22 John Liston Drive, Newport

The flexibility of a format that offers inviting accommodation, indoor-outdoor living spaces and low-maintenance surroundings ensures this substantial modern home meets family needs with an exceptional mixture of style and success in a sought after Newport pocket. From this quiet yet convenient setting overlooking the parkland of Jackson Reserve it's merely moments to Mason Street shops, Hall Street cafes and Newport station while The Strand, the water and Williamstown's village environs are quickly, conveniently reached.

Ground floor dimensions commence with two of the design's three or four bedrooms, including a substantial main bedroom accompanied by a stylish ensuite and spacious walk-in robe while the second bedroom, the central bathroom and a study – which can also perform impressively as a cellar – precede a paved patio and the rear courtyard retreat. A separate laundry and storage space complete an instantly attractive ground level picture.

Above, the polished floors and front and rear balconies complement individually zoned living and dining areas that are accompanied by the open-plan kitchen's central island bench, stone surfaces, designer cabinetry and quality appliances. A Jetmaster fire-place, soaring cathedral ceilings and outlooks over the park further enhance the first floor level which also offers a versatile formal lounge or additional bedroom.

The courtyard's privacy and easy entertaining areas form a beautifully low-maintenance backdrop that leads to the secure double garage and its upstairs multi-purpose room. Ideal as a home office, teenager's retreat with its own bathroom, games space or gym, the presence of a sauna and third bathroom and yet more storage creates another level, quite literally, of the allure that defines this distinctive address.