First published 10 Nov 2026, 12:34pm
The sale price of radio and television identity Mark Soderstrom’s Leabrook family home can now be revealed.
According to property records, the home settled for $3.5m on September 29, with the new buyer paying $186,330 in stamp duty.
The property proved popular with househunters, with its online listing changing to “under contract” less than three weeks after it hit the market.
Mr Soderstrom – a television and radio sports presenter and former SANFL star – called the property at 2 Bretwalder Ave home for more than a decade.
He said, when it hit the market in August, that he bought it in 2014 attracted by its location, pool and lifestyle opportunities it offered his children.
“The pool is fantastic and, with three little kids, the opportunity to have a swimming pool has been brilliant,” he says.
“They’ve all learned to swim in there and it’s a really big pool and much deeper than normal, so it’s just been an amazing place for the kids to grow up, have fun, have all their mates over and really enjoy it.
Jess Trengove with Mark Soderstrom on The Soda Room podcast. Picture: supplied.
The Leabrook property at 2 Bretwalder Ave has sold.
It has five bedrooms and three bathrooms.
“There’s also plenty of room, so it has been the perfect place for the kids to essentially run amok.
“I’d previously lived in Maylands, so it wasn’t far away and it’s a beautiful area and very green.
“It’s so peaceful – you can be sitting out the back and hear birds despite being so close to the city.
“Plus Hazelwood Park is just around the corner, we’re really close to the Marryatville shops, the kids could walk to school and we’re only a stone’s throw from the Regent Theatre, the Marryatville Hotel and The Parade.”
$660k Aussie home loan record forces first-home buyer rethink
The statistic that should terrify all homeowners
Southern Ocean Lodge link to Adelaide development revealed
Shock result as council forcibly sells 57 properties to recoup unpaid rates
This 100 pound Adelaide home just sold for how much?
How a simple change at the supermarket can get you into a home faster
With the 886sqm property perfect for his family as it was, Mr Soderstrom said he has simply maintained it, improving the garden and freshening it up inside.
“It was so well done we didn’t need to do anything major to it, and the beauty is as it stands now, you could walk in and not have to do a single thing to it,” he says.
“I hosted plenty of Christmases and kids’ birthdays and it just lends itself to entertaining.
Mr Soderstrom bought the property in 2014.
He was attracted to its location, pool and the lifestyle opportunities it offered his children.
“We had the odd party now and then but we probably spent more time with clowns and fairies running around the place with balloons than we did with wild, crazy parties.
“Despite being so close to town it’s like a little haven – to be able to escape life and relax and shut the gates and hideaway in there and spend time with the kids was really positive.
“It’s a great layout too and I’ve been able to host some podcasts from there with work and pursue a few other opportunities.
“It has been a brilliant place for the kids to grow up and I’d love to see another family fall in love with it like we did.”
Help us improve your reading experience
Got a minute? Your feedback will help us build a better experience for you.
