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This top quality family home is set at the end of a quiet cul-de-sac on the sought after Tweed Heights Estate in Banora Point.
The practical layout and low maintenance design of the gardens and grounds should appeal to busy professionals, time poor families or buyers searching today’s real estate market for a dual living opportunity.
Being offered for the first time since its construction in 1986, the property warrants a
• 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms plus powder room.
• Huge rumpus room – ideal as a teenager’s retreat, guest accommodation, work from home office or can easily be transformed into a fully self contained living area.
• Fastidiously maintained throughout with renovated hostess kitchen and bathrooms.
• Elevated position with great rural and lake views.
• Short stroll to Tweed Heights Shopping Village where the tenancies include: - supermarket, bakery, bottle shop, post office, coffee shop and others.
• Minutes to a number of primary + secondary schools, as well as sports fields and Twin Towns Juniors.
thorough inspection to fully appreciate the many features and extras not obvious at first glance. The presentation is immaculate throughout and the functional floor plan flows from formal to casual to perhaps the most popular living space in the home, the large covered alfresco area, which has been the go to place for lots of Christmas gatherings, family get togethers and other celebrations for many years.
4 2 2
• The low maintenance gardens + grounds need minimal attention and that means more quality time for leisure and family activities.
• Parkland on two sides.
• Too many features to list, but include direct NBN connection to the home, ducted air conditioning and solar panels + hot water.
• Oversize double garage with oodles of room for a workbench, bikes and other big kids’ toys.
“Much, much more than meets the eye!”
$1,295,000
kel@keljuddrealestate.com.au
Bilambil soars to new heights
By Jo Kennett
IF IT’S an escape from the hustle and bustle you are after but only a short drive to all the action, it’s hard to beat the lofty heights of Bilambil, though the word is obviously out as prices have risen more here than anywhere in the shire over the last year.
For instance the lovely community of Bilambil Heights is only a 12-minute drive, or just over eight kilometres from Kirra Beach, not that you’d want to go to Kirra because it’s full of Maroons fans who still can’t accept that NSW won the State of Origin.
The lovely beaches of the premier state’s Tweed Coast are just a short drive away as well, and so are some amazing restaurants, cafes and nightlife.
Further west, if you want to go exploring, is the lovely little village of Carool, home to the famous Potager - A Kitchen Garden restaurant.
A couple of years ago, when we last looked at the market here, Bilambil Heights had 12 properties available for rent and 42 properties for sale, with median property prices over the
12 months ranging from $945,000 for houses to $495,050 for units.
Last month Bilambil Heights had nine properties available for rent and 17 properties for sale, with 14 for sale at the moment.
The median sold price is $1,042,500 for houses which is up an astronomical 21.9 per cent over the last year, but you have to remember that many of these properties are in no way ordinary.
They are often big, beautiful homes on large rural blocks, many with amazing views over the surrounding countryside or down to the ocean, which brings the average up. And they were cheap as chips only four years ago, around the
Open Homes
Saturday, August 24
Northern Rivers Property Group
• 6 Bawden Street, Tumbulgum 9-9.15am
• 44 Tumbulgum Road, Murwillumbah 9.45-10am
• 20 Riverview Street, Murwillumbah 10.30-10.45am
• 7 Tombonda Road, Murwillumbah 11.15-1130am
• 308 Tomewin Road, Dungay 12-12.30pm
JET Real Estate
• 1/34 Beryl Street, Tweed Heads 9.30-10am
• 33 River Street, South Murwillumbah 10.30-11am
• 103 Commercial Road, Murwillumbah 11-11.30am
Schmith Estate Agents
• 26/9 Domain Road, Currumbin 10-10.30am
• 228 Broken Head Road, Suffolk Park 11-11.30 am
• 18/14 Lorikeet Dve, Tweed Heads South 12-12.30pm
$600,000 mark, so lucky you if you bought in then.
There aren’t nearly as many units in Bilambil as there are in other parts of the Tweed, and strangely enough, the median prices for units has fallen to $460,000 from a peak of $597,500 mid last year.
That’s a substantial drop in anyone’s books, but perhaps that’s an anomaly because there was bugger-all data available with generally one, at the most, unit sold a month in that time period.
Bilambil Heights houses rent out for $780 per week with an annual rental yield of 4.3 per cent and units rent for $517 per week with a rental yield of 5.4 per cent.
If you want to know what the community is really like you just need to pop into a local game of rugby league where the rebel spirit of this little community is on full display.
We talk a lot about investment properties, but there are some absolutely gorgeous homes here that I’m sure, if you bought in, you would never want to leave. Bilambil is that kind of place, and the further out you go the more of a lovely step back to another, slower time it seems and who would want to ever give that up.
