Family ends two-year search with $3m-plus Newtown home

The five-bedroom home at 15 Layton Crescent, Newtown, has sold to a local buyer.

Newtown has a new clubhouse leader for the most expensive home to sell in 2025 with a striking five-bedroom architectural residence on a substantial landholding.

Tremayne, at 15 Layton Crescent, Newtown, was secured in a $3m-plus deal by a Geelong family that’s spent two years in the market searching for the right property.

Buxton, Newtown agent Tom Butters said it’s a special home that was built in the 1970s.

“It is the biggest sale in Newtown for the year so far,” Mr Butters said.

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The split-level home overlooks an outdoor area and backyard pool.

The local family had been searching for the right home for a couple of years, he said.

“They wanted that land factor,” Mr Butters said.

“They’ll probably put their own spin on the house.

“But it’s a pretty special house on 1300sq m in Layton Crescent, which is arguably one of the best streets in Newtown.”

The property was listed last November with $3.2m to $3.5m hopes after a previous listing in 2023 at a higher price unable to find a buyer.

The classic architecture has created big spaces tied together with a raked, timber-lined ceiling.

The garden outlook is evident in the bedrooms.

A mezzanine level above the study, laundry and sauna offers an additional sitting area.

Floor to ceiling windows and doors draw in plenty of natural light to the split-level home with plenty of architectural cues, such as 3.65m ceilings, and angled windows allowing the main raked ceiling to run continuously through the main portion of the house; a mezzanine level above a study, laundry, bathroom and sauna, and an open deck that overlooks the rear courtyard and onto the big backyard pool.

“It’s amazing. The 1970s build features a big open space with timber ceilings,” Mr Butters said.

“The architecture is beautiful, really special, all open and full of light.”

While new hydronic heating and ducted heating and cooling add to a long list of amenities in the home, it’s the main elements such as hardwood timber cabinets, a redesigned outdoor area featuring and open timber pergola and the expansive open-plan living, dining and kitchen area that connected to the landscaped garden that catches the eye.

The kitchen is at the heart of the home.

Large windows even make an impact in the bathroom.

Gardens dominate the property, which is walking distance to The Geelong College Middle School, and also close to St Josephs College, Sacred Heart College and The Geelong College’s senior school.

The sale has beaten the previous highest price for a custom five-bedroom residence from renowned Geelong builder Bruce Warren.

The Nantes St residence sold for just shy of $2.93m in March.

PropTrack data shows Newtown’s median house price is $1.17m.

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