7291 Castlereagh Highway, Ilford NSW 2850

‘Westwood’ is 322 acres of absolutely prime farming and grazing country situated on the Castlereagh Highway only three hours from Sydney, and half an hour from the thriving tourist destination of Mudgee. A comfortable cottage provides accommodation or extra income, and it features extremely well built working improvements. ‘Westwood’ would suit cattle, merino sheep, fat lambs or horses, and is a great location for a stud. Highly accessible properties of this quality rarely come onto the market

Location
48km south of Mudgee on the Castlereagh Highway, 5km north of the village of Ilford and three hours drive from the heart of Sydney.
Area
130.35 hectares or 322 acres

Rainfall
Annual average 700ml, or 28 inches

Services
240 volt rural power, mail daily.
School bus at gate to primary school in Ilford and high schools in Mudgee.
Weekly fat cattle sales in Mudgee, sheep sales in Carcoar and Dubbo.

Country
The property is all highly productive farming and grazing land. It varies from approximately 60 acres of alluvial creek flats in two areas to undulating brown loams with some red basalt country. It has all been cleared, leaving shade and shelter trees. It is estimated approximately 240 acres could be farmed.

Pasture
The property is all pasture improved with Phalaris, Cocksfoot and Clovers. It had a superphosphate application in 2012, and was limed in 2013.

Fencing
The boundary and internal fences are all stockproof and in good condition. It is subdivided into eleven main paddocks.

Water
Stock water is mainly supplied by 5 dams, and a long frontage to Cunninghams Creek, which has always supplied water during the long tenure of the current owners.
House
There is a clad weatherboard and iron three bedroom cottage on the property, with a recently renovated kitchen. With a 100,000 litre concrete rainwater storage and access directly to the highway, this is currently rented for $180/week.

Working Improvements
There is a very well built steel framed three stand woolshed, with two stands equipped.

There is a 12 metre by 20 metre steel framed hayshed. There is another older timber framed hayshed.

There is a set of steel cattle-yards with a crush, loading ramp and calf cradle.

Productive capacity
The vendor estimates the property to have a carrying capacity of 3 dse per acre. It is estimated it could carry 900 wethers, or 80 cows and calves plus followers through most seasons.