16 Elphin Gr, Hawthorn is a 5 bedroom, 2 bathroom House with 1 parking spaces and was built in 1890. The property has a land size of 735m2 and floor size of 190m2. While the property is not currently for sale or for rent, it was last sold in July 2024.
This superb family home skillfully blends heritage features and contemporary adornments to create a single-level urban sanctuary in one of Hawthorns most convenient pockets.
Set in luxuriant gardens, the leadlight entry, arched hall way and soaring ceilings evoke Victorian charm in the front part of the house, where light-fittings by internationally celebrated designer Marcel Wanders, are a perfect marriage of modern and romantic design.
Following the Victorian floorplan of rooms off the central hall, four bedrooms at the front of the home include the main suite with a contemporary marble ensuite, walk-in wardrobe and glorious garden views. Three more large bedrooms with full-height built-in robes share the marble-finished central bathroom and powder room.
At the end of the hall, steel framed double doors reveal the expansive living, dining and entertaining zone, with high ceilings, engineered timber floorboards, sky views and huge amounts of natural light.
The designer kitchen is both beautiful and practical. Complete with striking stone benchtops including an island bench, it has a walk-in pantry, a full suite of Miele appliances with pyrolytic oven, steam oven, cooktop and dishwasher and an integrated fridge/freezer. Abundant storage includes a built-in bar. Past the dining area, in the family living room, a Jetmaster fireplace flanked by book shelves, adds to the warm and inviting atmosphere.
Bi-fold doors open the rear of the home to a broad deck with plumbed- in gas BBQ and a sheltered dining and entertaining area, which effectively becomes an outdoor room. From the deck, steps lead down to the generous north-west facing back garden.
At the rear of the garden, bathed in sunlight, a one-bedroom, one bathroom, sky-lit, self-contained bungalow, offers the flexibility to house a student, live-in nanny or visitors or be an office or studio. Nearby, the garage with remote-controlled entry from a rear laneway, includes storage to ceiling-height and a workshop.
This compelling home has a laundry, plantation shutters, ducted heating, cooling, split systems, surround sound throughout, Velux skylights, self-watering garden walls, water tanks, watering system, security and an alarm. Two driveways at the front provide off-street parking.
Superbly positioned, just walking distance to Glenferrie Road, trams, shops, cafes, Lido Cinemas and schools such as MLC, Carey, Ruyton, Trinity, Xavier and local primary schools, this is the lifestyle youve been waiting for.
The size of Hawthorn is approximately 5.9 square kilometres. It has 29 parks covering nearly 10.8% of total area. The population of Hawthorn in 2016 was 23511 people. By 2021 the population was 22322 showing a population decline of 5.1% in the area during that time. The predominant age group in Hawthorn is 20-29 years. Households in Hawthorn are primarily childless couples and are likely to be repaying over $4000 per month on mortgage repayments. In general, people in Hawthorn work in a professional occupation.In 2021, 51.80% of the homes in Hawthorn were owner-occupied compared with 45.90% in 2016.
Hawthorn has 16,747 properties. Over the last 5 years, Houses in Hawthorn have seen a 2.06% increase in median value, while Units have seen a -9.66% decrease. As at 31 March 2026:
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