Phone enquiries - please quote property ID 17401 'Oakleigh' is a 2.4 hectare property perched on top of the Little Liverpool Range, immediately behind the historic township of Marburg and 9 kilometres from historic Rosewood. It sits at the gateway to Queensland's Scenic Rim. It is ideally located for commuters working in Ipswich, the Lockyer Valley, Toowoomba, Brisbane or surrounds. It is immediately off the Warrego Highway with an all bitumen surfaced road to the property. The Gatton Campus of the University of Queensland, which specialises in Agricultural and Veterinary Science lies 27 kilometres away on the highway towards Toowoomba. This undulating property offers magnificent views, along with many pretty nooks and leafy glades to delight you. The modern two storey house has a 3.5 metre wide wooden wraparound veranda which takes full advantage of undisturbed 360 degree views. On the upper level, a spacious open-plan combined sitting, dining and kitchen offers an indoor-outdoor entertainment area all in one. The designer kitchen with long centre island is fitted with a dishwasher and spacious soft-touch drawers and cupboards. Reverse cycle air-conditioning can be switched on for any or all upper level rooms as needed. Two of the upper level's three bedrooms are fitted with wall long mirrored wardrobes. There is a spacious well-designed bathroom with large corner spa bath. Apart from the bathroom, all rooms, including the bedrooms, open out onto the veranda by means of glass and wood folding French doors, allowing continuous access to the view. All upper level flooring is polished wood. Walls are painted in a neutral shade which would complement most décor. Generous inset lighting can be modulated to suit the mood and there is a plentiful supply of electrical outlets. There are lockable gates at the top of both sets of stairs to the upper level veranda. The ground floor is wheelchair friendly. It contains a spacious shower-bathroom, separate toilet and powder-room, along with a kitchen-cum-laundry room, and two large air-conditioned rooms which can be utilized for multiple purposes. Large glass sliding doors allow access between these rooms, as well as outside, and to the under-cover carports on both sides of the house. These under-cover carports on the ground level take up to six cars, and also provide covered stair access to the upper level. Drive-through car access is by four tilt-doors, two with remote control. All ground level flooring is grey painted concrete. The walls are painted in the same neutral colour as the upper floor throughout. There is a huge well-constructed shed (380 square metres of floor area) with a large easily accessible user friendly mezzanine floor at the northern end. Both the ground level and the mezzanine floor at this end of the shed have large window areas on both sides so as to take advantage of the magnificent views and the cool breezes. There are 2 large sliding doors, and a sliding person-entrance door. Four roller doors on either side of the shed's central area provide drive-through access. Two roller doors under the mezzanine floor allow drive-in access. The sheds are well lit and supplied with numerous 3-phase electrical power outlets. Shed flooring is concrete, with a wooden floor in the mezzanine. Steps and banisters here are of kwila wood. Cold water is supplied to four tubs (stainless steel and concrete) outside the shed for ease of cleansing etc. The sheds would be perfect for a restorer, a serious collector, for large scale storage space, for a tradesman or even an engineering business (subject to any necessary Council consents). Additional Information: Solar power augments the electricity supply to home and shed. Excellent, safe outdoor lighting is controlled from the house, with two-way lighting on the steps. Three large tanks (5,200 gallons each) supply the water. Pressure is supplied by an electric pump. An efficient septic sewerage system is in place. There is a hard-wired smoke detector in the house. Internet, phone and TV connections are in place. Mobile phone coverage is good. An all-weather, highly accessible driveway leads directly to the covered carports underneath the house. Regular termite protection and pest control has taken place and the premises are termite-free. There is a daily post box delivery. There is a weekly Wednesday garbage pick- up with recyclable and green waste pickups fortnightly. Dimensions The property: 2.4 usable hectares. The house: Combined under cover area of the house, upstairs and down is 551 square metres. Total inside living area (combined upper floor and lower floor) is 181 square metres. The shed: It is 36 metres x 8 metres. The mezzanine area (including stairwell) is 12 metres x 8 metres (96 square metres) This gives a total floor area of about 380 square metres (allowing for about 4 square metres taken up by the stairs). Furniture, artefacts and farm machinery may be purchased separately from the property negotiations. Copies of approved building plans can be made available. Distances from towns and airports: To Ipswich - 23 km. To Brisbane GPO - 59 km. To Brisbane airport - 71 km. To Toowoomba - 67 km. To Brisbane West Wellcamp Airport - 88 km. Nearest general store, chemist, post office, churches, primary and high schools and a small medical centre are at Marburg (3 km), and there are all of these and more at Rosewood (9 km), including banks, a variety of other shopping outlets, sports clubs, a swimming pool, kindergarten, aged care facilities, ancillary health care facilities, ambulance, motor repair workshops and petrol stations, and also a train station. The nearest hospital is at Ipswich. 'Oakleigh' is named after one of the original collieries at nearby Rosewood. Inspection by appointment: