Calling all first time Buyers and young families! Priced below assessed value and backing onto Uplands Park is this 3 bed/2 bath freehold, no strata fee 1/2 duplex just a 5 minute walk to Uplands Elementary and on a main bus route directly to Wellington Secondary, Nanaimo North Town Centre, shopping, services and recreation. Enjoy this cozy home with large private, fenced back yard. The entrance is bright and inviting and the kitchen offers a practical layout with pantry and open to both the dining room and a 15'x14' deck for BBQs and entertaining. The living room has a feature electric fireplace. Upstairs you will find the primary with 2 piece ensuite, 2 more bedrooms and full bathroom. The home features fresh paint throughout, new hot water tank, electrical panel, carpet on the stairs and primary bedroom, 4 newer ceiling fans, and new triple pane windows and baseboard heaters on the lower level and the roof was replaced in 2018. There is natural gas available and a wired workshop.