Driving along Hyde Street in Fernmount you begin to get a sense of the pleasure you will experience living in this eclectic and private neighbourhood, located within 5.4 km (5 minutes drive) of the very desirable town of Bellingen. This home is custom designed, ideally sited for energy efficiency and offers 3 bedrooms, two bathrooms, two living areas and a double lock up garage. The north facing, near acre, high-set block has been fully landscaped and the gardens established according to permaculture principles. The garden provides privacy, along with a variety of food-producing fruit and nut trees and perennial vegetables. The owners planned the garden to be a food forest and after ten years that outcome has been achieved. This property has been owned by the one owner and you can see it has been well designed and cared for, there is nothing left to do but move in and enjoy.

The home enjoys 2.9m ceilings on the lower of the split levels ensuring comfortable spaces that are light-filled and airy. There are lots of windows and doors that bring the outside in and the gardens offer privacy from the neighbours.

You arrive at the house, via the level driveway and use your remote to effortlessly park your car in the extra-large double garage. There is also a space for another vehicle or caravan next to the home. As you enter the house, to the right is the master bedroom; straight ahead are the living spaces.

The lounge room (5.7m x 4.5m) is separate and offers a comfortable space with high raked ceilings. There is a sliding door opening to a covered entertaining area (4.1m x 3m) that faces north and gives views of the garden. It is perfect on a summer day to open the sliding doors and louvre windows to allow the fresh air to come in and enjoy the lovely private outlook while in winter the northern aspect means it becomes a cosy sanctuary.

The kitchen has good size pantry cupboards, breakfast bar, induction cooktop, electric oven, a stainless steel dishwasher and a double sink. It is centrally located and completely open to the entire space, ideally placed to interact with any of your guests in the dining area or large family room.

The main bedroom (5.4m x 3.6m) has a large, well designed walk-in robe, ceiling fan and a sliding door that opens onto the covered terrace. The ensuite offers a generously sized shower, vanity, heat lamps, toilet and exhaust fan.

Bedrooms 2 and 3 (3.9m x 3m) both come with built in robes and ceiling fans. Bedroom 3 has access to the outdoor above ground spa through full-length sliding doors.

The main bathroom offers a separate spa bath, vanity and shower with heating/exhaust fan. A separate toilet sits between the bathroom and laundry.

Moving outdoors, the wide rear deck offers ample space for entertaining, while enjoying the expansive private outlook over the garden. It is quite possibly the most popular area in the home, the perfect spot to relax and entertain your guests.

Sized for easy maintenance the near one-acre block has been professionally landscaped with retaining walls and drainage to keep the water well away from the house. The property has been fenced on three sides and a strong steel framed storage shed is hidden from the house. There are abundant ornamental plants, birds, wide accessible paths, raised perennial subtropical veggie garden beds and a chook shed (with chooks). The food forest/orchard offers plenty of established fruit and nut trees – apple, orange, mango, kumquat, elderberry, banana, guava, lemonade, custard apples, dragon fruit, lemon, macadamia and persimmon just to name a few. You can choose to foster the food forest or just maintain a leafy stroll garden.

Energy efficient features include a 2.5kw solar system, solar hot water, appropriate orientation of living and main bedroom areas and wall and ceiling insulation for year round comfort. There is town water at the property and the owners have also installed a 22,500-litre rainwater tank. The rainwater tank is plumbed to the washing machine, toilets and numerous garden taps located throughout the yard – perfect for watering your plants!

This private and productive lifestyle property offers flexible living, perfect for the family, for people who love to entertain and for those who like to live more sustainably. All this within 5 minutes drive (5.4 km) of the cosmopolitan, café culture of Bellingen, yet close enough to the coast to whip down for a surf! It is 25 minutes to Coffs Harbour services and 18 minutes to the airport via the F1.

If this sounds like your dream, and you’ve always had your eye on sought-after Fernmount, then call to view at a time that suits you – Tennille Cardow 0458 218 563.