14 Benjamin Court, Spring Gully, VIC, 3550, Australia

* This pretty-as-a-picture storybook-style home hidden at the end of a meandering driveway lined with native shrubbery and shady trees sits on an oversized lot approx. 1208m². The two-storey home oozes character and charm with its high-pitched roof, dormer windows and wrap-around deck with serene leafy views.

* The ground floor is about living and entertaining, with a spacious lounge adjoining the kitchen/dining area. The lounge spills through glass sliders to the expansive elevated timber deck overlooking terraced rear gardens. Imagine soaking up the sunset through the tree top canopy with family and friends or kicking back at the end of the day with a pre-dinner drink.

* The ground floor also incorporates the main bedroom (deck access, built-ins, ensuite), the laundry and a two-way WC.

* The kitchen boasts stainless steel gas/electric appliances, a dishwasher and ample cabinetry including a pantry cupboard. Character details include limed dado lining boards and polished timber floors throughout the living areas.

* Upstairs is the ideal children's domain – with three bedrooms (BIR), a bathroom and a big central living area featuring a soaring timber-lined ceiling with exposed beams; it's the perfect place for fun-filled sleepovers.

* The private rear yard includes a kidney-shaped pool with a new filter/pump etc., an oversized carport, chicken coop, a 6m x 4m powered Colorbond workshop with twin roller doors, a rainwater tank, garden shed and mulched veggie beds ready for spring planting.

* Added features include a new 3Kw solar power system, ducted heating, split system air conditioning and ceiling fans.

* The super-quiet position is handy to schools, the university, local sporting venues and eateries, and walking trails through One Tree Hill bushland.

* It's hard to believe the leafy, no-through street is a mere five-minute drive to the city centre.