COUNTRY FEEL ON BIG BLOCK

This charming three-bedroom Queenslander is sure to appeal to buyers wanting to ‘get away from it all’ but still be close to town

ORIGINAL coloured-glass casement windows throughout, along with tongueand-groove timber walls and typically high ceilings add appeal to a charming Queenslander on a corner block measuring 1242sq m.

There’s stacks of room to build a granny flat or studio on the flat land, subject to council approval.

The three-bedroom home has polished hardwood floors, with quality vinyl in a modern open plan kitchen area, with an abundance of cupboards and benchspace.

The airconditioned home has a large open plan lounge room and a separate dining room, and is freshly painted in crisp colours.

Downstairs is a vast open space perfect to create a retreat, with a second bathroom and toilet, plus an office and laundry.

A large three-bay shed can easily be used for undercover parking.

A big back patio is covered by a shade sail. The home is framed by well-established trees including mangosteens, mangoes, avocadoes, paw paw and five star fruit.

Agent Patrick Kenny said interest in Gordonvale properties was strong, with buyers attracted to the “country town” feel of the suburb 18km from Cairns CBD.

“I think people are wanting to get away to little rural towns like Ravenshoe and that has had a flow-on effect for Gordonvale, people who might be from Innisfail or Ingham and want to be nearer to Cairns but not necessarily in Cairns,” Mr Kenny said.

“People like the idea of a country town and Gordonvale has a laid back feeling about it with an older township.

“This property is in an older area of Gordonvale where there are very big blocks, which is a plus at a time when blocks are getting smaller and smaller.”

Gordonvale has experienced steady growth with a median price change over five years of 10.1 per cent.

The median price in January 2021 was $370,000, up from $336,250 a year previously.

The median rent in Gordonvale is $420.

BRONWYN FARR