56 Hunter Street, Castlemaine, Vic 3450

Neighbouring the beautiful Castlemaine Diggings National Park and Kalimna Park Bushland Reserve, featuring an array of walking and mountain bike tracks, is this two-bedroom period cottage on a sizeable 1004sqm (approx) sited within an easy 1.6km walk or short drive into central Castlemaine. This is the ideal opportunity for the first-home buyer, investor, a restoration project or perhaps one simply looking for a private and quiet country town lifestyle.

Tucked away and located at the end of the highly desirable Hunter Street, this peaceful and quiet cottage features the quintessential country-front verandah that leads into a central hall, a north-facing living and dining room, and two bedrooms with built-in robes. At the heart of the cottage is the kitchen with a gas cooktop, an under-mount electric oven and storage. Adjacent is a laundry with external access to a covered patio with flagstone paving. To the rear of the home is a bathroom featuring a shower over bath, a vanity, a toilet and a study/ home office or dressing room. Internal details include a split system, a gas heater in the living/ dining room and new carpet, with period details being cove ceilings, pressed metal ceilings, a period fireplace, leadlight windows and timber panelling.

The property includes a 5.5m x 6.6m garage, a 3m x 3.6m shed, off-street parking, fencing, an outdoor toilet, stone walling, an ancient Cyprus pine tree and additional established trees. Ideally located with sub-division potential (STCA) this charming cottage offers an ideal lifestyle/ investment choice.