If you've been dreaming of a peaceful country lifestyle without sacrificing convenience, this beautifully presented property offers the perfect balance of space, comfort and practicality. Set on approximately 2.4 hectares (6 acres), it provides the ideal opportunity for families, hobby farmers, animal lovers, or anyone simply wanting room to breathe, all within easy reach of Ballarat and surrounding townships.
Welcomed by a generous, partially enclosed front porch, you'll immediately appreciate the inviting spaces designed to be enjoyed year-round, whether entertaining friends or simply relaxing with a morning coffee while taking in the peaceful surrounds. Inside, polished timber floors flow throughout the home including the spacious open-plan kitchen, living and dining area, creating a warm and welcoming heart of the home. A Ned Kelly slow combustion wood heater provides cosy winter warmth, while a near-new split system, installed just 12 months ago, ensures year-round comfort. The thoughtfully designed floorplan also includes a separate study nook that could easily be enclosed to create a home office or generous storage to suit your family's needs.
The home offers three well-proportioned bedrooms, all complete with built-in robes, while the updated bathroom features a shower over the bath, vanity, floor-to-ceiling storage, and a heater to take the chill off those cold winter mornings. At the rear of the home, a spacious sunroom captures an abundance of natural light and overlooks the backyard before flowing seamlessly onto the expansive rear deck, creating yet another wonderful space for entertaining or simply enjoying the peaceful rural outlook. Completing the home is a laundry at the rear with toilet.
Designed with both lifestyle and functionality in mind, the property continues to impress outdoors. Excellent shedding includes an approximately 9m x 6m garage with a concrete floor and power, an 8m x 5m powered skillion with a concrete floor, an additional skillion ideal for storing firewood or a trailer, two additional garden sheds providing excellent storage, and a single carport adjoining the home. Animal lovers will appreciate the four fixed steel dog yards, a chook pen already in place and plenty of room for horses or livestock, all with established shade on offer.
Practical features further enhance the property's appeal, including mains water, mains power, a septic system, a 22,500-litre water tank with a pump supplying five irrigation taps throughout the property, a two-year-old electric heat pump hot water service, and a 5kW solar system, approximately five years old, helping to reduce ongoing energy costs. Six young Red Gum trees, complete with protective tree guards, have also been established, adding to the property's future beauty and appeal.
Perfectly positioned just seven minutes from Smythesdale, and only 12 minutes from Delacombe Town Centre, with Bunnings, supermarkets, Kmart, Rebel, Showbiz Cinemas, cafés, restaurants and every everyday convenience close at hand, this outstanding lifestyle property offers the space you've been searching for without compromising on accessibility and situated approximately 20 minutes from the Ballarat CBD,
Combining space, comfort and practicality in a sought-after rural setting, this is an outstanding opportunity to embrace the lifestyle you've been dreaming of. To arrange your inspection or for further information, contact exclusive listing agent Jo Thornton on 0409 356 478 today.
