119 acres (48ha) with panoramic views, spacious 4 bed home, 10 dams, beautiful house gardens and extensive horse and stock infrastructure.
Greeting the visitor at the end of a long unassuming driveway is a ring-side seat to vistas that rival those of Piccadilly: not Mt Lofty here but equally majestic Mt Crawford and ranges lifting over long, gum-studded valley views. And on such a generous piece of Hills' land, there's no sharing of that fabulous outlook with anyone but your family and guests.
Along with a quality-built and very roomy renovated home goes an array of stables (25 bays, two tack rooms), yards, workshop and office/studio spaces, implement sheds and even a covered round-yard: larger-scale horse agistment could be on your agenda here as well as the opportunity to run sheep or cattle. A 21.8 megalitre surface water licence is serviced by efficient catchment from gently sloping land and a string of dams: ten in all, including the huge home dam with shade trees, jetty and swimming pontoon. The house is looked after by a 30,000-gallon rainwater tank while a hilltop 15,000-gallon tank (fed from the main dam) supplies the garden and upper paddock trough.
The rendered brick veneer homestead was built around 1990 and takes advantage of the views over terraced gardens and the valley beyond with an outdoor entertaining area and large windows throughout. Most floor coverings are new, cabinetry has been refreshed and neutral tones allow the abundant natural light to dominate.
The king-size master bedroom has lovely garden views, an ensuite bathroom, large walk-in robe, ceiling fan and an adjacent office or sitting room completing the parent's private suite. Views feature in the other three bedrooms (two queen-size with bir), which have ceiling fans and new carpet.
In the centre of the homestead is the grandly proportioned living area. Cork floored, it creates a warm and welcoming hub with kitchen, dining area and lounge to accommodate a large family or gathering of friends, with outdoor entertaining via doors each side of the s/c heater. The kitchen has an island breakfast bar, quality cabinets, induction hob and under-bench oven, dishwasher and double fridge bay. A split a/c and ceiling fans provide summer comfort.
The family bathroom offers a large 3-door vanity, separate bath and shower with adjacent w/c. The laundry is of country proportions with great storage and external access allowing use as a wet-room. A linen press in the hallway offers further storage. A 4-car carport at the rear of the home could also double as an extra all-weather entertaining area.
But it's outside that you'll find the true potential of this delightful property. Three stable buildings house multiple horse bays, tack rooms and a wash-down. With a covered round-yard, plenty of truck and float turning room and raceway through the main paddocks this is a property made for horses. But sheep or cattle can also be accommodated, with small loading ramp, crush, stockyards, three feed bins, dams for watering and a one-stand shearing bay. An old dairy houses a workshop and machinery carport. There's also a large implement shed and a multi-room studio/office.
The landscaping around the homestead and infrastructure is very pretty, with established lawns, ornamentals and trees creating a country retreat atmosphere. Rising behind the grassed rear garden
is a beautiful native woodland of perhaps ten acres, the perfect complement to the paddock and
mountain vista below.
While the infrastructure makes this an obvious choice for an equestrian business, the property could suit a multitude of uses, not least being an idyllic home for a growing family within reach of Hills' services and schools and even a weekday job in the city. Good mobile reception and NBN connection also make working from home a practical proposition.
The Homestead
• Spacious, light-filled 4 bedroom home with large kitchen, master ensuite and wir, 2 x queen bedrooms with bir, 1x double bedroom, large family bathroom, large laundry, outdoor entertaining, fabulous views
• S/C heater and split a/c in central living area, ceiling fans throughout
• Large carport
• NBN
• Neutral finishes, quality floor coverings
The Property & Improvements
• Well fenced paddocks with raceway
• Gently undulating land with clover and grasses
• 3 x multiple-bay stable buildings
• Wash down bay, tack rooms and covered round-yard
• Workshop
• Single stand shearing bay
• Implement shed
• Studio/office building
• Crush, loading ramp, stockyards
• Feed bins.
The Water
• 21.8 megalitre water licence (surface water)
• 10 dams
• Main dam with jetty, pontoon, pump to 15,000-gallon hilltop tank for garden and trough use
• 30,000-gallon house rwt
• 20,000-gallon stables rwt
*756mm rainfall (Forreston Ave)
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