66 James Cowan Rd

Key Energy Efficient Features

48 Solar panels; 2 x 5 kilowatt solar inverters provide 10 kilowatts of power with the potential to reach 13.4 kilowatts; Solar feed-in credit from energy supplier minimises or cancels bills; separate solar hot water system; quality wall and ceiling insulation

This is a comfortable easy house that is well-serviced and economic to run.

With lovely views down the valley over the horse paddocks, the house is set in an elevated position and the 10 kilowatts of solar power deliver abundant free energy resulting in minimal or in credit power bills. The house has been built with an emphasis on energy efficiency and there is quality insulation in walls and ceilings and each room is directly or indirectly heated or cooled by reverse cycle a/c units. In addition, the main living area has a wood stove.

There are four-metre covered decks on two sides of the house and a two-metre covered deck on the third side. The house is designed for flexible living. There are two bedrooms; each bedroom has its own bathroom. The bedrooms and living area have sliding doors onto the deck that has views of the paddocks and the tree-covered hillside that is part of the property. There is also a comfortable studio with views and deck and a bathroom and its own a/c unit.

Both the house and studio are supplied by rapid wireless broadband internet for working from home.

The garden has a range of trees and bushes and walkways; irrigation water is pumped from the dam below the house. There is also a covered planting tunnel with a raised vegetable bed.

Water security is supplied by a 100,000-litre water tank for domestic use and there are an additional 19,000 litres for farm use. There is a spacious four-bay farm shed that is set up for farm machinery and as a workshop with lighting and multiple power points.

The land is used for both horses and cattle, there are two dams.

The horse section is divided into seven paddocks. There are two horse shelters. One shelter has a lock up hay store and is set in a yard with gates into three separate paddocks for horse management and grazing rotation. This shelter has its own water tank and trough. The horse shelter near the house is double-walled and has fully insulated walls and ceiling for horses who feel the heat and the cold. There is a tack-room or general storeroom attached.

The cattle have access to the dams, troughs and a creek that maintains water pools when not flowing. 

Key Features of Property

Living Accommodation: House - 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms; reverse cycle air conditioning units, large covered decks; fast wireless internet; wood stove.

Spacious studio with bathroom, deck, A/c unit and internet

The present owners will sell the property as a going concern, with farming equipment to be included in the sale if required.

An ideal country lifestyle setting and a rare opportunity to acquire a versatile property, only 15 Minutes to the Pacific Highway at Nabiac,  35 minutes to Forster and 3 hrs from Sydney

Your Inspection is invited