34 Stephen Road

Waggrakine WA 6530

From the impressive entrance to the home, with magnificent views of the ocean from town to south of Drummonds, there are views of the Moresby Ranges to the back of the home. A rammed earth home, built to last forever, a home that has many attributes. 3/4 bedrooms with a generous family, dining, lounge area with 3 metre ceilings. All rooms are spacious with built in robes, fans and reverse cycle air conditioners. A wood-burner heater for those cosy winter nights which heats whole of house, beautiful views from the enclosed back patio, through the home to the lights of Geraldton town site. A lovely easy care garden which is fully reticulated, and a plunge pool with a salt water chlorinator for keeping cool in summer with attached pool house to store furniture in winter. Outside is a paved hardstand for either a caravan or vehicles, an 8 x 15 m shed with power, plus a 3 car covered paved carport. This home has a 5 kW solar system operating which reduces power costs, plus a stand- alone backup generator housed in its own purpose built shed which provides power to run all amenities within the house in case of power failure and switches on automatically. The block has a hen house, and various bird cages equipped with automatic sprinkler systems which are on a timer, plus on temperature control. Add to this the 3 bedroom cottage with own entrance and income producing, to reduce ones mortgage. The main residence has an island gas oven, stovetop, and a dishwasher, a walk-in pantry, a water softener fitted externally to the water meter, quality fittings throughout. The main bedroom has a walk in robe and ensuite with spa bath. The kitchen is serviced with one HWS which also services the office, possible 4th bedroom. The main home is solar HWS which services the bathrooms and laundry. The patio has a built in gas BBQ and a ceiling fan. Verandas cover two sides of the home and are wide and easily accommodate outdoor furniture. It is not connected to deep sewerage but has septic tanks. It has a water tank at the rear of the house. Subdivision has been investigated and approved subject to us taking it further, however we have decided to downsize and move on.
In all, the home has 4 reverse cycle air-conditioners plus fans to all rooms, including one cooling only air-conditioner in the office/4th bedroom. The pool is a salt water chlorinated pool, easily maintained and council approved. The lower acreage is mostly gums, flowering natives, and firebreaks are maintained by slashing method. There is an orange tree, a passionfruit and a pomegranate tree outside the perimeter of the front garden. The whole block is fully fenced. There is a rabbit proof fence installed on the perimeter of the front garden only.
The cottage which is separate to the main house, has its own entrance, off Albert Road. It has 3 bedrooms and a lounge, kitchen, and shed, it has a patio and carport. It also has an extra storage area, come garage. Although rather rustic, it has been tenanted for 14 years by just two tenants, who have been reliable and the present tenant is on a periodic tenancy for the past 4 years. It has air-conditioning, fans to 3 rooms, a potbelly heater in the lounge, a small HWS in the bathroom, and the kitchen has been refurbished. Though basic, the tenant is amiable and happy to continue if sold. It has its own electricity meter but shares the same water meter, for which we pay for water consumption, the tenant has also installed an air-conditioner to the main bedroom which is his. It has a water tank. It provides an income of $13,000K annually.