mortgage repayments. In general, people in West Hobart work in a professional occupation.In 2021, 63.40% of the homes in West Hobart were owner-occupied compared with 62.30% in 2016.

West Hobart has 2,949 properties. Over the last 5 years, Houses in West Hobart have seen a 24.22% increase in median value, while Units have seen a 31.48% increase. As at 30 November 2025:

  • The median value for Houses in West Hobart is $1,001,397 while the median value for Units is $702,040.
  • Houses have a median rent of $630 while Units have a median rent of $485.
There are currently 11 properties listed for sale, and 3 properties listed for rent in West hobart on OnTheHouse. According to Cotality's data, 109 properties were sold in the past 12 months in West hobart.

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