Canberra’s coolest cubby houses on the market

It’s all very well to find a new home with a dreamy kitchen, the perfect location, and the right outlook. But if you want to really win over the younger members of the family, you’re going to have to add a few things to your search criteria. High on that list? A killer cubby house. These Canberra homes, all currently for sale on Zango, have awesome backyard retreats for the kids, some which even give the homes themselves a run for their money.

8 Hain Place, Gilmore

All aboard! This train carriage cubby house is the ultimate kids retreat with its own lights and power, meaning the littlies will want to spend hours out there. It’s even got its own miniature train track which runs through the cubby then wraps around the outside. The home itself sits in a very family-friendly area, backing public reserve and horse agistment paddocks. Inside, the spacious living areas are segregated from the four bedrooms, which includes a master suite. The three other bedrooms share access to the newly renovated family bathroom, complete with a luxurious freestanding soaking tub.

29 Tarrabool Street, Amaroo

The kids will feel right at home in this backyard cubby, which is like a tiny home in itself complete with front stairs and a front deck. There’s also storage space underneath for the kids to store all their treasures, plus a swing out the front, hanging from the tree. There’s plenty for the growns ups to enjoy in the backyard too, with an outdoor spa. Inside, the impressive four bedroom home features multiple living areas, split-level formal living and dining, large bedrooms and a renovated kitchen with a large walk-in pantry. Kids will love the spacious rumpus room, while the parents get to enjoy the master retreat, which takes up the entire second level of the home, and includes a bedroom with raked ceiling, walk-in-robe, ensuite, and an additional area which could work as a nursery, study or sitting area.

101 O'Halloran Circuit, Kambah

Sitting out the back of a Kambah home is this cute-as-a-button cubby house, complete with window planter boxes, a bright red front door, plus its own sandpit and a decent amount of grass to run around on. The Willemsen designed house itself is beautifully renovated inside, with a new kitchen, three bedrooms, light-filled living areas, and plenty of storage space.

174 Wallace Street, Braidwood

Sometimes you just need to make a quick escape, which would be no trouble from this Braidwood cubby, which comes complete with a bright yellow slide. There’s also a window so you can gaze out over your kingdom - a generous 2,257sqm (approx.) block featuring a large cork oak tree, a sunny entertainment area, veggie patch, orchard and chook run. The cubby sits in the backyard of a double brick federation home with four bedrooms, beautiful marble mantles and fireplaces, and plenty of history - it was built as the Constable's Residence back in the 1880s.

77 Mountain Circuit, Calwell

Head up the ladder to this backyard fort cubby, which sits outside a four bedroom family home in Calwell. Inside the house you’ll find three spacious living areas with solid timber flooring, a renovated kitchen, and an expansive sunroom. You can watch the kids enjoy the cubby and backyard from the covered back deck, which also enjoys fantastic views across the valley and is a great space for alfresco entertaining.