HIGH ON THE HILL ON HALF AN ACRE
8-10 Hill Street, Bellingen
$433,000
*S*O*L*D* 19TH MAY 2010
Flattened 360 degree images
This renovated 50’s/60’s fibro home sits high on the hill in one of Bellingen’s most sought after streets. Enjoying the luxury of space with approx half an acre (2011 sq m) of land, together with a perfect NE aspect and lovely cool summer breezes, it now offers open plan living with polished hardwood timber floors throughout, renovated kitchen, 2 bedrooms, and a converted garage space ideal as an additional bedroom, studio or office. With delightful views to the mountains and potential for subdivision (subject to council approval) this property in South Bellingen is a “rare bird” offering many possibilities.
Hill Street is without a doubt one of Bellingen’s favourite streets with locals and visitors alike. It is a no through road that is home to young families as well as those whose children have now moved on, and everybody enjoys the safety and closeness of this community within a community. Why is it so popular? Well it has ‘the lot’ – it’s elevated, it’s flood free, it has delightful views and cool summer breezes, and it’s close to town (1km) but well off the ‘main drag’.
Wide Angle distorts the house and makes the mountain appear more distant.
As soon as you enter this home you are greeted by the warmth of the recently polished timber floors throughout the now open plan living/dining/kitchen area. While we’re talking about the timber floors let me also tell you that both the floors and the frame of this home are Bloodwood – a rare rainforest hardwood no longer seen in today’s homes. This living/dining/kitchen area enjoys ideal climate control with a split system reverse cycle air conditioner as well as a slow combustion log burner for those cool winter nights.
Living room
Looking from kitchen into 2nd living space
The kitchen has been recently renovated and offers an extra wide central island bench with stainless steel shelving, new stainless steel electric oven with 5 burner gas cook top, rangehood, single sink, good cupboard and drawer space, and a stainless steel dishwasher. The L shaped dining/living adjoins and all 3 areas enjoy those fantastic views and those lovely cool breezes.
Renovated kitchen...
..viewed from the 2nd living space
The bedrooms also enjoy polished timber floors, and bedroom 1 (4m x 4m) enjoys 2 built-in wardrobe/dressing tables while bedroom2 (3m x 3m) is all clear with great views that have you feeling like you’re out of town, not just 1km from the heart of Bellingen.
Main bedroom
Converted garage space
The converted garage space (7m x 3.5m) is a great space for whatever you like – additional bedroom, studio, office, etc and could be ideally set up for receiving clients directly without them coming through the rest of the house.
The bathroom is still pretty original with a shower (head that can be fixed or hand held) over a lovely ‘big old bath’. The separate toilet is adjacent and both are comfortably close to the bedrooms.
The block itself (2011 sqm) is large enough to accommodate a 2 or 3 lot subdivision (subject to Council approval) given the current zoning and density code for this area although it has to be said it is desirable luxury to have the space this property currently enjoys.
The house front from Hill Street
Huge block
Under the house is easily accessible and great for storage and the large garden shed offers plenty of room for all your ‘garden toys’. There’s some well established older trees and shrubs, a small greenhouse and a very well drained east facing slope that will grow almost anything.
In summary, a great opportunity to secure some rare real estate in a sought after part of Bellingen, offering a solid, recently renovated home with idyllic aspect, beautiful views, and cool summer breezes just 1 km from the heart of town.
Inspections are by appointment or come to the open house this Saturday from 1.00pm to 1.30pm.