Former AFL star Shaun Higgins and his wife Heidi have successfully sold their Bayside family home. Picture: smhiggins4
Former AFL star Shaun Higgins has scored a major win, selling his luxurious Bayside family home for $3.36m in a competitive auction ahead of the Christmas slowdown.
Industry sources confirmed the sale price to Herald Sun, with buyers flocking to secure the property at 18 Lagnicourt St, Hampton.
The five-bedroom, three-bathroom residence, owned by Higgins and his wife Heidi, sits in the heart of Castlefield Estate, one of Bayside’s most historically significant areas.
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The couple purchased the home in 2015 for $1.371m – making almost $2m on the sale of the home.
Higgins, who retired in 2022 after a 260-game AFL career with the Western Bulldogs, North Melbourne, and Geelong, built his reputation as a consistent midfielder.
A two-time Syd Barker Medallist and 2018 all-Australian, Higgins now holds a match-day interchange role with the Geelong Cats’.
The exterior of the Higgins’ family home features a charming picket fence, landscaped gardens, and a classic facade.
Post retirement,, Shaun Higgins brings his AFL expertise to match-day coaching with Geelong Cats. (Photo by Dylan Burns/AFL Photos via Getty Images)
Behind its picket fence, the Higgins’ family home has a double-storey layout that unfolds with soaring ceilings, box bay windows, and plantation shutters, all underscored by the warmth of polished timber floors.
The home also includes a dedicated study with a window seat that overlooks the manicured front garden, while the master suite impresses with its twin-vanity ensuite, walk-in robe, and leafy garden outlooks.
The light-filled living area includes soaring ceilings and indoor-outdoor flow, with full-width bi-fold doors connecting the interior of the character home to the alfresco entertaining space.
The kitchen features a waterfall island bench, Neff appliances, including a 5-burner gas cooktop and twin ovens, and a well-appointed butler’s pantry.
Full-width bi-fold doors retract connecting the interior of the home with the outdoor sanctuary.
Outside, the back yard features a putting green, covered alfresco deck, solar-heated swimming pool, cubby house, and manicured lawn.
The home’s polished timber floors, box bay windows, and plantation shutters blend its character features with modern elements.
Full-width bi-fold doors connect the living space to a stunning al fresco deck, solar-heated pool, and manicured lawn.
The open-plan kitchen shines with a waterfall island bench, Neff appliances, and a fully equipped butler’s pantry.
Buxton Sandringham director Mark Earle told the Herald Sun in November the property was a “rare combination of character and functionality.”
Buxton Sandringham auctioneer James Colyvan declined to comment on the sale.
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