Set on approximately 2 hectares (5 acres) at 452 Powderbark Road, this Lower Chittering holding already does the hard work. Live in the granny flat and build a main house when you are ready, or take it as a low-maintenance rural downsize with storage, water and power already in place.

The east-facing granny flat was built onsite in 2016 by Aussie Modular Solutions and offers about 70sqm of living. In 2018 the verandah roof was enclosed into a sunroom patio of about 60sqm, still leaving a 26sqm carport verandah to the side. The original flat has double glazing, ceiling insulation and shutters. Four air-conditioning units service the home. Gutters are leaf-screened for fire preparedness, and a second termite treatment was carried out over the standard protection. For a couple stepping back from a larger home, it is a manageable footprint without giving up the acreage.

Storage was planned from the start, which is where a downsize usually falls short. The 130sqm shed includes a 26sqm mezzanine with its own external stairs, plus about 37sqm of pallet racking on both sides. A powered main garage door opens onto a 56sqm concrete apron, with a side garage door and a rear entry. The front third is a cathedral section. At the back is an enclosed room with shower, toilet and two outdoor wash basins on their own gas hot water unit. Windows are provided at both ground and mezzanine level. A north-facing 6.4kW solar system sits on the shed roof. Workshop, vehicles, caravan or the contents of a bigger house all have somewhere to go.

Water is a standout. A Heritage tank of 285,500 litres and a Pioneer tank of 247,800 litres each run on their own pump and filter. Household water passes through a Puretech three-stage system, including double UV. Pipework is already in for future reticulation and firefighting to both buildings and two further points. Five garden taps and five external double power points are in place.

The building envelope was set back from the street and up on higher ground. The front boundary is treated post and rail, with remotely controlled electric gates and keypad entry and exit. The southern boundary fence adjoins the neighbour. Driveway lighting is on two sensor poles, each with a power point, and sensor lights cover the shed and the flat entry.

The grounds have been started, not left as raw bush. More than 110 holes were dug and planted to trees, fruit, five grape vines, exotics and natives. A large borrow pit is earmarked for a formal garden and vegetable patch. There is a raised garden bed on its own sprinklers, a row of nine established roses with two further rows prepared above the leach drains, a grassed terrace with a low retaining wall, and a BBQ boma with its own light pole and triple power point. Enough garden to enjoy, without a homestead lawn to keep.

About an hour north of Perth via Great Northern Highway and Muchea, it suits two buyers in particular. One is ready to downsize onto a rural block where the living, shed and water are already done. The other wants a finished base onsite while they design the main house around it

Features

Approx. 2ha / 5 acres, Powderbark Road, Lower Chittering
Live-in granny flat now; main house still to design, or keep it as the home
East-facing flat approx. 70sqm, built onsite 2016 by AMS
Enclosed sunroom patio approx. 60sqm (2018) plus 26sqm carport verandah
Double glazing, ceiling insulation and shutters to the original flat
4 air conditioners; leaf-screened gutters; additional termite treatment
130sqm shed with 26sqm mezzanine and external stairs
Approx. 37sqm pallet racking; cathedral front section
Powered main door to 56sqm concrete apron; side and rear access
Rear amenities: shower, toilet, two outdoor basins, gas hot water
6.4kW north-facing solar on the shed
Dual tanks: 285,500L and 247,800L, separate pumps and filters
Puretech 3-stage household filtration with double UV
Firefighting and future reticulation pipework in place
Electric gates with entry and exit keypads; post-and-rail front fence
Established plantings, roses, raised bed, grassed terrace and BBQ boma