If space is the ultimate luxury, 35 Roper Road has it in spades.
Spread across 5,619sqm just beyond Strathalbyn, this C1985 country escape takes the long way around ordinary - bringing four bedrooms, multiple living zones, productive gardens, serious shedding, and a few wildcards together in one very versatile package.
Exposed brick, big windows, and an easy connection to its established surrounds give it plenty of country soul, while a generous footprint knows exactly how to handle family life.
A wide entry hall sends living in two directions. An L-shaped lounge handles the quieter end of the day, while a bay-windowed family zone makes the most of its northern light and gives everyday life somewhere else to spread out.
A central kitchen keeps it all connected. Timber-look benchtops, slimline shaker cabinetry, quality appliances and generous storage cover the practical stuff, while a broad servery keeps conversation flowing. Weeknight dinners, Sunday lunches, Christmas with the extended family - it doesn't miss a beat.
Four bedrooms divide downtime neatly. The main takes its privacy seriously with a walk-in robe and fully tiled ensuite, while three additional bedrooms share a central family bathroom, complete with a spa bath ready to put a better ending on long days.
Then outside takes over.
A broad gabled pergola puts long lunches, summer barbecues, and slow Sunday afternoons firmly on repeat, before established gardens start revealing just how much is already happening beyond it.
Fruit trees, veggie beds, bush food garden, a chook run, shedding, and studio unfold beneath established gums overhead and with plenty of green in between. It's productive without feeling precious, and established without leaving you short on room to make your own mark.
Beyond, gum trees draw in local wildlife and deliver the simple luxury of looking out to more green than neighbours. With the Angas River winding nearby, the whole setting feels decidedly removed from the everyday.
And then there's the bonus.
A substantial garage and workshop gives the tools, toys, and weekend projects somewhere to go, joined by dedicated storage and studio spaces that could head in almost any direction. Whatever your side hustle, passion project, or grand plan, there's somewhere to put it.
Extensive solar and rainwater storage bring some self-sufficiency to the equation, while ducted air conditioning and ceiling fans keep the house comfortable through the seasons.
Better still, going country doesn't mean losing connection. Strathalbyn's schools, cafés and everyday essentials are minutes away, Langhorne Creek and Currency Creek put some of the region's best cellar doors within easy reach, Mount Barker keeps the bigger-ticket essentials close, and Adelaide sits around an hour from home.
Your pace, your projects, your piece of Willyaroo 35 Roper Road puts you in charge of all three.
More to love:
C1985 home on 5619sqm
Front extended and rendered 2026
14kw solar panel system with 32kw battery
Secure single garage and extensive off-street parking on gravel driveway
Additional double garage, storeroom, and studio
Rainwater tanks
Mains water connected
Ducted reverse cycle air conditioning, with spilt system to studio
Ceiling fans
Timber-look vinyl floors and plush carpets
Separate laundry with exterior access
Walk- in and Built-in robes
Productive veggie beds and fruit trees, including apricots, plus a bush food garden featuring more than 50 varieties of native edibles
Shedding, chook run, and studio
Irrigation system
Specifications:
CT / 5189/790
Council / Alexandrina
Zoning / RUL
Built / 1985
Land / 5619m2 (approx.)
Council Rates / $pa
Emergency Services Levy / $pa
SA Water / $pq
Estimated rental assessment / Written rental assessment can be provided upon request
Nearby Schools / Eastern Fleurieu Strathalbyn R-6 Campus, Eastern Fleurieu Strathalbyn 7-12 Campus, Eastern Fleurieu R-12 School
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