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Luxury £614,000 house boasts 164ft-long water slide in the garden

  • <p>The mega 164ft-long slide snakes its way through the gardens of the sprawling mansion in the northern suburbs of Brisbane. The property is on the market for A$1.075m – that’s about £614,000, less than the price of an average house in London. </p>
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    Mega slide

    The mega 164ft-long slide snakes its way through the gardens of the sprawling mansion in the northern suburbs of Brisbane. The property is on the market for A$1.075m – that’s about £614,000, less than the price of an average house in London.

  • <p>The five-bed home also boasts a cinema, putting green and a hair salon. Vendor Craig Gormley snapped up the water flume from Gumtree in 2016 after it was sold off by a nearby family attraction called The Woolshed. </p>
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    Location, location

    The five-bed home also boasts a cinema, putting green and a hair salon. Vendor Craig Gormley snapped up the water flume from Gumtree in 2016 after it was sold off by a nearby family attraction called The Woolshed.

  • <p>Set in 1.5 acres, 9 Parakeet Court in Warner, has a swimming pool and sun terrace that could have been plucked right off the pages of holiday brochure advertising a luxury hotel and spa resort. There’s even a self-contained one bedroom granny flat with its own veranda overlooking the pool in the grounds. </p>
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    Sun terrace

    Set in 1.5 acres, 9 Parakeet Court in Warner, has a swimming pool and sun terrace that could have been plucked right off the pages of holiday brochure advertising a luxury hotel and spa resort. There’s even a self-contained one bedroom granny flat with its own veranda overlooking the pool in the grounds.

  • <p>Polished marble floors and soft spot lighting highlight the luxurious finishing to the open plan living room, with the sleek and ultra-modern kitchen area in the background. </p>
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    Modern interior

    Polished marble floors and soft spot lighting highlight the luxurious finishing to the open plan living room, with the sleek and ultra-modern kitchen area in the background.

  • <p>The stylish master bedroom has a luxury en-suite with his and hers sinks and a double shower. Agents LJ Hooker Albany Creek said: “Absolutely no expense has been spared here as the current owners have totally transformed this property into an ultra-modern, chic and stylish acreage residence.” </p>
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    Soft lighting

    The stylish master bedroom has a luxury en-suite with his and hers sinks and a double shower. Agents LJ Hooker Albany Creek said: “Absolutely no expense has been spared here as the current owners have totally transformed this property into an ultra-modern, chic and stylish acreage residence.”

  • <p>The master bedroom also has a walk-in wardrobe large enough to rival the size of most bedrooms back in the UK. “From inside to out the house oozes style, class and sophistication with an abundance of modern fixtures and finishes combining throughout,” add the agents. (All pictures: Caters News) </p>
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    Walk-in

    The master bedroom also has a walk-in wardrobe large enough to rival the size of most bedrooms back in the UK. “From inside to out the house oozes style, class and sophistication with an abundance of modern fixtures and finishes combining throughout,” add the agents. (All pictures: Caters News)

<p>The mega 164ft-long slide snakes its way through the gardens of the sprawling mansion in the northern suburbs of Brisbane. The property is on the market for A$1.075m – that’s about £614,000, less than the price of an average house in London. </p>
<p>The five-bed home also boasts a cinema, putting green and a hair salon. Vendor Craig Gormley snapped up the water flume from Gumtree in 2016 after it was sold off by a nearby family attraction called The Woolshed. </p>
<p>Set in 1.5 acres, 9 Parakeet Court in Warner, has a swimming pool and sun terrace that could have been plucked right off the pages of holiday brochure advertising a luxury hotel and spa resort. There’s even a self-contained one bedroom granny flat with its own veranda overlooking the pool in the grounds. </p>
<p>Polished marble floors and soft spot lighting highlight the luxurious finishing to the open plan living room, with the sleek and ultra-modern kitchen area in the background. </p>
<p>The stylish master bedroom has a luxury en-suite with his and hers sinks and a double shower. Agents LJ Hooker Albany Creek said: “Absolutely no expense has been spared here as the current owners have totally transformed this property into an ultra-modern, chic and stylish acreage residence.” </p>
<p>The master bedroom also has a walk-in wardrobe large enough to rival the size of most bedrooms back in the UK. “From inside to out the house oozes style, class and sophistication with an abundance of modern fixtures and finishes combining throughout,” add the agents. (All pictures: Caters News) </p>
Mark Dorman

As selling points go, this could take some beating. While boasting about original oak beams and brick-built fireplaces appeals to many people, not many properties feature their own 50-metre (164ft) water slide.

The owner of this five-bedroom home in the suburbs of Brisbane, Australia bought the flume from a theme park and hooked it up in the garden.

The property, which sits in 1.5 acres of land, is on the market for a little over Aus$1 million – that’s about £614,000 and is less than the cost of an average home in London.