Forget traffic, crowded neighbourhoods and stressful living. Here, you’ll wake to the sweet sounds of native birds and a gentle breeze through the trees as you breathe in clean, fresh Adelaide Hills air. From the balcony you might also watch the sun slowly rise over the beautiful semi-rural scenery and perhaps see eye-to-eye with a koala or two.

A quiet life among trees on a large piece of land is what makes Bridgewater a family hot-spot and this property delivers on all fronts. Still so close to the city and just up from the Hills villages of Aldgate and Stirling, your friends will also enjoying popping over for a lazy day on the lawn with gourmet pizzas served straight from your own wood oven. With so much space around they might never guess there’s a kitchen garden around the corner with solid raised vegetable beds, a couple of fruit trees and a solid chook yard that serves up a daily supply of eggs.

The home is a quality multi-level 70s dwelling with wide entrance doors and a generous return verandah with wooden decking and solid rails. Simple but contemporary styling, large windows and floorboards allow the property to blend in with the natural surrounds and garden views, turning daily grind and house chores into a pleasure. All four bedrooms are carpeted and have ample storage space while the master bedroom includes a walk-in robe and ensuite bathroom. A bright and airy open plan kitchen, dining and living area includes a cozy slow combustion heater, while a large split system air conditioning unit cools the house and hot water is heated by instantaneous gas. A large second living area leads out to a partly-covered wooden entertaining deck with a charming garden setting and a securely fenced flat lawn area perfect for young children, pets or a cracking game of backyard cricket. Other features of the home include ceiling and wall insulation, sensor lights and a large rainwater tank.

A second oversized entrance gate to the property with a flat return driveway makes this dwelling more than suitable for a home-based tradesman, while undercover vehicle parking options include a double garage/workshop with power, a purpose-built tall shed for horse-float, caravan or boat and two parking bays under the house that could easily be enclosed for further living space (STCC). A lush large park-like garden surrounding the house includes a colourful mix of established native and European trees, with a seasonal creek and rural outlooks on two sides of the property. The children can climb trees, build cubby houses or play hide-and-seek for days. Several quality public and private schools are located within a few kilometres, with secondary schooling options in Mt Barker, Heathfield or the Eastern suburbs and endless sporting and leisure activities throughout the Hills.

In addition to this property’s virtues as a superb lifestyle home is its investment or development potential. Currently returning $450 a week and located on a 2,002 sqm block across two titles, genuine subdivision options exist for now or in the future. In addition the vendor is open to the sale of one of the titles as a separate transaction.

A visit to this lovely home with its picturesque setting is sure to give you a new point of view.