Turnkey Manifold Heights home lures families with dream backyard

21 Lascelles Ave, Manifold Heights is on the market for $2m to $2.2m. Any time a family walks through the front door of this renovated Manifold Heights home, the kids always make a beeline for the backyard. Most have their sights set on the playground at the bottom of the garden, where dual slides and swings have serious pulling power, according to McGrath, Geelong agent Georgie Shaw. She said the outdoor spaces were a winner at the charming turnkey red clinker brick home, where a large covered deck with a built-in barbecue, a swimming pool and outdoor fireplace are ready to welcome Christmas guests. RELATED: Sustainable limestone homestead beats summer heat Next Geelong suburbs to pass $1m median home price Uniting Church lists prime Barwon Heads site for $3m The playground has proven popular throughout the campaign. “What’s been really popular about it is the width and depth of that outdoor area. It’s so lovely, you could be sitting there on a summer’s day and if a storm came over you’ve got true indoor-outdoor living,” Ms Shaw said. “You’ve got the children’s playground, which is just so whimsical and divine out the back. So many houses at that level have very manufactured garde...