AREA: 179.66 hectares or 444 acres
SITUATION: Oakey Glen is situated in the very well regarded area of Trevallyn Road only 10km west of Barraba. The Trevallyn Road area is renowned for its quality country, fertile soils and bitumen road access. School bus past front gate. Conveniently, the front gate is a neat 100km to Tamworth CBD, providing access to a range of markets, the renown AELEC and a vast array of shopping, medical and educational facilities.
COUNTRY: A quality blend of country, offering a good mix of soft arable flats through to rolling, lightly timbered hills. Approx. 75.8 hectares or 187.3 acres is arable, currently sown to both permanent pastures and fodder crop. Approx. 20 ha is sown to digit (new and established), 14 ha to a pasture blend of predominantly lucerne and phalaris and 30 ha to oats. Soils types range from soft chocolate flats through to rolling basalt hills, with timber mainly whitebox and apple gum.
WATER: Water is a feature of Oakey Glen with the property having two bores. The main bore is equipped with an electric submersible pump servicing 12 concrete stock water troughs. There are 5 dams in total, with either a dam or a dam and a trough in each paddock. The home is serviced by rainwater, and the second bore is equipped servicing troughs and supplying water to the second cottage.
HOME: A key feature, the homestead is presented in outstanding order, having recently been updated to combine modern features with historic charm. 5 bedrooms plus office, the home features 10 foot ceilings, spacious kitchen with 40mm stone tops with the original part of the home being double brick, complete with wood fire and split system air conditioning, light filled north facing sunroom and above ground pool. A real highlight is the established gardens and mature trees, with great views from every window.
IMPROVEMENTS: Oakey Glen is well improved, and features a good set of steel cattle yards with concrete race and undercover crush, two stables, round yard and small arena, machinery and car shed, good fencing throughout (13 main paddocks), old woolshed and an older cottage. Interestingly the older cottage is on a separate title of 100 acres and could potentially be rebuilt and separated from the main property (subject to relevant approvals).
REMARKS: A well presented and tidy property offering an outstanding blend of production and lifestyle. Close to town, bitumen roads to the gate with all the hard work done. Being sold to facilitate a downsize, Oakey Glen is offered for genuine sale having been held by the vendors for over 20 years. Inspections by appointment, with all genuine interest welcomed and offers prior to auction considered.
For more information, please call Riley Gibson on 0417441688.
