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Asking Price $1,300,000 Plus GST (if any)


Farming in the City


A unique opportunity to secure a 10.55 hectare farmlet complemented by an excellent family home on the Invercargill city boundary. Farmed with 125 MA Ewes, some years purchasing 150 store lambs, ensures a good income for the new owners.

The well-appointed north facing family home has many features including open plan kitchen/dining/living. Living flows out to a composite deck. Five bedrooms with three upstairs and two downstairs makes for spacious family living. Two bathrooms and three toilets. Ample storage throughout and a double garage. Set alongside house is two bay concrete floor shed with roller doors and lean two shed. Woolshed centrally located.

The property would suit a retiring farmer or a family looking for space and enjoying of farming animals with income. Location is superb making trips to town with kids very easy. The property is in two titles - 6.2899 hectares with the home and a bareland title of 4.2568 hectares.


Land Area

11 ha

Nearest Town

Invercargill CBD 3.8km

Primary School

Donovan Primary 1.8km

Secondary School

Southland Boys 2.7km, James Hargest 4.3km, Verdon College 7.3km.

Buses at gate.

Present Condition (areas approximate)

Farm is all in grass.

Contour Description

Flat.

Soil Types

Dacre + Grasmere.

Average Rainfall

1,100 mm.

Weeds

Clean.

Water Supply

Water is sourced from town boundary via a 15 mm line. There are concrete troughs in paddocks and four bath tubs.

Fertiliser

Good fertility overall, soil tests are on file. Normal practice is to apply 250kg/hectare of Super and Lime where applicable.

Access and Roads

Bay Road.

Supplements

Normally make 60-70 bales on farm if not trading store lambs.

Homestead

Split level large five bedroom tastefully modernised family home. Open plan kitchen, dining and living. three bedrooms are upstairs with bathroom containing shower and bath. Separate toilet. Downstairs are two further bedrooms with bathroom containing toilet and shower. There is a third separate toilet downstairs with laundry. Living area flows out onto north facing composite decking with glass balustrade. There is a double garage and oodles of additional storage. The home is doubled glazed and heated by three heat pumps.

Farm Buildings

Two bay concrete floor shed with roller doors and lean-to.

One stand raised board woolshed with pen on grating and additional catching pen. Can hold circa 130 ewes.

Shelter and Trees

Shelter on farm.

Current Stock

125 ewes. Normally also buy in 100-200 store lambs.

Lambing

150% +.

Matthew Harrington
Matthew Harrington

Rural Salesperson

P03 218 8959
M027 498 0474


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