Moolap acreage delivers country charm and city convenience

102-130 Woods Rd, Moolap, is on the market for $1.795m.

Rural living goes hand-in-hand with a convenient urban fringe location at this secluded acreage property in Moolap.

An updated family home with a resort-style swimming pool is the centrepiece of the 5.6ha haven that’s tucked away near the Barwon River and Reedy Lakes.

Equine enthusiasts will find 102-130 Woods Rd, Moolap, ready to welcome horses, with an arena, stables and paddock shelters among improvements.

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Surrounded by mature gums and wide open spaces, the four-bedroom house has all the country feel, but is only a short drive to Geelong’s CBD and five minutes from Newcomb.

“I guess it’s the last of the acres so close to town – it’s just 10 minutes into town and it’s on 14 acres,” vendor Kane Gallagher said. “It’s pretty quiet out there.”

Mr Gallagher’s family bought the property in 2004 and embarked on a major renovation of its dated 1980s home a decade later. An original brick open fireplace and chimney survived the remodelling, with new two spacious living zones reconfigured around it.

Polished hardwood floors were installed in the main open-plan hub, along with bi-fold timber doors onto a large covered deck where a built-in bar invites friends and family to pull up a stool.

The vendors designed the renovation around the original brick chimney.

Bi-fold doors connect the living area to a large covered deck.

The semirural property is just five minutes from Newcomb’s shops and schools.

Another Balinese style outdoor pavilion is positioned right by the 14m in-ground swimming pool and electric spa.

“My favourite space was definitely the deck area. On a nice summer’s day watching the kids and nieces and nephews play in the pool,” Mr Gallagher said.

A well-appointed kitchen with an induction cooktop, electric oven, stone benchtops and a large butler’s pantry presides over the open-plan meals and family room.

Another enormous lounge with a wood fire sits alongside third flexible room that could be used as a play space, den or home office.

All four bedrooms are privately positioned away from the living areas, with extra sleeping quarters converted during the renovation to create a parents’ retreat with its own sitting area direct deck access.

Mature trees surround the house, creating a sense of privacy.

A wood heater and dado wall panelling feature in this lounge room.

The kitchen has an induction cooktop, electric oven and a butler’s pantry.

The walk-in wardrobe is huge, as is the ensuite with spa bath and the family bathroom.

Wraparound decks overlooking the home’s established gardens and mature trees are the finishing touch.

Mr Gallagher said his family had enjoyed keeping horses at the property, which also lends itself to agistment.

Stables with three stalls and a tack space and a separate feed shed are complemented by eight main paddocks, three horse shelters and, of course, the arena.

The property also has a triple road frontage, including separate truck access off Woods Rd which leads to a hardstand area suitable for horse float storage, truck or caravan parking.

HF Richardson, Newtown agent Matt Poustie is handling the sale of 102-130 Woods Rd, Moolap, which has a $1.795m price guide.

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