5 Mcalpine Rd, Taradale is a 4 bedroom, 1 bathroom House with 4 parking spaces and was built in 1970. The property has a land size of 30351m2 and floor size of 138m2. While the property is not currently for sale or for rent, it was last sold in February 2008.
Take a country drive to quaint Taradale and discover this honest lifestyle property with productive infrastructure, immediately ready to home your horses or support your hobby farm ambitions. The five-bedroom home is modest and charming offering comfortable living and with its superb elevated position, could be reimagined to become your dream country escape.
The property is perfect for horses or livestock with five electric fenced paddocks, two of which feature horse shelters, five stables (all with water and three with access to power and concrete/brick floors), a tack room and round yard. Storage and shedding provisions will also please, comprising of a generous workshop/machinery shed (12m x 9m) with concrete floor, power, water, a pot belly stove and an office space. There is also a large hay shed and two smaller garden/potting sheds.
Turn off onto the long driveway between lush green paddocks to discover the house. Step up onto the undercover, elevated veranda, the first of two that run the length of the home. Take in the quintessential country views and picture your future sunrises, sunsets and starry night skies.
The adjoining u-shaped kitchen is sufficiently spacious for the family to cook together and features warm timber benchtops, a wall oven and excellent cupboard and pantry space. There are five bedrooms, two are robed and the fifth ideal to be used as a study. The central bathroom is neat and tidy with large shower, bath and vanity, there is a separate toilet and the laundry has access to the rear veranda.
Beyond the secure house yard with crazy paving paths and a BBQ pavilion (needing some TLC), there is shade for horses under the towering gums. The two front paddocks of approximately two acres in size perfect for animal rotation, there is a seasonal creek and three water tanks on the property.
The address is located a few minutes' drive from the charming Taradale township with a general store, post office, caf, petrol station and cracking woodfire pizza restaurant. Taradale is also a fabulous base to explore neighbouring towns; Malmsbury, Kyneton and Castlemaine and is just under 30 minutes to Bendigo and just over an hour to Melbourne, adding to its appeal.
The size of Taradale is approximately 48.6 square kilometres. It has 2 parks covering nearly 32.4% of total area. The population of Taradale in 2016 was 448 people. By 2021 the population was 524 showing a population growth of 17.0% in the area during that time. The predominant age group in Taradale is 60-69 years. Households in Taradale are primarily childless couples and are likely to be repaying $1800 - $2399 per month on mortgage repayments. In general, people in Taradale work in a professional occupation.In 2021, 91.30% of the homes in Taradale were owner-occupied compared with 88.10% in 2016.
Taradale has 439 properties. Over the last 5 years, Houses in Taradale have seen a 9.72% increase in median value, while Units have seen a 1.06% increase. As at 31 March 2026:
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