202A Lockwoods Road

Sheffield TAS 7306

Vehicles and machinery are housed in a 2 bay (machinery shed / double carport plus workshop, a new studio 12 metres by 5 metres with single vehicle bay and a 12 metre by 6 metre colour bond 4 car garage has also been erected on the property. The studio is currently used as a recreation and hobby room, but could equally be used for craft or art studio or be refined to a small self-contained accommodation unit (STCA)
More importantly this farmlet has huge potential for further development for small lifestyle farming operations with great views clean air, and fresh spring water. All gateways are cyclone gates hung for easy access, fences are rural mesh, barb and electric. Water is spring fed to tank then gravity fed to house and troughs.
Productive pastures currently supporting cottage industry farming including sheep, cattle, horses and poultry help add to the attraction of this property. The property is predominantly pasture as mentioned above, with strong fertiliser history, approximately half being gentle to undulating slopes, with the remainder being steeper but highly productive pasture with an easterly aspect capturing the morning suns, and providing invaluable natural shelter for livestock. In fact for a property that has such magnificent views from an elevated position it is remarkably sheltered from the prevailing winds which pass around its position in the lee of the slope to the south west.
Situated in the band of prime farming lands and soils that extend throughout the North West and mid North regions of Tasmania, approximately 8 to 10 minutes from Sheffield, 30 from Devonport, Ulverstone or Latrobe, and just over an hour to Launceston depending on driving conditions. This is a very central location to establish a new rural and lifestyle enterprise. With strong rural societies and events calendar conducted in surrounding centres all along the coast as well as many of the smaller local communities, whether cottage industry, arts and crafts, equine, stud livestock there is endless potential and local opportunity.
For a family the same opportunities apply for schooling with access and connections to schools in both regional and major centres.
The smaller lifestyle properties (up to approximately 50 acres) often tend to achieve higher prices, and attributes such as ratio of pasture to bush, productivity and views are all pivotal factors, as is the ability to produce a supplementary income. It is often difficult to attribute a value to The Million Dollar View, but there is no doubt privacy and unfettered views of ocean, river or mountain features impact on potential purchasers, and there is no doubt that this property is set in one of those rare locations with a balance of the above. Other factors such as strength, uniqueness of construction or features also impact and may serve to increase interest or polarise opinion. Certainly features such as energy efficiency are now more of an issue as is use of space. This is one of those properties that has so much of the above in its favour and represents very realistic value particularly with the recent upgrades meaning that the property is already a low maintenance proposition for any new owner.
Property Code: 852