Whether you're getting on the ladder, adding to your portfolio, or looking to downsize - this is a home worth starting your next chapter in.

It's a good old-timer, with plenty of life left in it. Yes, it's on Whangaparaoa Road - but step inside and the calm will catch you off guard. Quiet, private, and beautifully positioned, this is the kind of home that quietly outperforms its address, with every convenience still right at your doorstep.

Step out from the open-plan living onto the refreshed deck with glass balustrades, and let the view do the rest of the talking. Across Arkles Bay, the outlook has been thoughtfully preserved - the kind of backdrop that turns an ordinary Tuesday into something worth pausing for.

Inside, warm pine timber flooring runs through the open-plan kitchen and living spaces, giving the whole home a natural, lived-in warmth. It's been cared for - fresh and comfortable without feeling overdone - and there's still room to make it your own and add value as you go. Move-in ready, with peace of mind built in:

• Parts of the roof replaced approximately 5 years ago • Freshly repainted exterior • Refreshed outdoor entertaining deck with glass balustrades • Pine timber flooring, stained and in excellent condition • Excellent off-street parking • Garden shed included

A location people don't want to leave:

• Walk to Whangaparaoa Mall and supermarkets • Easy access to public transport • Minutes to Manly Beach and Stanmore Bay Beach • Little Manly Village right on your doorstep • Choice of medical centers nearby

Now, with the owner is relocating out of Auckland, the door is opening for someone new.

Priced at $790,000, this represents genuine value for the location and the lifestyle on offer. Homes like this on the Peninsula don't sit around. Tightly held, rarely listed, and gone fast when they are. The opportunity is real - but so is the clock.

Contact Lilia Finlay on 021 858 293 or Angelina Vihrova on 021 727 751 to arrange your private viewing, or come see it for yourself at one of our open homes.