Collingwood AFLW star Sharni Layton is selling a townhouse she built in Bonbeach, a few months after offloading another property in the suburb. Picture: Michael Klein
Collingwood AFLW player Sharni Layton is hoping to cap off a hectic period by selling the Bonbeach townhouse she built to live in.
The star netballer-turned-footballer — who collected gold medals at the 2014 Commonwealth Games and two Netball World Championships — initially intended to move into the three-bedroom pad at 3/2 Trent Court.
But she’s now listed it with $780,000-$830,000 price hopes after settling in Frankston with husband Luke Norder. The couple finally wed in South Melbourne on New Year’s Day, in their third attempt due to COVID-19 delays.
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3/2 Trent Court, Bonbeach, has a $780,000-$830,000 price guide for its February 6 auction.
Layton moved to Frankston last year, with now-husband Luke Norder. Picture: Instagram
“I was planning on living there, so I built it really well,” she said of the townhouse.
“But in the time it took to build, I met my now-husband, Luke, and we decided we wanted a bit more land down in Frankston.
“It was finished in mid December. So it’s brand spankin’ new.”
Layton — who has also been a regular panellist on Fox Footy’s Bounce alongside Hawthorn legend Jason Dunstall — is unlikely to attend the property’s 3pm auction on February 6. Her Pies are due to run out against the Gold Coast at Victoria Park at the same time.
Collingwood kicks off its 2021 season against traditional rivals Carlton this Thursday, January 28.
Layton built the townhouse at 3/2 Trent Court for herself, before her plans changed.
A modern bathroom at the property.
The backyard features a covered alfresco terrace.
On top of preparing for the latest AFLW season and her long-awaited wedding, and shifting to Frankston, Layton recently wrote memoir No Apologies and started The Layton Sports Academy in Frankston.
Of the latter, she said: “This was the area I grew up in, I wanted to come back and give back.”
In December, she and her sister also sold another townhouse at 2/3 Trent Court — just down the road from the one she’s preparing to auction — for $825,000. Layton said this had been her first property purchase.
Layton and her sister sold 2/3 Trent Court, Bonbeach, late last year.
2/3 Trent Court was Layton’s first property purchase.
Layton’s also known for appearing on Bounce, alongside Bernie Vince, Andrew Gaze, Cameron Mooney and Jason Dunstall.
She said whoever snapped up the townhouse at No. 3/2 would be moving into “such a great area”, close to the beach, wetlands, parks, bike tracks and sporting facilities.
“When I was growing up, no one wanted to come and visit me down here. I find it funny (Bonbeach) has turned into a boutique suburb,” she said.
The 33-year-old said the two-storey home’s striking facade of red brick and black panelling made it “so different to other townhouses in the area”.
And the interior featured big, light-filled spaces and quality fittings, including Smeg appliances in the kitchen.
The three bedrooms and two bathrooms are split between the two floors, while the open-plan living, dining and kitchen zone opens out to a covered alfresco terrace and a lawn area.
Buxton Chelsea director Daniel Wright has the listing.
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