Unliveable Manifold Heights home offers multimillion-dollar potential

3 Bostock Ave, Manifold Heights is offered for the first time in almost half a century. A rundown Manifold Heights property offered for the first time in almost 50 years could unlock a multimillion-dollar opportunity in a blue-chip address. The worst house in the best street is a fitting description for the four-bedroom weatherboard residence at 3 Bostock Ave. Last sold for $32,000 in 1979, the unoccupied home has fallen into disrepair in recent times and is being sold with some rooms stripped back to stud walls. RELATED: Why cheaper home prices may not help you buy Family snaps up renovated Manifold Heights home Newtown trophy home reclaims Geelong price record Renovate or detonate – the choice is yours. Jellis Craig Geelong agent Jeff Begg will auction the property on Saturday with a $1.05m reserve, despite its current state. He said the chance to secure a 873sq m block in such a premium street had sparked buyers’ imaginations. “It has been in the same family for a very, very long time. As much as it has been well loved it is in a condition that needs attention,” Mr Begg said. “It certainly is the worst house in the best street but it could potentially become the best house in th...