Shady Springs, Armidale
- 4 bedrooms
- 2 bathrooms
- 5-car garage
- Agency: MacDougall Rural Property
- Agent: Graham MacDougall
- Contact: 6772 4200
- Price: $790,000
- Inspect by appointment
Less than 10 minutes east of Armidale, there is something of a hidden valley.
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With only a few rural lifestyle holdings nearby, “Shady Springs” is miles from care.
At 36 hectares “Shady Springs” is a handy sized property with quality soils and infrastructure. The lay of the land has a western aspect.
The drive in to the property is via a lane lined with well-established ornamental pear trees. The homestead on “Shady Springs” is a clad, four-bedroom plus office house of about 220sq m plus patio and deck. Views from the deck take in the valley and Mount Duval.
Bedrooms are generous with in-built wardrobes, and the kitchen is up to date.
Near the house is the five-bay shed with a workshop and 5.2 kilowatt solar panel array. Three 5000 gallon tanks store rainwater for domestic use.
The current owners have run a mix of dorper sheep, boer goats, lowline cattle, pigs and chooks.
To handle the goats, many paddocks have double side electricity. There are 10 main stock paddocks, plus pens for the pigs and chooks, in addition to kidding and lambing pens.
There is a small set of yards with loading race located in the northwest of the property. While there is a handy sized dam near the yards, stock water is secured via a reliable bore that pumps to a 5000 gallon tank which in turn reticulates to troughs throughout the property, including to the garden.
About 17 hectares are easily arable. Soils are a mix of trap and some basalt. There are a few rocky outcrops on the higher slope, which the goats just love to stand on. Midway up this slope is another spot which may be the place to take advantage of the dual occupancy provision of the property. The views are truly special.