This 1940's solid native timber-built cottage is ready for growth. The flat contour around the house and inground pool suggests the luxury of a single level living expansion orientated towards all day sun.

The dressed lounge, dining room, two bedrooms and bedroom-size-sunroom already show the warmth and strength of character from that era. Expanding in keeping with that era has the potential to produce a masterpiece.

This address is the result of a subdivision into three rural-residential sections. Lot 1 on this property's southern boundary is spoken for. There will be a new build here in the not-too-distant future. Lot 3 sharing the northern boundary is 3000sqm of land available at offers above $850,000. (See 337 Cambridge Road)

There has been consistent value growth over time in this country-feel-city-close setting, driven by the appeal of separation and thereby privacy from neighbours on the minimum 3000sqm section sizes allowable in the zoning.

A protected Golden Cypress hedge secludes the property from its road front while a stand of Pines on the Eastern boundary shelters some of the more fertile soil to be found in the Bay of Plenty. The citrus here are producing alongside rich earth awaiting a hobby market garden.

Augmenting the popularity of this Auckland side of town location are the popular cafes, restaurants and a choice of shopping centres between Bethlehem Village and The Tauranga Crossing. Tauriko is in the catchment zone for Tauranga Boys College and Tauranga Girls College. The Bethlehem College Complex (years 1-13) is a short 3km drive from the gate.

Tauranga central business district a 7.5km drive, Tauranga Hospital (5.7km) and the Tauriko Industrial precinct (4.7km), all major employment hubs, are an easy drive from this top location.