Last Listing description (April 2020)
This is a rare opportunity for you to reside in the Dress Circle of Ferrier Drive - a prestigious location to be proud of.
Wow, gorgeous views of the stunning Encounter Bay coastline & beyond, available from the front elevation, with beautiful hills & countryside views from the back. Incredible views encompassing some 270 degrees. Enjoyed from virtually every room inside & all the outside of this incredible property.
You will enjoy living here. A stunning property with a traditional home, set high above the Encounter Bay township, on a beautifully landscaped & practical 5 acres, with considerable shedding & fenced paddocks. Home for your horses, alpacas or just let the dogs run free.
Inspections are by private appointment only. Please call Paul on 0457 307 387 to make a suitable viewing time.
Long & formal driveway is bordered by gorgeous blue agapanthus, leading you to a classic brick home with extensive garaging & workshop. Beautifully landscaped grounds surround the home on all 4 sides. Entrance foyer steps into a formal living & dining area. A generous front facing room, encompassed by picture windows designed to draw the sea views indoors, all sheltered by a wide verandah with shade awnings & high gabled pergola. Distinctive concave & raised ceilings create a spacious ambience.
A modern, updated kitchen adjoins this formal space, with a tall raised bench to 2 sides, designed to provide privacy for the chef. Quality appliances include a 5-burner gas hob with electric oven & Miele dishwasher. A generous alcove affords you space for double fridge. Contemporary ranch style white cabinetry is soft close, with extensive drawer & cupboard storage along with high-level display cabinets + a generous walk-in pantry store. Finished with Pantini stone benchtops & glass splashback. Appealing & practical.
Your media room / home theatre is situated directly behind the kitchen. A private space that is ideally set up with large wall niche designed to contain your wall-mounted TV & bordered by shelving & book-casing created to accommodate your home library. To the rear of the home, accessed via a separate entrance hall is a massive entertaining room with 3rd guest bathroom. Glass double doors open from this secondary entry foyer into this incredible room, affectionately known as the Ballroom, with high-gloss timber flooring & concaved ceilings. A great space for hosting large gatherings, the family Christmas party or an ideal teenager's games room for pool table, table tennis & suchlike.
Your bedroom wing caters for you & your guests in comfort. Comprising 4 bedrooms plus study, family bathroom, ensuite & laundry facilities, all accessed via a central hall. Front facing bedrooms 2 & 3 take in the sea views, while your master suite with ensuite bathroom is positioned to bask in the gorgeous country vista, private & secluded at the rear of the home. Bedroom 4 also enjoys the countryside views.
Extensively prepared for all nature's surprises. Some 250,000 litres rainwater storage feeds your entire home (no water bills), as well as being reticulated & pumped around the grounds for fire prevention. You can also enjoy freedom from electricity accounts with the 6.49kw solar power system, totalling some 22 panels. Tinted windows, ducted reverse-cycle heating & cooling, ceiling fans & wood burning combustion fire create a cosy & comfortable atmosphere all year round.
Double garage UMR houses your family cars & the handyperson or car enthusiast can enjoy the additionally added 7.5m x 9m garage/workshop adjoining the existing garaging. Of course there is still masses of room for your caravan, RV & boat on the 5 acres that come with the home.
Enjoy a peaceful lifestyle, all the while just a few minutes from the heart of Victor Harbor. Country lifestyle with city benefits in a sought after & proud dress-circle location.