Have a look at this! All your dreams just may come true. Here is one of those "WoW" properties that you stumble across once in a blue moon and there is no way of replicating it because it is truly unique and inspiring.
Set on 16.45ha (approximately 40 acres) around one third cleared land and the balance bush, the property is sheltered and private. There are two sustainability principles that have guided the design and layout of the home:
1. Energy efficiency which leads to the home being cool in summer and warm in winter. The home was recently assessed by the Victorian Residential Efficiency Scorecard and returned a rating of 8 out of 10 stars - highly energy efficient
The home features:
- A mudbrick and timber post and beam construction
- Featuring antique stained-glass windows in almost every room
- Insulation around the concrete slab perimeter
- High thermal mass of mud brick and recycled handmade bricks
- Recycled timber and doors throughout
- Passive solar design with north facing living rooms with minimal glass to the west
- Low ceiling with plenty of R2.5 insulation in the roof space
- Connected to electricity grid with 1.5 Kw solar panels
- Solar hot water
- 64,000 litre domestic water tank
The home comprises:
- 3 large bedrooms
- Open plan kitchen, dining and lounge with inbuilt fireplace
- Exposed poles, slate flooring with pure wool carpets in bedrooms
- In the kitchen is a combustion stove for winter cooking and water heating and an LPG gas oven and cooktop
- Large walk in pantry
- The bathroom has a double shower and vanity with separate toilet
- Sizeable laundry
- Pergola - outdoor dining and entertaining area
- Located slightly away from the house a double carport with 2 small storage rooms inside
Other features:
- A cottage retreat with its own loft, bathroom and carport, making a great teenager's bedroom, studio or home office
- 3 bay shed/workshop measuring approximately 13m x 5.5 metres which offers space to store machinery, timber etc. as well as the power necessary for projects
- Reliable water - three dams and a stock and domestic bore
- Fully enclosed highly productive orchard, vegetable garden and chook house.
- Bush on the property provides shelter, not only for the home, but also habitat for an enormous amount of birdlife, flora and fauna.
Location:
- Located approximately 7 km north of Briagolong
- Nestled into a sheltered open valley
- Briagolong has the iconic Briagolong Hotel, a general store and post office, CFA, caf, and an active art gallery supporting local artists
- There is a Primary school in Briagolong and buses to secondary schools in Sale and Maffra
- Opportunities to play tennis and cricket at the beautiful sports ground and Briagolong combines with Boisdale to field football and netball teams
- Close to the property the Freestone Creek, provides a string of public and not so well-known swimming holes; the Blue Pool Recreation Area is 3 kilometres to the north of the property.
- 15 - 20 minutes travel time to Stratford and Maffra
- 30 minutes travel time to Sale
- 50 minutes travel time to Bairnsdale
So, if this has been what you have been dreaming about, don't delay.
All enquiries contact exclusive listing agent, Michael Enever, on 0458272797.
Inspections are strictly by appointment for qualified buyers only.
The size of Briagolong is approximately 166.8 square kilometres. It has 1 park. The population of Briagolong in 2011 was 1,075 people. By 2016 the population was 1,083 showing a population growth of 0.7% in the area during that time. The predominant age group in Briagolong is 60-69 years. Households in Briagolong are primarily childless couples and are likely to be repaying $1000 - $1399 per month on mortgage repayments. In general, people in Briagolong work in a trades occupation. In 2011, 84.7% of the homes in Briagolong were owner-occupied compared with 84.4% in 2016.
Briagolong has 710 properties. Over the last 5 years, Houses in Briagolong have seen a 53.24% increase in median value, while Units have seen a -65.41% decrease. As at 31 October 2024:
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