879 Melbourne RoadSorrento VIC 3943
Property Details for 879 Melbourne Rd, Sorrento
879 Melbourne Rd, Sorrento is a 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom House with 2 parking spaces and was built in 1880. The property has a land size of 1210m2 and floor size of 280m2. While the property is not currently for sale or for rent, it was last sold in April 2024.
Last Listing description (May 2024)
One of Sorrento's earliest homes with an award-winning heritage design restoration and sympathetic reincarnation by local visionary Ray Watts, 'Narbeth' is an understated masterwork that accentuates the limestone classicism so characteristic of heritage Sorrento, while unifying it with an extended family layout that nullifies any contrasting modernity.
A 90-year-old Cypress Pine helps to balance the gently rising site with the original cottage facade, while subduing the extended limestone fascia that consolidates with the residence's initial form. The four-room cottage has been reimagined as a fireside main suite with a fitted robe and ensuite, opposing an additional bedroom and a fireside sitting room that gives way to its newest incarnation.
An immense main living area sits under a unique ceiling profile, including a raked 16.5ft gable roof separated from the remainder by large rusticated support beams. The natural materiality continues with a limestone stack around the room's gas fireplace, plus a granite-topped kitchen that subtly integrates a suite of complementary supporting elements. A west-facing BBQ deck with a Vergola roof and kitchen servery window headlines an array of relaxed alfresco spaces, overseeing a large lawn edged with a grove of maturing olive trees and the extended accommodation wing of two further bedrooms.
Commended as it may be, it presents much more as a home than an architectural showpiece, complete with integrated indoor-outdoor audio, reverse-cycle air conditioners to all bedrooms and living spaces, plenty of off-street parking, and an outdoor shower for the incoming sandy toes. A lifestyle playground just an hour and a half from Melbourne CBD, it offers a leisurely stroll to bay or ocean beaches and their natural walking trails, indulgence in the gourmet and boutique artistry of Sorrento Village, or a tune of your handicap at the Sorrento Golf Club.
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Property History for 879 Melbourne Rd, Sorrento, VIC 3943
- 15 Apr 2024Sold for $2,600,000
- 31 Oct 2023Listed for Sale Private Sale
- 28 Aug 2009Sold for $775,000
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0About Sorrento 3943
The size of Sorrento is approximately 7.0 square kilometres. It has 9 parks covering nearly 32.0% of total area. The population of Sorrento in 2016 was 1592 people. By 2021 the population was 2013 showing a population growth of 26.4% in the area during that time. The predominant age group in Sorrento is 70-79 years. Households in Sorrento are primarily childless couples and are likely to be repaying over $4000 per month on mortgage repayments. In general, people in Sorrento work in a managers occupation.In 2021, 83.70% of the homes in Sorrento were owner-occupied compared with 82.20% in 2016.
Sorrento has 3,709 properties. Over the last 5 years, Houses in Sorrento have seen a 14.12% increase in median value, while Units have seen a -3.90% decrease. As at 31 January 2026:
- The median value for Houses in Sorrento is $1,920,301 while the median value for Units is $834,395.
- Houses have a median rent of $750 while Units have a median rent of $638.
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