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140 Barretts Creek Road
Cooktown QLD 4895

Bedrooms: 3
Bathrooms: 1
Car spaces: 4
Land area: 1659210m2
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Property Details for 140 Barretts Creek Rd, Cooktown

140 Barretts Creek Rd, Cooktown is a 3 bedroom, 1 bathroom House with 4 parking spaces. The property has a land size of 1659210m2.

Building Type
House
Land Size
1659210m2
Local Government
Cook
Lot/Plan
151/C157168

Last Listing description (December 2020)

Phone enquiries - please quote property ID 06827

Far north Queensland country town with a beautiful harbour.

Utterly unique large riverfront acreage in the beautiful Endeavour Valley. Two high hills with panoramic 360-degree views, out to sea, valley and mountain ranges. Flood free home site, all-weather access. Freehold 410 acres on the north arm of the Endeavour River. Includes open grasslands, natural bush, tall trees and wet season lagoons, abundant orchids, and rare Livistona Drudei palms found only in this location.

Only 16 km from the river mouth, a pristine riverfront with navigable access to the sea and deep water anchorage. Old boat ramp. Great barramundi and mud crab fishing. Including free crocodiles. Large open plan split level home, 3br, 1 bath, fully renovated. New 70+50ft trim deck roof including insulation and purlins in 2001.

Huge verandahs overlooking bush and mountain views. Fully-screened, solar-powered, gas cooking and hot water. Three 6000gal water tanks, and 1000gal header tank to gravity feed house. Fenced off 5 acres with a dam. Phone connected. Mains power available.

Bordered by 500 acres National Park behind the Cooktown airport, with 1.2 km excel gravel road frontage on Barrett's Creek Road. Unfenced. 14klms sealed road from town.

Historic Cooktown - setting for the town of Paradise, in the movie 'Deep Reef'. Also an early gold rush town and where Captain Cook landed to repair his ship the Endeavour in 1770.

Stunning coastal scenery. Has modern hospital, primary and high schools. Daily commuter flights - 40 mins to Cairns. New Peninsular Development sealed road and daily bus services to Cairns. One and a half hours north of Port Douglas.

An unequalled property in a rapidly growing community. Multiple purpose potential in tourism, eco-resort, or private retreat.

Owned 35 years.

Property History for 140 Barretts Creek Rd, Cooktown, QLD 4895

A timeline of how this property has performed in the market
  • 09 Oct 2020
    Listed for Sale $600,000 to $625,000
  • 12 Dec 2019
    Listed for Sale $625,000 to $650,000

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About Cooktown 4895

The size of Cooktown is approximately 2,145.1 square kilometres. It has 20 parks covering nearly 19.8% of total area. The population of Cooktown in 2011 was 2,338 people. By 2016 the population was 2,635 showing a population growth of 12.7% in the area during that time. The predominant age group in Cooktown is 60-69 years. Households in Cooktown are primarily childless couples and are likely to be repaying $1000 - $1399 per month on mortgage repayments. In general, people in Cooktown work in a professional occupation. In 2011, 52.5% of the homes in Cooktown were owner-occupied compared with 54.1% in 2016.

Cooktown has 1,809 properties. Over the last 5 years, Houses in Cooktown have seen a 76.34% increase in median value, while Units have seen a 23.19% increase. As at 31 October 2024:

  • The median value for Houses in Cooktown is $354,245 while the median value for Units is $380,315.
  • Houses have a median rent of $490 while Units have a median rent of $315.
There are currently 60 properties listed for sale, and 3 properties listed for rent in Cooktown on OnTheHouse. According to CoreLogic's data, 65 properties were sold in the past 12 months in Cooktown.

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