453 New Road, Franklin, TAS 7113

453 New Road, Franklin, TAS 7113
Secluded Forest Hideaway

Up high in the hills of Franklin, this is a forest hideaway that will provide you with complete privacy. Connecting you to nature, you are at eye level with a beautiful native surround from everywhere you look. The home offers country character and yet renovated in 2010 adds modern day comfort.

Driving up New Rd to the property, you know you are headed to something properly peaceful within a natural environment. As you arrive at the driveway, the track is narrow winding its way in through the forest with tall gums and ferns, eventually opening out to a large clearing where the home sits amongst the forest.

The elevation up here means that you will experience the full 4 seasons that Tasmania offers. There is snow that settles every winter, just enough to be amazingly beautiful, summer is warm, spring is fragrant with wildflowers and autumn is calm and mild.

Originally built in 1950, the house is a classic Huon Valley weatherboard home, but with a modern twist. The owners have been renovating since 2010 and now the result is a comfortable residence with a welcoming atmosphere that draws you in and wraps you up in its arms.

Inside the home is open plan with doors to the deck that looks straight out to man ferns, Blackwoods and gums. There is plenty of natural light that floods through the picture windows that perfectly frame the nature outside. A wood fire sets the scene in the cooler months providing lovely warmth throughout as well as a snug atmosphere. A reverse cycle air-conditioner will otherwise keep you comfortable all year round.

Down the hallway, there are 3 bedrooms and the central family bathroom. All rooms enjoy the complete privacy that this property serves up in spades. The galley style kitchen is full of character, featuring an induction cook top, timber benches and crisp whit cabinetry. The original floor boards are exposed adding even more character.

On the roof, there is a solar system that will all but deal with your power bills, regularly in credit, the 5kW system generated 675.8kW of power just last month. This is an energy efficient home with LED down lights set on a dimmer in the main living. Self sufficiency continues with the veggie garden. A poly tunnel is ready for your home-grown produce and maybe add chickens for farm fresh eggs too. Internet is all set up providing between 100-200mbps for around $80 per month.

The wildlife here is amazing, the twitter of the many birds from Blue Wrens and Scarlet Robins to the squarks of the Black Cockatoos as they pass through the trees and the Wedge Tailed Eagle that soars overhead. There are Echidnas and Wallabies that are so tame they will seem more like pets than wildlife. A track leads off through the forest around your personal 9.2 acres (3.746ha) of wilderness, through lush vegetation and to the Fleurtys Rivulet that passes through the middle of the property. Lined with towering ferns, this is a fairyland ready for you to explore.

Franklin is 5 minutes by car down the road, a quaint historic township that sits along the shores of the Huon River. Within 15 minutes is the main hub of the Huon Valley at Huonville where you will find all your larger town shops and services. Even Hobart is accessible at around 45 minutes to the CBD.

Please contact us for further information or to arrange a private viewing.