Coming to the market for the first time in over 40 years, the owners chose this location to build their double-storey family home to make the most of the breathtaking views and all within easy walking distance to the Basket Range Community Hall and Post Office. Just a 3-minute drive, you will find yourself at the hip and contemporary community-minded township of Uraidla and all it has to offer. For the foodies, you have Lost in a Forest Pizza Restaurant and Wine Bar, the historic and recently updated Uraidla Hotel, handcrafted beer at The Uraidla Brewery and the Uraidla Republic café and bakery. And for the practicalities, a chemist, general store, post office, hairdresser and metro bus services are all on hand. In addition, you have many other Adelaide Hills towns on your doorstep, such as Mount Lofty, Crafers and Stirling, all within a short distance via the beautiful, productive and picturesque Piccadilly Valley. The home is an immaculate timepiece showcasing architecture reminiscent of the era; spectacular light fittings, arched windows and doorframes, living and dining spaces paired with exposed brick walls, timber windows, and western red cedar panelling in the family room delivers character, texture and natural light. For bigger gatherings, open up the large bespoke glass cavity sliding door between the formal and informal rooms Enjoy a master bedroom with a walk-in robe and an ensuite bathroom and two secondary bedrooms with a central bathroom. A covered built-in BBQ patio beckons alfresco entertaining, while downstairs, a large rumpus room and adjoining hobby room/4th bedroom with its separate access add a work-from-home appeal. The original main bathroom is immaculate and must be seen to be believed. With large windows opening to a courtyard garden, you have plenty of natural light while maintaining privacy. A reverse cycle split system in the meals area, ceiling fans and external roller shutters on windows will ensure you will be kept cool in summer, while the wood fire combustion heater in the family room and access to firewood on site will provide warmth in the cooler months. The concrete driveway, framed with stonewalling and agapanthus leads you directly to the double garage on the lower level of the home with internal stair access to the upper level. You can easily access a convenient cellar/store area from the garage. There is plenty of off-street visitor parking with an impressive Wistow stone bookleaf feature wall directing guests to the front entrance. An additional carport with an enclosed shed adjacent to the concrete tank is also used for extra vehicle storage. Outside you will also discover brick paving surrounding the home and gravel paths meandering through the established irrigated water-wise garden and various fruit trees. A small cut-out 'quarry' at the rear of the property serves well for additional rainwater tanks, firewood storage and is also where you will discover the large chook enclosure and room for a veggie garden. The property offers various implement shedding and a workshop complete with a workbench, storage racks and vice. Nearby winery cellar doors include Ashton Hills, Barratt Wines, CRFT Wines, Blefari Wines, Casa Freschi, Lofty Valley Wines and Greenhill Wines and Café. You will share your new home with the family of resident koalas who have made it home for the last 15 years, as well as the occasional echidna, kangaroo and plenty of blue-wrens and honeyeater birds flitting about the garden. Spend some time here, and you'd be forgiven for forgetting that you are a mere 3-minute drive to Uraidla, under 15 minutes to Stirling or Magill shopping precincts, 20 minutes to Burnside Village and under 30 minutes to the CBD. What makes this property special? • Immaculately presented inside and out • Very original and in superb condition • Spectacular views • Electronic security system and battery-operated window shutters providing temperature control and security • Oversized garage and further off-street parking • Waterwise established gardens with fruit trees • 3 petrol pumps providing water to garden, pop up lawn, and roof sprinklers • Wistow stone bookleaf walling • Separate living area downstairs • 7.1 kW Mitsubishi reverse cycle air conditioner and wood heater • 5.5 kW Solar - 22 panels with individual inverters • Chook yard and good shedding • Over 200,000 litres of rainwater storage and no water rates to pay • Just a short drive from a range of wineries/cellar doors Specifications: Built | 1980 Land Size | 5,930 sqm approx. Zoning | Productive Rural Landscape Council Area | Adelaide Hills Council Rates | $2,797.40 p/a approx. Emergency Services Levy | $196.15 p/a approx. You must not rely on the information in this publication. Always seek independent advice. VENDORS STATEMENT - Please Note: The Vendors Statement will be available for inspection at the agent's office three business days before the auction and at the auction site at least 30 minutes before the auction.