LOOKS AND FEELS LIKE A COUNTRY ESCAPE SHOULD!

Beautifully soft 2Ha of parkland cleared bliss on a gentle warm northerly slope with a winter creek filling two dams as it meanders through the front yard.

Meelup Hill, once described as the best rural residential estate in the country, is not only located within a “roll down the hill” to both Dunsborough town and Meelup Beach but has the rarity of scheme water, an incredibly temperate microclimate, is sheltered from both the north west, south east and south west winds and traversed by several creeks.

Parkland cleared with the natural vegetation being peppermint/jarrah/marri/banksia type country and the soils are well drained and sandy.

The house is located on a north eastern slope overlooking two creek lines which traverse the property on the northern portion.

There are two small dams on the winter creek which provide a superb cool, shaded and evergreen environment in the hottest of February summers.

The timber frame weatherboard (cedar) and Weathertex (Hardi board) house has recently been renovated to a virtually new standard and now comprises an entrance portico with timber deck and entrance hall.

The hallway leads to an open plan kitchen/living/dining area which enjoys a superb northern aspect and looks out over the surrounding cottage garden to tree shaded parkland and winter creek.

Timber floors are featured throughout the entire house, apart from wet areas.

The near new kitchen has stone benchtops and features a Euromaid dishwasher, 700mm induction hotplates and oven, 900mm range hood, large fridge recess, ample drawers, stylish sink built into the stone benchtop plus a walk-in pantry. Kitchen is cleverly designed to have a “tidy minimalist end to the living areas and a more functional workspace hidden from view near the pantry area”

The light and airy living area has a window seat and wood heater.

The master suite sits to the west of the living areas and has high timber lined ceilings, a large walk-in wardrobe, ensuite with a bath, vanity and shower recess plus separate WC.

Bedrooms two and three both have built-in wardrobes and are large enough to accommodate queen size beds.

The family bathroom has a vanity and shower recess with a second, separate WC. Laundry has a broom cupboard.

The vine covered north facing alfresco area compliments extensive verandah areas, hot and cold outdoor shower, extensive landscaping, outside fire pit area and reticulation.

The outlook transitions from lawns to an easy-care cottage garden with a backdrop of deciduous colours, depending on the seasons (Maples and Golden Elms), and seamlessly morphs into the parkland, with trees gracing the creek lines.

The good life garden includes lemon, cumquat and pomegranate trees plus an organic vegetable garden adjacent to the chook pen. The varieties are abound – bananas, dragon fruit, fig, passionfruit, an apple tree grafted with a grannie apple and pink lady fruits, a prolific white nectarine and white peach tree, apricot, herbs, bacon plants, rhubarb, greens, warragal greens, sweet potatoes, elderflower, raspberries, normal potatoes, and ancient varieties of tomatoes which self-seed yearly.

Additional infrastructure, so often the defining difference, includes a 12m x 7.5m shed with a concrete floor and single phase power. Driveways are largely sealed, 16 solar panels (approx. 4 kw) on the shed roof, a netted vegetable garden, chook pen and garden shed.

The intangibles of this property that add to its desirability include a community that values “security”. Good neighbours that are hidden through the trees but magically turn up when something doesn’t look right or might just provide a cooked meal in times of distress, make this a community where people stay and thrive.

Responsible burning and land management has encouraged a plethora of native orchids and kangaroo paws, all of which conspire to attract a chorus of birdlife

Contact Joe White on 0417 939 715 or joe@jmwrealestate.com.au for more information.