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Seaside cottage ‘a little wonky’, but owner’s had 60 good years

They don’t come much cuter than this 1890s worker’s cottage in the sought-after seaside suburb of Sumner, Christchurch.

Colleen Hawkes
Last updated: 6 October 2025 | 3 min read

The owner has lived here for the past 60 years, and is only selling because she has moved to an “over 50s” unit in Norwood.

The galley-style kitchen is in tidy order.

This bedroom has the advantage of a wee office and French doors to the garden.

This room could be a small office.

The agents say the house was built with a slightly uneven floor back in the 1890s, which then determined the alignment of the rest of the structure.

There’s even a white picket fence along the boundary.

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