WISHLIST GRANTED

This is a property perfect for a family with children to grow into, writes SANDRA GOODWIN.

ORATIA

82b Shaw Road

Sometimes what you seek can be right in front of you, or more accurately right behind you, as the owners of this generous lifestyle property in the exclusive Oratia Valley realised.

The current owners of this home, Justen and Melanie, owned the property in front of this but were looking at building from scratch on a section down the road to get the sort of home they wanted.

“I mentioned to our neighbours that their place was pretty much what we would want to build,” Justen says.

“Then a couple of days later they rung and said they’d found another house they’d fallen in love with and asked if we wanted to buy theirs, which we did.”

This property offers more than 310sqm of single-level living set on 8817sqm of gently rolling, north-facing lawn and pasture.

“I loved how spacious it was, that it had a swimming pool for the kids and the fact it had great technology, including a built-in surround sound Sonos system,” Justen says.

“You’re 100 metres from the road with great neighbours all around you in a peaceful enclave with rolling rural views.

“You feel removed from the hustle and bustle and yet you’re only 10 minutes from Kmart in

Henderson. It’s country living but you’re close to suburbia if you want it.”

Melanie adds, “We were looking for a house with some privacy that would be spacious enough for four kids and also have the land for them to run around and do whatever activities they wanted to.

“There’s enough land here for the infinity swimming pool and pool house, to keep sheep and chickens and to have a great adventure playground and vegetable gardens with room to spare.

“Plus, it’s a great place for entertaining – you can have 40 additional people around and it’s not a problem.”

The 2014-built brick home with weatherboard accents has internal-access triple garaging plus plentiful additional offstreet parking suitable for more vehicles, a boat or motorhome.

Its layout can suit a large family or cater for multigenerational living. At its core is the spacious family roomdining area-kitchen with scullery.

This showcases beautiful parquet floors and easy flow out to a generous, covered entertaining patio under a peaked roof.

This functions brilliantly for barbecues with friends, watching children in the pool.

A long hallway also feeds a second family room, the third lounge, plus the office.

Also off it are the ensuited master bedroom with walk-in wardrobe, four more bedrooms, a family bathroom, powder room and dedicated laundry.

The pool house contains the third bathroom, a changing room and another covered area for outdoor seating.

The property incorporating relatively easy-care, professionally-landscaped gardens boasts a couple of prolific heirloom plum trees.

“You feel removed from the hustle and bustle and yet you’re only 10 minutes from Kmart in Henderson.”

It is only 1.3km from Oratia District School, 10 minutes’ drive from Titirangi Village and handy to Waitakere Ranges walking trails.

The family are selling because of another opportunity.

Ray White agent Craig Smith says, “Without a doubt this is the best lifestyle property which has come to the market in the exclusive Oratia Valley for many years, barely a 35-minute drive from downtown Auckland.”

Sale: Auction, May 7

Contact: The Smiths, Ray White, 027 211 0002

- This content was created in partnership with Ray White.