Last Listing description (June 2014)
4 bedrooms, 3 living spaces, a large backyard, fabulous outdoor entertaining and a really excellent floor plan are just a few of the unexpected surprises which hide behind the faade of this architecturally styled brick home.
Situated on the high side of this quiet no through residential street, the property has a beautiful front aspect to Mount Moon and the scenic surrounding countryside. A wonderful home with lots of space yet a comfy, cosy feel, the location is equally as family friendly. Literally across the road lies the oval and the recreational hub of Mount Compass. Schooling, facilities and shopping are but a hop, skip and a jump away, yet you are immersed within country quiet.
With a room for every occasion, the heart of the home is a delightful, light and airy open plan family room for day to day living and entertaining. A separate retreat or rumpus area provides an escape for the children and a beautiful sunken lounge offers a cosy retreat at the end of the day.
Outside a large verandah provides relaxed outdoor entertaining and the back yard boasts a huge flat lawn for family fun and games and a peaceful courtyard to sit and read a book to the sound of birdsong. Country town lifestyle of course comes with the obligatory shedding, chook run and fruit trees and a lined studio offers a multitude of uses for those inspired by their surroundings.
Internal features include:
* Spacious master bedroom with ceiling fan, timber blinds, pretty corner feature window and sliding door to large walk through robe, leading to a newly renovated ensuite with stylish frameless shower and modern feature tiling
* 3 further bedrooms are all a good size, 2 featuring built in robes, ceiling fans and timber blinds
* Wonderfully cosy front aspect sunken lounge boasting a brick feature wall with fireplace and slate hearth, carpeted flooring, wall mounted TV provision and decorative window treatments a treat of a room for snuggling up in front of the fire during those cooler months
* Rumpus/ games area/ retreat with corner feature window a versatile escape for kids of any age!
* Large light and airy open plan kitchen/ meals/ family living room with lovely feature corner window/sliding doors with decorative window treatment, cosy slow combustion wood heater, reverse cycle split system air conditioning for all year round and instant climate control and direct access to outdoor entertaining and rear gardens
* Big kitchen area with lots of cupboard space, huge expansive 4m long bench top with breakfast bar, built in oven, gas cook top, dishwasher, generous fridge space and a fabulous walk in pantry
* Big designated dining and lounge areas
* Neat and bright, good size family bathroom with separate toilet
* Laundry with sliding doors to outside
* Rear hallway with built in linen cupboards
* Wide and spacious entry hall with lovely timber front door
* Ducted evaporative cooling throughout
* Heat lamps to both bathrooms
* Timber frames to doors and windows
* Slate flooring to main through areas and family room and near new quality wool carpeting to all bedrooms
* Lovely presentation with neutral dcor throughout
* 192m2 of flexible living space across a family friendly floor plan
* Built in 1991
External Features Include:
* Generous 891m2 block with flat rear gardens
* 6 x 5m covered terrace with high roof and feature brick wall
* Fabulous 8 x 4m red brick paved pitched roof verandah for relaxed outdoor entertaining
* Paved courtyard terrace for peaceful relaxation
* Huge flat lawn perfect for backyard cricket
* Fruit trees 2 x apple, 1 x plum, 1 x pear, 1 x apricot
* Large walnut tree
* Fish pond
* Chook pen and run
* 5 x 6m workshop/ shed with concrete floor
* Lined studio ideal for arts and crafts or possible home office
* 2 x garden sheds
* 2 x wood sheds
* Double drive through carport with front roller doors
* Rear off road parking space for the trailer
* Pretty front garden with driveway to car port
* Lovely front views to the hills and countryside
There is so much on offer here for the whole family and certainly far more than you expect!
The same goes for Mount Compass which is home to a wide variety of sports, community activities and amenities. Amongst these are tennis, football, little athletics, netball, community events, 2 playgrounds, the famous annually held Compass Cup, kindy and a renowned reception - year 12 area school all of which is just one safe crossing of the street away!
Plus with an easy 5 minute walk to all of the shopping and amenities this scenic country town offers this is not just a spacious, ready to move into, cosy home. This is family friendly country living at its best.
Some words from the vendors:
We bought this house due to its family friendly layout, its uniqueness, location to schools etc and the feeling of just knowing that it would make a great family home.
Being on the high side of the road we have been able to enjoy the views of the hills including a beautiful pair of wedge tail eagles that circle the hills in the late afternoon.
Although being in a suburban area we have always felt that we have had room to move and escape from the daily grind. The location is amazing being able to walk to all of the community facilities. With friends and family we have especially enjoyed the community events including the yearly Christmas pageant, being able to walk to the events and come and go as we please has been a real pleasure and point of difference that this home has been able to offer.
Night time is very peaceful and the stars shine brightly in the sky due to Mount Compass sitting at a high altitude with minimal light pollution, when friends visit from the city they are amazed by the peace and the bright stars.
We have very friendly neighbours. The street has been very stable with very few people moving. Our daughter is especially sad to be leaving her 'best friend' from ne