Suburban Melbourne home has a 12-foot 'diving pool' in the backyard

There are swimming pools, and there are sparkling examples that push it to the next level.

A much, much deeper level.

A suburban Melbourne home has one of those – a 12-foot diving pool, suitable for a serious swimmers who want to do a proper racing-block start, which has speared onto the market.

The property at 676 Highbury Road, Glen Waverley, will make a splash with buyers as it appears to be the only listing on Domain with this salubrious feature.

SOLD - $1,790,000

676 Highbury Road, Glen Waverley VIC 3150

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The house has a crisp, coastal aesthetic, on the books of agency McGrath Waverley.

The very deep swimming pool is surrounded by a deck, and above, a terrace with steps cascade to the poolside.

Here, an open fire warms the cool nights and pizza oven is an easy fix for when friends come over.

“Received by a sprawling courtyard draped in Wisteria, superior outdoor spaces envelop a solar-heated 12-foot diving pool, outdoor shower, and lounge,” the listing says. “Entertain at length along the poolside deck, shaded alcoves, and entry alfresco where guests will congregate around the impressive wood-fired pizza oven.”

Emerald finger tiles in the kitchen and a lighter shade of jade tiles intricately arranged in the bathroom carry the botanic-meets-the-beach look throughout.

A bright upstairs study peers out over the Glen Waverley Police Academy, where Victoria Police trainees learn the ropes.

The home goes to auction at noon on May 13, with a price guide of $1.4 million to $1.5 million.

The median house price in Glen Waverley $1,556,944, which is an almost flat result year-on-year (only a 0.8 per cent rise) but it represents a lift of more than 17 per cent over five years.

Homes in the local high school catchment in Glen Waverley regularly attract above the suburb median price, commanding $1.8 million, Domain’s latest data shows.

Glen Waverley Secondary College an elite-performing state school that stands out in Victoria and parents are eager to enroll their children there, paying a premium for the privilege.