Actors John Wood and Lisa McCune on the set of Blue Heelers in Melbourne.
A historic Williamstown house that appeared in the long-running police drama Blue Heelers is poised to cop a $2.19m-$2.4m sale.
The circa-1907 home at 8 Thompson St was used in external shots for the television show, alongside its neighbour at 10 Thompson St that served as the fictional Mt Thomas police station.
Airing from 1994 to 2006, Blue Heelers starred actors John Wood, Lisa McCune and William McInnes and won 25 Logies.
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The two properties are heritage-listed as Williamstown’s former real-life police station, known as the Sergeant and Watchhouse Keeper quarters.
Nowadays, No. 8 features a sitting room that doubles as a fourth bedroom, Baltic pine floors, ornate fretwork, decorative fireplaces, pressed-metal ceilings and a kitchen with a walk-in pantry.
It’s also set for a significant windfall from its days on the show, with sales records showing it sold for $832,500 in 2003, potentially a $1,567,500 uplift.
Jellis Craig’s Anthony Christakakis said that council-approved plans to extend the home, accompanied by a garden redesign from Richmond’s Eckersley Garden Architecture, were in place.
The kitchen and meals area connects to a lounge room.
In 1997, Lisa McCune won a Gold Logie and the Most Popular Actress award.
The home is set on a 707sq m land parcel. It’s close to Nelson Place and Ferguson St’s shops and restaurants, the foreshore, Point Gellibrand, parks, Williamstown train station and is zoned to Williamstown Primary School.
“The owners who intended to do the extension have moved overseas for work reasons,” he said.
“We have had lots of interest with some young families, especially locals – I think, being on a corner block over 700sq m with the potential to subdivide, subject to council approval, creates endless possibilities.”
Mr Christakakis also had the listing for no. 10 that changed hands in June after being advertised with a $2.85m-$3.1m asking range.
He declined to comment on the sold price but said the five-bedroom abode was bought by a family.
“They are in the process of getting plans drawn up, I believe, for a renovation,” Mr Christakakis.
The recently-sold 10 Thompson St served as the fictional Mt Thomas police station in Blue Heelers.
The show’s cast in 1999.
The house boasts American Oak floorboards, open fireplaces and pressed metal ceilings.
And plenty of Blue Heelers fans came through the doors during the sales campaign.
“There were many people who came through just to have a look and a lot of people took photos out the front,” he added.
No. 8 Thompson St will be auctioned at 10am on August 17.
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