242 East Minstone Road, Scottsdale, Tas 7260

Welcome home to Thorpdale - a modern, immaculate refurbished  4-bedroom family home positioned on 10.06Ha of prime basalt pasture. Built in 1989, the brick homestead is the epitome of country living with acreage and picturesque rural views in a peaceful location. The home is bathed in natural light with floor to ceiling windows, has ducted heating/cooling, a reverse-cycle heat pump and two wood heaters to keep you cosy and comfortable all year round.

A formal entry leads into the large L-shaped living room and dining area which flows through to the spacious, well designed modern kitchen. The kitchen is a home gourmet's dream with a long island bench, white marble benchtops, gas stovetop, double wall oven, and an abundance of drawers and soft-close cupboards for storage. The main entry to the kitchen is via a huge sunroom/second living space - perfect for entertaining it is fully enclosed with tiled flooring and ideal as a rumpus room or 2nd living room. Adjoining it is an enclosed double garage with electric doors for convenience.

The generously sized master bedroom has walkthrough robes and a private ensuite. The other 2 bedrooms on this side of the home also contain built-in robes. All feature plush carpet and floor to ceiling windows bathing the rooms in natural light. Positioned on the opposite side of the hallway, the 4th smaller bedroom is also perfect as a home office or hobby room. A tub, separate shower and large vanity feature in the bathroom, with plenty of storage space and the luxury of heated towel rails. For convenience is a separate toilet, and a generously sized laundry with more storage and additional heated towel rails. This home is rural living at its finest!

The grounds around the homestead have all been immaculately maintained, with an orchard and small creek at the front, and picture-perfect landscaped gardens all around. The home has gas hot water and a 6.6Kw rooftop solar system feeds into the grid keeping your power bills to a minimum.

Outbuildings include an 8.5m x 15m 4-bay shed with mezzanine, with 2 smaller roller doors electric controlled while the 2 larger/heavier doors are operated by manual chain. There is also a 6 x 8m open barn, a 11m x 3.7m barn, and a 3-bay tractor shed 7.6m x 12m with tack room/store, an adjoining 7.6m x 7.2m workshop with concrete floor, and 2 horse stables 3.5m x 9m, all with lights and power connected. 

This property boasts a Horse arena ( 40mX 20M) round yard  ( 10 M wide ), Washbay and stockyards with crush. The 6 paddocks are securely fenced, including extensive electric fencing. The property supplies its own water from 2 large tanks and  Scottsdale irrigation  Scheme supply of 10 ML ( paddocks are irrigated by a 5 pod system, K-line low pressure scheme ). The home is on a separate water system that can also be fed from the farm. All paddocks contain at least 2 water troughs and have a good fertiliser history  and cuts around 30 to 40 bales of silage per year plus smaller bales of hay. 

This well-established property is quite simply the rural lifestyle you have been dreaming of. Anyone from hobby farmers to horse lovers will enjoy having acreage in a picturesque location, combined with the comfort of modern living.