542 Old Forcett Road, Dodges Ferry TAS 7173

Take your holidays at home at 542 Old Forcett Road in the dress circle of the coastal Dodges Ferry suburb, just 20 minutes travel from Hobart airport and 10 minutes from the bustling regional South Eastern hub of Sorell, to the east of Hobart.

On a generous, level access 1.3 acre holding with water views, 542 Old Forcett Road has it all for a family seeking an immaculate 4 bed, 2 bathroom brick home with productive and scenic established gardens, several out buildings including workshops and a summer house for entertaining - with the added plus of only a 2 minute walk to ‘Okines Beach' on the shores of Tiger Bay, adjacent to the Dodges Ferry Primary School grounds.

The 217sqm residence is built on 2 levels with kitchen/dining opening to a sun deck as does the master bedroom, all including the lounge room enjoying sunny, elevated water views from upstairs. Bathrooms on both levels are complimented by a second lounge or home theatre downstairs plus a rumpus room, office or home library on the ground level. Guests enter the home under cover of a car port garage which is another excellent addition for entertaining, out doors or in.

The total area of outbuildings at 202sqm includes garage workshop facilities, a Summer House/ BBQ area and a shade house. The workshop and garage buildings could accommodate a home business with storage room and an office, with ample OSP for clients to park. The impressive gardens including raised beds enjoy a stable water supply from a spring fed dam on the grounds and feature an orchard of apples, pears, greengages, apricots and cherries plus blackcurrants, raspberries and gooseberries.

The climate is temperate with mild Winters at the seaside - a slow burning wood combustion heater keeps the home cosy in the cooler months and breezeways throughout ensure a comfortable Summer. Medical services, quality schooling, supermarkets and hardware store supplies are all within easy reach of this location.

Between Dodges Ferry and Carlton surf beach - this ‘Southern Beaches' precinct opening the Southern Ocean is an increasingly popular choice for retirees and young families alike, seeking the range of boating access and lifestyle options which usually require a second home on the coast somewhere else, to achieve.