DOMAIN: Sydney's Most Enviable Property? Vaucluse Lighthouse Keeper's Cottage For Sale

It’s a timeless home in an unbeatable location – the Lighthouse Keeper’s Cottage, built in 1881, on an expansive 2600 square metres on the edge of the Pacific Ocean.

In the shadow of Vaucluse’s Macquarie lighthouse you could host the ultimate barbecue with a view, watching the whales frolic from your own backyard.

But despite the opportunity to live in an immaculately preserved home – on the top of the hill with no neighbours to speak of – some potential buyers were still, perhaps, a little disappointed.

“It is a heritage home, and they’re not for everyone,” said selling agent Robert Alfeldi, director of CBRE Residential Agency.