174 Wickham Rd, Highett is a 5 bedroom, 1 bathroom House with 2 parking spaces and was built in 1950. The property has a land size of 644m2 and floor size of 146m2. While the property is not currently for sale or for rent, it was last sold in August 2023.
This solid, charming, mostly original red-brick beauty is overflowing with 1950s charm, period detail and family appeal with its large-scale, 5-bedroom layout and its 644.2sqm (approx.) block. Comfortable, feature-rich and an ideal dwelling for those who value space, the supreme quality of yester-year, large rooms, high ceilings and loads of natural light.
Located in a 'walk-to-anywhere' location, just 800m from the bustling Highett Road strip and the train station, around the corner from the terrific Chapel Road shopping strip; an easy walk to both Bricker and Highett Reserves, Waves Leisure Centre and Southland shops.
Solid, straight, lovingly enhanced and nurtured over three decades by its longstanding owners, this is a dream family opportunity with so much to love and embrace. You'll appreciate the extra space, the period charm and detailing, the craftsmanship in the solid timber architraves, framing and bespoke joinery. This is such a rare, unique home with dozens of charming features that you'll continue to find and admire for years to come.
Five large bedrooms or four plus a gorgeous study or library room with a full-length built-in bookshelf - all serviced by a pristine family bathroom and separate laundry. A spacious lounge and dining room with a combustion wood heater, and a functional original kitchen.
Outside, there's a full-length driveway to an oversized single garage, a carport or undercover entertaining area and plenty of garden, lawn and space for kids, pets and green thumbs to roam and explore.
Absolutely ready to accommodate from day one, so for those with grand plans to bring this rock-solid home into 2023 and beyond, you can certainly move in immediately and work on transforming the home either now or later.
Whatever you choose, this is a rare chance to snap up an affordable entry into this popular address: renovate and enhance what's already here, or wipe the slate clean and rebuild your dream home - the options are plenty and the choices are yours.
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The size of Highett is approximately 3.7 square kilometres. It has 8 parks covering nearly 8.4% of total area. The population of Highett in 2016 was 10454 people. By 2021 the population was 12016 showing a population growth of 14.9% in the area during that time. The predominant age group in Highett is 40-49 years. Households in Highett are primarily couples with children and are likely to be repaying $1800 - $2399 per month on mortgage repayments. In general, people in Highett work in a professional occupation.In 2021, 70.40% of the homes in Highett were owner-occupied compared with 68.60% in 2016.
Highett has 8,257 properties. Over the last 5 years, Houses in Highett have seen a 18.85% increase in median value, while Units have seen a 10.34% increase. As at 31 October 2025:
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