95 Curtis Road Broughton QLD 4820

About Charters Towers:

Situated about 5km from Charters Towers the property accesses all the services of a regional town with a population of approximately 10,000 people. Charters Towers experiences a tropical semi-arid climate, with a short-wet season and a long dry season. For most of the year it has cooler nights and lower humidity. The average rainfall is 650 millimetres of rain per year.

Schooling, both primary and secondary, are a feature of the Charters Towers community with the town having three Private Schools, a State High School and three State Primary Schools. Charters Towers is an historic city established in the gold rush of the 1880’s and today still services a large Gold Mining industry as well as the large Grazing Industry of Charters Towers region. For cattleman, the weekly liveweight selling centre in Charters Towers, Live Export and the Townsville meatworks are all considerations of this location. Just down the road (120km) is the vibrant city of Townsville which has a population of approximately 200,000 people. Townsville has a diverse manufacturing industry, a major hospital, a university and other additional opportunities for employment, business, and higher education.

Overview:

95 Curtis Road is 10-acre property, situated in a quiet area surrounded by other small acreage properties. It is a secluded peaceful location, providing a country lifestyle without the maintenance and costs that larger properties bring. It has weekly rubbish collection as part of the rates services from Charters Towers Regional Council. It has a nice inviting, cosey home with plenty of character that is located just outside of town.

Location:

95 Curtis Road is located on the southern side of Charters Towers, approximately 5km from the city centre, around 4-minute drive to town. It is quiet, secluded area surrounded by other small acreage properties.

Area & Tenure:

Total Area- 4.05 Hectares or approximately 10 Acres
Freehold Land

House:

95 Curtis Road has a beautiful, very inviting Queenslander style home. It is single storey, on good solid steel stumps. It has a nice long breezy veranda out the front of the house and an BBQ / outdoor entertaining area downstairs on the northern side of the house. In total the house has three bedrooms an independent bathroom with its own a bathtub and a separate toilet. The house also has an independent kitchen, dining and lounge room. The lounge room has recently had brand new carpet installed. The house is fitted out with beautiful taps and lighting throughout. Another feature of the house is the lovely high ceilings in the house which keep it nice and cool naturally. The house is in need of some minor repairs but overall presents buyers with a good solid foundation to work with.

3 bedrooms
1 bathroom and toilet
Laundry
Nice tidy Kitchen
Separate Dining / Living area
Veranda out the front
Carport/ entertaining area downstairs

Sheds & Carport:

Beside the house is a two-bay carport style shed which is lockable and it has the electricity connected. The shed is well-built out of quality steel framing and good quality roofing iron. The shed is very conveniently placed for getting to and from your car or as a workshop space without having to walk very far from the house.

Garden:

95 Curtis Road has lovely green lawns and shade trees surrounding the house. Most of the garden plants are native Australian trees and scrubs. The garden is a nice oasis from the dry outside conditions later at the end of the year.

Country:

95 Curtis Road is quality standard ‘gold fields’ country. The trees consist of Iron bark, Bloodwood, Morton Bay ash, Grey box gum and other native trees and shrubs. It has a mixture of grasses such as Urochloa, Couch, Buffel and legumes such a Seca Stylo. The property has been stocked with three horses year-round. The property has a light presence of weeds consisting of mostly Chinee apple, Bellyache and Neem trees.

Water/ Dam:

95 Curtis Road gets its house water supply from a water Well towards the back of the property. It is pumped up to a tank at the house using a small mono pump. From there it is pumped using a pressure pump into the house and yard. Out the front of the property is a nice little dam that is filled each year by seasonal rainfall; however, this dam does go dry towards the end of the year. Town water is available by applying to council. It is close to entrance of the property, on Curtis Road. There is also a second water Well behind the dam which can be equipped and used if desired. This Well used to be used for farming melons on the property back in the day.

Fencing:

95 Curtis Road is boundary fenced with three and four barbed wires, steel pickets and steel and timber assemblies. The fencing is a stock proof and currently holding three horses. Behind the house is two smaller pens fenced with ring lock suitable for sheep and possibly other non-jumping pets.

The house yard is also fenced separately with smaller mesh, the house yard is considered pet proof for animals like dogs.

Yards:

There are no livestock handling facilities on 95 Curtis Road. There is plenty of room for a cattle yard or horse stables.

Disclaimer: The above report has been prepared by Slaney & Co based on information supplied by the property owner and other credible sources. Every endeavour has been made to verify its accuracy. Whilst we trust the information to be correct, we make no warranties nor guarantees, and prospective purchasers must rely on their own enquiries & research. © Copyright Slaney & Co