8 Bedroom House for Sale in Walmer Estate

Cape Town, Walmer Estate

Guesthouse or Spacious Family Home in sought after University Estate!

This stunning home or Guesthouse boasts high ceilings and sumptuous, spacious accommodation.

Set in a superb location with stunning views over the harbour and ocean, this delightful North-facing property is a must see! This large manor-style house could be reinstated as a guesthouse, sectionalized into apartments or used as a spacious family home.

This gorgeous free-standing house currently offers lounge, kitchen with dining, 8 large bedrooms fitting king-size beds, all with ensuite bathrooms, guest toilet, laundry/scullery, solar power, double garage, secure parking for 5 cars (1 covered), basement storage room, shed storage area, garden and more.

Downstairs consists of a grand entrance hall, indoor pool, lounge and open plan kitchen, adjacent scullery/laundry, access to the double garage, guest toilet and three of the bedrooms with ensuites. The kitchen has a large marble topped island for creating feasts for family and friends, and there is space for a dining table. The front bedroom opens up onto the patio with its built-in braai and would be ideal as a further living space. The middle bedroom has a separate entrance, walk-in dressing room, sunroom and its own living area so it could easily be used as a home for Granny and Grandpa or for other family members. The third bedroom on this level is smaller and would be best suited to domestic quarters.

Upstairs the home offers 5 bedrooms with ensuite bathrooms. The largest of the upstairs bedrooms also has a stunning fireplace, lounge area, balcony with mountain views, dressing room or office area and ensuite bathroom. The front bedrooms upstairs both have access to a wide, enclosed balcony that runs across the front of the house with simply stunning views of the harbour, Devil’s Peak Mountain and across Table Bay to Table View. The back bedroom on the right has a side terrace with views of the mountains and glimpses of the ocean.

In addition, this home offers a double garage with direct access into the house, off street parking for a further 4 cars in tandem. A solar power system is included with 6kwh solar panels, 15 kWh batteries and a 12 kWh Sunsync inverter which is well balanced and covers up to 65% of the entire homes electricity costs.

Underneath the braai patio there is a very useful large storeroom and another storeroom on the side of the residence. There are also two 5000 litre rainwater tanks.

The location makes it extremely convenient, in the centre of University Estate opposite the park with jungle gym and outside gym. Easy access to either Phillip Kgosana Drive or the N2 makes it 5km from the V&A Waterfront and 15km from the airport. Several good schools and UCT are just a short drive away. So much on offer and so many possibilities

Building Extent (approx): 560 m² (approx based on roof measurement)
ERF Extent: 625 m²
Rates (approx): R4,870/m
Building Age: 99

Victoria Silberbauer and Sharon van Rensburg are representatives of Real Estate Power CC, T/A RE/MAX PREMIER, an Independently Owned and Operated Franchise of RE/MAX SA. Read more...