Offered to the market for the first time in 25 years, 'Apatula' features 15 acres of highly productive land located only minutes from the townships of Aberdeen and Scone and within 3 hours of Sydney.
This property offers a comfortable 5BR family home with a substantial 300 square metres of living space plus verandahs and ducted reverse cycle air conditioning throughout. It is set in established gardens including a fully sustainable vegetable garden along with numerous fruit bearing trees.
Water is a feature - 'Apatula' is one of the rare properties in the district which is entirely drought-proof thanks to an exceptionally reliable well and 36ML irrigation licence, yet is also flood-free.
The property has consistently generated $25,000 to $40,000 per annum, with the owners operating it as a going farming concern.
'Apatula' is suited to a wide range of pursuits - horse training, a small seedstock enterprise, intensive horticulture or just put up your feet and enjoy an idyllic lifestyle farm.
PROPERTY DETAILS:
Size: 6.3ha (15ac) of quality alluvial soil
Pasture Development: 13.5 acres under crop
Irrigation/Water:
• 36ML irrigation licence from fully equipped well which has remained reliable even during severe drought.
• PVC irrigation mains throughout mean you can water every square metre of this productive small farm. The owners have consistently cut more than 60 bales of lucerne hay to the acre over the past 24 years.
• Other water infrastructure includes 3 x 20,000L concrete tanks providing plenty of fresh rainwater to the house.
Fencing/Paddocks:
• Separated into 4 main paddocks.
• Excellent fencing with a combination of post and rail and 6 wire fencing with electricity to more than 50% of the property.
Infrastructure:
• Excellent facilities that would be ideally suited to a horse training or small seedstock operation with cattle yards and covered cattle crush with water to yards; a stable and day yard and a good size steel arena (30m x 15m) plus ample room to park horse trailers and trucks on a gravel hard stand.
• Hay shed (15m x 22m)
• Machinery shed (19m x 13m)
Homestead:
• The 5 bedroom, 1 bathroom rendered homestead was constructed largely of recycled materials and boasts high ceilings, a cosy wood burner stove and newly installed ducted reverse cycle air conditioning throughout plus French doors to most bedrooms.
• The huge front verandah takes in the view of the lucerne flats along the Hunter River and Kingdon Ponds through to Rossgole, while the views to the east take in Segenhoe Mountain and the nearby village of Aberdeen.
• Comfortable country style kitchen with ample storage space, stainless steel oven, cooktop and rangehood and a combination of gas and electric cooking.
• Storage is excellent with built-in wardrobes in four of five bedrooms, a linen press and pantry.
• Freshly gravelled driveway and hard-stand with circular drive for easy access.
Property inspections are strictly by appointment only with the exclusive agents, Nutrien Harcourts Scone. Contact Gavin Beard on 0438 452 810 or Maddy Teague on 0417 542 490 for more details.
