50 Hadley Wood Drive Wattle Downs, Manukau City

Picture the scene: the kids running and playing in the garden, friends sitting on the deck soaking up the sun - and the wine - and the smell of homemade pizzas crisping up in your wood-fired outdoor oven. This could be your life here in Wattle Downs. Sitting on a freehold of 572sqm (more or less), the home is built with weatherboard and composite concrete exterior over a cavity.

Your family can bring its hosting A-game to this home and embed yourselves in this tight-knit community. Showcasing high-stud ceilings and architecturally-designed, floor-to-ceiling bi-fold corner doors, the large entertaining deck is well and truly in sync with life inside.

While just a quick step out the front door is the popular Wattle Downs coastal walkway and bike path leading you to Saint Anne's beach and around the peninsula, and the temptingly-close golf club calls for Sunday "exercise".

Let's take a look at its other highlights:
• Designer kitchen with a big walk-in pantry in an open-plan format that benefits from easy flow to the garden; it has a floating island, drop lighting, filtered water tap, and a six-burner cooktop
• A separate lounge creates a cosy space for you to relax together
• All four bedrooms are generously sized, and the main room - with an en-suite - also opens up to the deck
• Contemporary comforts include double glazing, air-conditioning, in-built speakers throughout the house and an alarm system
• Built and custom-designed by Generation Homes in 2012, it's high-spec and quality
• Spacious double internal access garage plus two outdoor sheds for extra storage
• Low maintenance fully-fenced gardens surrounded by citrus trees and a sandpit for the kids

And, making the morning rush just that little easier is having both Decile 9 Reremoana Primary School and childcare options across the road. Close to the motorway, you're never far from the wider city.

This is the next step in your family's journey, call to secure now.