Clifftop home next door to Round the Twist lighthouse up for sale

Not many people can claim a lighthouse as an immediate neighbour.

A wave of ’90s nostalgia could boost interest in a clifftop home listed for sale next door to the Aireys Inlet lighthouse where hit show Round the Twist was filmed.

The extraordinary ocean front property has been in the hands of one family for more than 85 years.

With uninterrupted sea views and the Split Point Lighthouse just metres away, 16 Federal St, Aireys Inlet, has become a lucrative holiday rental in recent times.

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16 Federal St, Aireys Inlet, is on the market for $2.1m to $2.3m.

This spectacular view will never be built out.

Great Ocean Properties listing agent Marty Maher said it was one of the few properties on the Victorian coastline that boasted a genuine clifftop position.

Local landmarks Eagle Rock and nearby Table Rock are among natural wonders in view from the living room.

“My vendor is in her ’90s and it was bought by her husband’s father in the original release so it is certainly pretty iconic,” Mr Maher said.

“The views are just superb, so immediate – everyone just walks in and goes ‘wow’.

“It is comfortable, it’s been a really strong rental, it averages about $50,000 a year, so it doesn’t have to be renovated but it I think cosmetically it could.”

The property was part of an original land release in 1937, but the vendors only built the three-bedroom, one-bathroom house there in the 1980s.

The cast of the hit children’s television show Round the Twist.

The house has two beaches and a cafe nearby.

The popular holiday rental has many returning visitors.

The neighbouring lighthouse shot to national fame soon after when it featured as the home of the main characters in the classic children’s television series Round the Twist.

Mr Maher said the proximity of the landmark would likely shape any future development on the site, which is expected to fetch $2.1m to $2.3m.

“There is a little bit of restriction about what you could do because of the sensitivity of the lighthouse,” he said.

“A lot of people want to go up and put another storey on and we just don’t think that would be possible because of the historic nature of the lighthouse, it would distract from the lighthouse.”

He expects the strongest interest to come from holiday home buyers or downsizer relocating from Melbourne, who remain a strong sector in the Aireys Inlet market.

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