Wolseley Road
Wolseley Roadis a road in theSydneysuburb ofPoint Piper.It is one kilometre long. It starts atNew South Head Roadand curves around the west side of Point Piper, terminating in a dead end above Lady Martins Beach.
Description
[edit]As at 2002, Wolseley Road was themost expensive residential road/streetin Australia with 16 of the top 100 most expensive houses in Sydney being located on it.[1]Property writer Cindy Martin calculated in 2002 that the total value of the properties on the one-kilometre waterfront section of Wolseley Road was worth, in total, $720 million.[2]
In 2007, the Andrew Banks property on Wolseley Road was made an offer of $50 million, which was declined.[3]In 2022, 20 Wolseley Road sold for $45 million.[4]
In 2015, it was named the sixth most expensive street in the world. Notable residents includedFrank LowyandMalcolm Turnbull.[5]
Housing styles
[edit]Houses in the area are designed according to the limited availability and price of land, as well as the physical nature of the location. There is considerable variety because every house is unique; in contrast to many Sydney suburbs, there has been no mass development with identical houses. The range of styles goes fromFederation Arts and Craftscottages to multi-storey mansions and some towers of home units.
Heritage Listed
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The following items are Heritage Listed byWoollahra Council:
- 16–18 Wolseley Road[6]
- 20 Wolseley Road[7]
- 28 Wolseley Road[8]
- 63–67 Wolseley Road[9]
- 66 Wolseley Road[10]
- 69 Wolseley Road[11]
- 134–136 Wolseley Road[12]
- 138–140 Wolseley Road[13]
- 142 Wolseley Road[14]
- Lady Martins Beach[15]
- Norfolk Island Pine[16]
- Seven Shillings Beach[17]
References
[edit]- ^"A city and its multi-million dollar digs".The Sydney Morning Herald.27 April 2002.
- ^Cindy Martin (24 December 2002)."Extreme Sydney".The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^Klan, Anthony;Condon, Turi (12 August 2011)."Prestige house price record set to soar".The Australian.Archived fromthe originalon 11 August 2011.Retrieved20 September2023.
- ^History for Wolseley Road, Point PiperAllhomesArchived4 September 2022 at theWayback Machine
- ^Wolseley Rd in Point Piper named the sixth most expensive street in the worldDaily Telegraph15 July 2015
- ^Danmark – residential flat buildingOffice of Environment & Heritage
- ^Chinese BoatshedOffice of Environment & Heritage
- ^28 Wolseley RoadOffice of Environment & Heritage
- ^Stone wallingOffice of Environment & Heritage
- ^Residential flat buildingOffice of Environment & Heritage
- ^Vaynol – house, sandstone walling, entrance archwayOffice of Environment & Heritage
- ^134–136 Wolseley RoadOffice of Environment & Heritage
- ^138–140 Wolseley RoadOffice of Environment & Heritage
- ^142 Wolseley RoadOffice of Environment & Heritage
- ^Lady Martins BeachOffice of Environment & Heritage
- ^Norfolk Island PineOffice of Environment & Heritage
- ^Seven Shillings BeachOffice of Environment & Heritage
External links
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