Some sites give you one good option. 30 Glenelg Road gives you three.

Set high on a 1,467m² (more or less) freehold section at the quiet end of a cul-de-sac, this 1969 split-level home looks out over the rooftops to the sea. Upstairs, the open-plan kitchen, dining and living run the length of the house and open onto a wide north-facing deck – the spot for morning coffee, evening drinks and everything in between – with three bedrooms, a bathroom and a separate toilet on the same level. Downstairs is currently set up as a self-contained two-bedroom flat with its own family room, kitchen and bathroom, plus a laundry, an internal-access garage and a large storage area. Extended family, tenants, teenagers or a home business – the layout already works.

Then there is the land. Auckland Council granted resource consent in March 2019 (BUN60328392) to subdivide the site into two lots and to build a second principal dwelling of around 84m² plus a 60m² minor dwelling on the rear lot, and the lapse period has since been extended to ten years, so the consent runs to March 2029. Geotechnical, infrastructure and engineering reports, architectural plans and a set of concept plans for a further three-bedroom front house all come with the property. Keep the existing home and add to it, renovate and hold, or start again on a blank canvas – the groundwork has been done.

Red Beach itself is across the road from the reserve, with the beach, Stanmore Bay, Orewa and the Silverdale shops all a few minutes away and the northern motorway about six minutes by car. Zoned Residential – Single House under the Auckland Unitary Plan. Zoned for Red Beach School and Whangaparaoa College.

The house is dated and honestly presented – the value here is in the site, the views and the consent. Please note the title carries a shared right of way with the neighbouring lot (Easement Certificate A34836); the LIM, title and consent documents are available below.