Rural retreat - New self-sufficient home on a substantial rural lifestyle property

Lifestyle Sold - Krawarree via Braidwood NSW

A rare opportunity, this outstanding property includes a well-designed ‘off the grid’ home in an idyllic setting on 365ha of productive land.

Completely new, 2-storey, 3-chambre, solar powered home with passive design is completely self-sufficient and low cost. No water, gas or electricity bills.

This home is full of light with stunning views from every window. Great design makes it cool in summer and warm in winter: all the features, including green energy bricks are of the highest quality. This high-performance, low impact dwelling is a one-off opportunity: it provides an enviable lifestyle on a productive rural property in a sought-after location, 30 minutes from the vibrant town of Braidwood: convenient to the coast, snowfields and Canberra.

The open plan living area features a modern kitchen, polished concrete floor and feature rock wall. Quality fittings include double glazed windows and external glass doors, Tasmanian oak internal timber doors and staircase, remote controlled sky lights and a Spanline fly-screen enclosed alfresco area with opening roof. Low impact and cost effective; high-tech features include: abundant 8.3KW of power and battery storage capacity of 60KW hours, reverse cycle air-conditioning, NBN, and satellite phone.

Outdoor features include a 12-metre solar-heated lap pool, sauna, large fully enclosed vegetable garden with raised beds, landscaped native rock gardens, circular drive, garage and workroom.

Productive property with a total area of 365 ha (901 acres). Includes 310 ha (85%) of open pasture and 55 ha of native woodland.

Fully fenced into 7 paddocks, currently running 110 cattle and 110 sheep.

Naturally well-watered including 10 dams (some spring fed), and rain water tanks with a total capacity of 200,000 litres.

Improvements include two large sheds: a 4-bay machinery shed and a 4-roller door shed with separate lock up section.