On a side street in West Newton, this updated 1920s home is under half a mile from the commuter rail, movie theater, Wellington Park and Davis Playground, shops and restaurants and offers easy access to downtown Boston. Extensively updated in 2017, the home offers replacement windows throughout, renovated bathrooms and kitchen, a newer gas boiler and mini-split HVAC units. On the first level is a front-to-back living room with a lovely fireplace. French doors lead to a spacious dining room that opens to the renovated kitchen with stainless appliances, quartz counters and a built-in workstation overlooking the backyard. Another set of French doors off the living room leads to a sunny bedroom/office with a renovated en suite full bathroom. On the second floor are two spacious bedrooms, one with a large walk-in closet, and the second renovated full bathroom. The exceptionally clean basement offers storage and laundry. Outside there is a tidy shed and spacious, level mostly-fenced yard