There's a moment, just after the gates swing open at Coppergrove, when the everyday world falls away. The Chanticleer Pears lining the driveway stand like sentries, their branches heavy with blossom in spring and ablaze with colour come autumn, lit at night so the arrival feels almost cinematic. By the time the homestead comes into view, you've already left the rush of ordinary life behind.
This is 15.43 hectares of rolling Hills country, where sweeping lawns give way to well-fenced paddocks and the horizon stretches uninterrupted in every direction. It's the kind of space that slows your breathing. The kind of view that makes you stop mid-sentence.
The home itself was built for gathering, not just for living in. At its heart is the Lanai, an architectural entertaining room with its own inbuilt kitchen and moody lighting; the sort of space where a Sunday lunch turns into a Sunday evening without anyone quite noticing the time pass. Step outside to the pergola and the paddocks roll away beneath you, uninterrupted, golden in the late afternoon light.
Inside, the home is as capable as it is beautiful. Engineered stone benchtops anchor a kitchen built for people who actually cook and entertain: twin Westinghouse pyrolytic ovens, a Blanco cooktop with cast iron plate and wok burner, a Miele dishwasher tucked away out of sight. Reverse cycle comfort runs throughout the home, joined by a gas fire and combustion heater for the kind of Hills winter evenings made for staying in.
But Coppergrove's real magic lies in what you don't see at first glance: the quiet, total self-sufficiency built into every corner of this property. A 16kW solar system and Tesla battery mean the lights stay on and the taps keep running long after the grid has given up. A 120,000 litre underground rainwater tank, backed by a second pump and its own dedicated fire-fighting supply, means water is never a worry, not for the household, and not for the land. A bore feeds the orchard, the raised garden beds and the gardens surrounding the home, so everything stays green no matter what the season brings. This is a property that looks after itself, and the people who love it.
For those who need room to work, tinker or simply store the toys that come with acreage living, the five-bay shed delivers in spades. Three-phase power, skylights, a drive-through bay: it's a space that could house machinery, a workshop, or a collection that long ago outgrew the garage.
And then there's the quiet confidence of security done properly. Electric entry gates with intercom and camera greet every visitor, while a network of commercial-grade cameras watches over the home and shed, viewable from the study or from your phone, wherever you happen to be. The neighbouring paddocks are cropped and cared for under a long-standing handshake arrangement with the farmer next door, so the land stays productive and beautifully presented, without a single hour of work required from you.
Just minutes away, the villages of Mylor and Hahndorf offer cafés, providores and produce stores worth lingering over, while Stirling and Mt Barker are close enough for schools, shopping and everything else daily life requires. Yet from the moment those gates close behind you, none of that feels close at all.
• 15.43 hectares (approx.) on the edge of Mylor
• Substantial homestead built 2009, steel frame, Hebel and plasterboard construction
• Chanticleer Pear tree-lined driveway with wired feature lighting
• Lanai entertaining room with inbuilt kitchen and feature lighting, plus outdoor pergola with rural views
• Caesarstone benchtops, twin Westinghouse pyrolytic ovens, Blanco cooktop, Miele dishwasher, built-in microwave
• Reverse cycle heating/cooling throughout, plus gas fire and combustion heater
• 16kW solar system with Tesla battery, providing backup power to house and water pumps
• 120,000L underground rainwater tank plus secondary pump and dedicated fire-fighting supply
• Bore water with 20,000L storage, fully automated irrigation to gardens, orchard and driveway
• Five-bay shed with three-phase power, skylights, workshop space and drive-through bay
• Electric entry gates with intercom/camera, plus commercial-grade CCTV network
• Fully fenced, stock-suitable boundary and driveway fencing
• Neo Smart electric blackout blinds to four bedrooms and living areas
• Ri Treat wastewater treatment system
• Minutes to Mylor and Hahndorf villages; easy access to Stirling and Mt Barker
• Zoned for Mylor, Heathfield, Echunga and Aldgate primary schools.
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