3 Bedroom House in Northmead

3-Bed Northmead House With a Built-in Bar, a Pool, and Actual Character

Somebody built a proper bar into this house - red accent wall, wooden counter, stools already in place - and honestly, that alone should move it up your shortlist.

This is a freestanding 3-bedroom home in Northmead, a short walk from Oaksfield Shopping Centre, that hasn''t been gutted and flattened into another beige show-house. The lounge still has its wood paneling and a real fireplace with the metal hood intact, there''s a wagon-wheel light fixture doing its thing in the dining room, and none of it feels like a renovation gone wrong - it feels like a house that knows what it is.

The kitchen''s the one room that''s been properly redone: dark tiling, granite-look counters, a built-in Bosch oven, and enough cupboard space that you won''t be fighting for shelf real estate. Off that is a separate dining room, and past the lounge, an actual entertainment room with the bar mentioned above - vertical blinds, ceiling fan, the works.

All three bedrooms have built-in cupboards and take a double bed comfortably. Bathroom one is a straightforward bathtoiletbasin combo. The second is a full ensuite - bigger, but dated, so go in expecting original tiling and not a magazine spread. We''re not going to pretend otherwise.

Outside: a proper-sized pool, double carport, solar lighting, and a separate domestic room. The garden''s got space to actually use, not just look at.

And because load shedding is still a national pastime - this one comes with backup battery power, prepaid electricity, and an alarm system already installed.

If you want a rental that''s still got some personality left in it, and you''d rather walk to Oaksfield than drive everywhere, book a viewing.

DAZZLE REALTORS PTY LTD trading as REMAX Dazzle Benoni operates in terms of a franchise agreement with REMAX of Southern Africa.