Live the good life
This lifestyle gem in popular Whatawhata has great bones and offers loads of potential. Located close to Hamilton on an 8422sqm (0.8422ha) site, the three-bedroom home, built in the 1930s, has been positioned for sun.
It comes with some great features, such as high ceilings and matai floors that would polish up well.
The conservatory is the ideal spot for breakfast, relaxing with a morning cup of coffee or a good book, taking in your daily intake of vitamin D. The kitchen faces east too, which means it gets morning sun rather than sweltering in afternoon heat when you are trying to cook the evening meal in the height of summer.
The spacious lounge comes complete with a large woodburner, which keeps the house snug in the depths of winter. Sliding doors open the room to a big deck, built with outdoor entertaining in mind, barbecues with friends and family fun. This is a home you can put your own stamp on, says marketing agent Steven Cochrane. “Perfect for someone with DIY skills or the tradesman.” The property is well serviced with infrastructure. There are two huge sheds, one of which was historically stables complete with a tack room, and it could be re-instated as such.
The new Colorsteel shed is a massive 14m x 9m. It has a concrete floor, power, three bays with roller doors, and its roof is high enough to take a horse float. A large, approximately 3m x 9m sleep-out is at the end of the shed. “It’s the size of an Auckland apartment and offers plenty of scope for a studio or a work-from-home business,” Cochrane says.
Land is predominantly flat. All the fences are in excellent condition, as are the stock yards and loading race. The property is divided into five paddocks of different sizes; all have troughs. Rain water is captured off the roofs of the house and one of the sheds and fed into two 25,000 litre tanks; and a fresh-water stream runs through one of the paddocks. It has provided hours of fun for the vendors’ three sons over the years. The property is all set up and ready for you to move in and live the good life. A variety of mature fruit trees can be found in the orchard, the vegetable garden is well set up with raised beds, and there is even a chicken run.
In Whatawhata, Magnolia Tree Childcare will take care of your pre-schoolers while you work and Whatawhata School takes children Years 1 to 8. There’s also a café in the village, service station with convenience store, a tavern and a restaurant, and it’s a mere 10-minute drive from Dinsdale
“Whatawhata is famous for its great community spirit in a genuine rural setting,” Cochrane says. “New builds in the area are substantial, making this a prudent investment. There’s room here to add value, bring your ideas and imagination to a property that already has many of the lifestyle goodies in place.”