English-style Kooyong trophy home listed

The Kooyong trophy home of one of Australia's leading barristers Stuart Wood and wife Samantha is on the market.

Set inside 1160 sqm of botanical garden, the English-style two storey home has five bedrooms, three bathrooms and a home office.

The outside of the family home features a swimming pool, self-contained pool house and an outdoor dining terrace set beneath a rare Indian Bean tree

The couple paid just over $2.6 million for the home in 2010.

The home at 8 Avenel Road is set for a May 21 auction through Kay & Burton agent Emma Bloom who has quoted a price of $3.25 million.