• 9 Hazelwood Drive, Pottsville 1-1.30pm
• 159 Bilambil Road, Bilambil 1-1.30pm
Tweed Coolangatta Realty
• 4/40-42 Soorley Street Tweed Heads South 1111:30am
• 1/6-8 Endeavour Parade, Tweed Heads 12--12:30pm
• 3 Terrace Street, Chinderah 11-11:30am
• 3/100 Dry Dock Rd, Tweed Heads South 12-12:30pm
DJ Stringer Property Services
• 188/1 Mariners Dr West, Tweed Heads 9-9:30am
• 1&2/27 Kiata Pde, Tweed Heads 10-10:30am
• 2/3-5 Barrett St, Tweed Heads 11-11:30am
• 30 Pacific Dr, Banora Point 12-12:30pm
Tate Brownlee Real Estate
• 17/18 Brett Street, Tweed Heads 9-9:30am
• 2 Cambridge Court, Kingscliff 9-9:30am
• 4 Sterling Court, Cudgen 10-10:30am
• 10 Megan Street, Tweed Heads 10-10:30am
• 31/15 Kingston Drive, Banora Point 11-11:30pm
Hot property
THIS WEEK’S Hot Property, for all the tragics out there like me who are obsessed with beautiful homes, is a lovely duplex in Tweed Heads that is truly surprising.
Number 1/56 Kennedy Drive is on the south side of Kennedy Drive, and it’s right across the road from the shopping centre past the Ducat Street intersection that has some amazing takeaways, a supermarket and, more importantly, a liquor store.
You will need that when you are entertaining because this property actually sits on the end of a canal with access to Terranora Creek, which surprised me as I drive past there often and had no idea there was a canal hiding in there.
It’s beautifully renovated with open plan living, a glass-walled sunroom, a lovely courtyard and back deck overlooking the water with a spa that your friends will love.
It is also less than a minute from the M1 and a stone’s throw from some amazing beaches so the location is an absolute winner and what a place to hang out on the weekends.
1/56 Kennedy Drive is for sale with McGraths Coolangatta Tweed Heads with a price guide of $1 million to $1.1 million. It’s open for inspection this Saturday from 11.30am to noon.
McGrath
• 4/2 Creek Street, Coolangatta 9-9:30am
• 17/20-22 Thomson Street, Tweed Heads 9:30-10am
• 10 Durigan Place, Banora Point 10-10:30am
• 7 Spoonbill Lane, Kingscliff 10-10:30am
• 50 Enid Street, Tweed Heads 10-10:30am
• 187/1 Mariners Drive West Tweed Heads, 10:3011am
• 8 Guilfoyle Place, Cudgen 11-11:30am
• 20 Longboard Circuit, Kingscliff 11-11:30am
• 1/56 Kennedy Drive, Tweed Heads 11:30-12pm
• 3041/2 Thomson Street, Tweed Heads 11:30-12pm
• 8/40-48 Kamala Crescent, Casuarina 12-12.30pm
• 140 Riverside Drive, Tumbulgum 1-1.30pm
Kel Judd
• 10B Burrawong Court, Banora Point 1-1.30pm
REAL Specialists
• 17 Rock Road, Bungalora 2-2.30pm
36 Broadwater Esplanade, Bilambil Heights is for sale with DJ Stringer
1/56 Kennedy Drive, Tweed Heads.
TWEED COOLANGATTA REAL ESTATE
Price
Kaeren
M: 0412 454
P: (07) 55992000
kaeren.smith@tcre.net.au
Price
Kaeren Smith
M: 0412 454 150 P: (07) 55992000
kaeren.smith@tcre.net.au
Kaeren
M: 0412 454
P: (07) 55992000
kaeren.smith@tcre.net.au
Michael Smith
0413 454 350 P: (07) 55992000
michael.smith@tcre.net.au
17 Rock Road, Bungalora is a luxurious 5-acre property with breathtaking 270-degree views. The Hampton-style home features three bedrooms, including a master suite with an ensuite, and a second residence with two additional bedrooms. Enjoy expansive living areas and a large outdoor space with a four-car shed and fully fenced paddock. Located just 21 minutes from Coolangatta, 46 minutes from Byron Bay, 17 minutes from Tweed Valley Hospital, 8 minutes from Lindisfarne Anglican Grammar School, and 23 minutes from Gold Coast Airport, this rare listing offers privacy, luxury, and natural beauty.
It may be slightly cooler but the market is still HOT!
With high demand around Northern NSW and Gold Coast, we have many eager qualified buyers ready to gothe odds are stacked in your favour!
Our dedicated team is ready to SELL or LEASE your property now.
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