One of Brisbane’s smallest suburbs played host to one of its biggest bidding wars on Saturday – with a rare family home snapped up for $2.34 million, nearly a quarter of a million above reserve.

On a 405-square-metre block at 93 Nelson Street, Kalinga, the five-bedroom, three-bathroom home is one of just 15 properties to sell in the pint-sized pocket this year – a figure too small to register a median house price.

Sprawled across two levels, the home features multiple living zones, a pool and al fresco spaces, and sits within striking distance of Kedron State High and Eagle Junction State School.

At the Saturday auction six active bidders battled from the opening $1.7 million bid. By the $1.9 million mark, just three were duking it out in a nail-biting finale that saw the trio trade doz

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