St Elmo Enchanting Edwardian in the heart of Oakleigh

Find your period-perfect Edwardian oasis in Oakleigh's most perfect location! A home in the heart of Oakleigh on a prized period streetscape, St Elmo is a substantial four bedroom Edwardian home with today's dual zone living set in impeccably landscaped and maintained formal family gardens.

Unfolding beyond a fine fretworked veranda and sparkling leadlight entry, this timeless home opens with gracious front bedrooms (each with a magnificent decorative fireplace) and a grand formal lounge (with yet another eye-catching fireplace)…before unfolding with a big-hearted family room almost equalled in size by a high-gabled al fresco area.

Ready to move in and enjoy with a freshly updated appliance kitchen with an inviting breakfast bar and a charming antique (non-working) Lux cooker, this timeless home combines the best of yesterday and today at every turn with a beautiful period-inspired bathroom with claw-foot bath and stone-top vanity, a handy separate WC and a family laundry with the same classic styling. All the contemporary comforts are here including ducted heating and cooling plus ceiling fans for most rooms, privacy-enhancing plantation-shutters, Ring Smartphone video-intercom.

Even the gorgeously groomed formal gardens combine yesterday's beauty and today's living with a fully-compliant fenced 5-person spa bubbling away on the edge of the deck, a fruitful vegie garden for the kids to harvest and two-car parking including a pretty carport . There's even an eye to the future with a 21 panel/4Kw solar system!

Situated in Oakleigh's prized period precinct, this period beauty is just two blocks to everything a modern family need – the station, restaurants and cafes are within a stroll, a great choice schools is an easy walk for the kids, Oakleigh Central shopping is an easy stroll and around the corner you will have your retail therapy at Chadstone.