31 Chapmans Road, Castlemaine, Vic 3450

With 3.47 acres (approx) on offer and within a 5-minute drive of the centre of Castlemaine, this spacious four-bedroom home is a hidden gem, quietly tucked away in a private setting with a beautiful established garden, walking tracks and the historic Victorian Goldfields Railway at your doorstep. With township zoning, the generous property has subdivision potential (STCA) or is kept as one and live the idyllic country life with town convenience.

The brick home features a spacious north-facing living open to a dining/ sitting area overlooking the garden and external access to the east-facing verandah. The living features a gas fireplace inset into the wall and double doors opening into a 4.9m x 3.6m sunroom with external access. The kitchen provides a 900mm gas cooktop with an oven, a walk-in pantry, and a dishwasher and overlooks the 4m x 7.5m games room with a pizza oven for all-weather entertaining! The spacious floorplan includes four bedrooms (one with an open fireplace, two with built-in robes and the main with a walk-in robe and ensuite with a shower, a vanity and a toilet. Servicing the home is an updated bathroom with a back-to-wall bath, a wall-hung vanity, a shower, a toilet and a laundry with storage. A central hall includes a walk-in linen closet and leads to an office space with access to the game room. Additional details include a 5Kw solar system, ducted heating, evaporative cooling, all town services and NBN at the street frontage.

The wrap-around verandah overlooks the garden with its petanque pitch. Zoned township, the 3.47 acre (approx) property includes a fully fenced landscaped garden with gabion rock walls, irrigated by a 15,000-litre water tank, raised veggie gardens, a dam, a fenced paddock, a bore, and a circular driveway leading to a 7.9m x 5.7m double carport and a 7.9m x 6m garage with external access.

Backing onto the Castlemaine to Maldon Trail Walk and the Victorian Goldfields heritage steam train line, with farmland zoning to the side and a view of the surrounding countryside of Castlemaine's undulating landscape, this property is quiet, yet for the sound of birds enjoying the beautiful garden with its stonewalling, established native planting with ornamental vines and trees, and meandering gravel footpaths leading to private sitting areas. Making this property a hidden gem to be enjoyed by all.