Ever dreamed of acres by the beach? An exciting and increasingly rare opportunity to secure a nature lovers paradise moments from stunning Cellito / Sandbar Beach at the ocean end of Smiths Lake. Close to local amenities and some of the most scenic and unspoiled coastline imaginable.
Whether for home, coastal retreat or business venture - OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS!
Located on the stunning east facing side of Magic Mountain, with RU2 Rural Landscape zoning, which opens up commercial options, the possibilities are endless (STCA). The property runs from an easily accessible side service road adjacent The Lakes Way with a 200m wide road frontage to almost the top of Magic Mountain.
The charming beach/farm cottage has 3 bedrooms, renovated kitchen/ lounge area, updated bathroom and an office space or 4th smaller bedroom which overlooks the paddocks and established citrus trees that produce the best orange juice you will ever taste, organic of course! Polished original timber floorboards, the cottage is designed in a way a that helps it maintain a lovely ambient temperature naturally.
Lush lawns surround with lovely garden beds and magnificent native trees, that attract a huge array of birdlife, including both glossy red tailed and yellow tailed Black Cockatoos.
Enjoy sundowners on the back deck watching the horses and the sun set behind the mountain. At night the stars really sparkle due to virtually no light pollution. The full moons here are a real treat!
The cottage has, over the past few years, been available for holiday letting on Air BnB as Sandbar Beach Ranch. Guests love the ease of access to the area's wonderful beaches: Cellito and Sandbar, Blueys, Boomerang, Elizabeth (Lizzie), Shelley and Seal Rocks. A quick and easy 20-minute drive into Forster for shopping and dining out.
Newcastle and the airport are just 1.5 hours south along the upgraded Pacific Highway, and Sydney is an easy 3-hour drive.
The land is predominately timbered with pockets of littoral rainforest, magnificent eucalypts: flooded gums, angophora, white mahogany, swamp mahogany, turpentine, iron bark and casuarina for the black cockatoos to feast on. The abundance of native birdlife and wildlife is breathtaking.
There are cleared and semi cleared areas around the cottage and sheds that are gently sloping with good pasture (approx. 4 acres) fenced for 2 happy horses.
Features
- 3 dams, one being spring fed from the mountain
- One large cement rainwater tank and 3 smaller slim line tanks
- Town water in use
- 9m x 6m Colorbond shed
- Mains power on 2 different circuits - one to house and one to shed
- 3 bay carport currently used as a free choice shelter for the horses
- Enclosed vegetable garden area or 5 star chook pen
- An original, historic workers cabin from the sand mining days at Yagon Beach
- 60m x 20m riding area cleared and ready to be completed. This space provides a nice camping area also.
- Bush walk up to the top of the property and immerse yourself in the serenity and amazing views that sweep the nearby coastline and hinterland
* All information contained herein is gathered from sources we consider to be reliable. However we cannot guarantee its accuracy and interested persons should rely on their own enquiries.
* Please note that drone/location/lifestyle images have been used in this advertisement.
The size of Smiths Lake is approximately 5.3 square kilometres. The population of Smiths Lake in 2011 was 1,076 people. By 2016 the population was 1,229 showing a population growth of 14.2% in the area during that time. The predominant age group in Smiths Lake is 60-69 years. Households in Smiths Lake are primarily childless couples and are likely to be repaying $1000 - $1399 per month on mortgage repayments. In general, people in Smiths Lake work in a trades occupation. In 2011, 75.1% of the homes in Smiths Lake were owner-occupied compared with 77.7% in 2016.
Smiths Lake has 1,066 properties. Over the last 5 years, Houses in Smiths Lake have seen a 28.10% increase in median value, while Units have seen a 95.53% increase. As at 31 October 2024:
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