Substantial Rural Property For Sale Orange NSW

Rare Rural Property For Sale Orange Boasts Location, Size And Productivity

‘Bethune East’ is a substantial rural property for sale the like of which is rarely offered to the market in the Orange/Millthorpe district of NSW. Its location, size and productivity, along with 95 years of skilled management, make it a compelling buying opportunity.

Carefully overseen by the one family for almost a century, the property comprises an area of 841 hectares (2,080 acres) less than 20km east of Orange.

Currently used for both sheep and cattle breeding, the location, climate, soils and productive pastures enable a range of livestock breeding and finishing operations.

This rural property for sale Orange’s location, size and productivity make it a compelling buying opportunity

‘Bethune East’ comprises predominately red and brown loams with grey loams on the lower slopes. The land and soil classification ranks it amongst some of the best grazing land on the central tablelands, with the soils classified as Vertosols (clay soils that crack and shrink when dry and wet) and Kandosols.

Atop approximately 31 main grazing paddocks are well-established, persistent and highly productive perennial pastures of Phalaris, Cocksfoot, Ryegrass and Sub Clover over some 90 percent of the property.

In the pockets of remnant timber, rocky outcrops and other less-trafficked zones are significant areas of native grasses and pastures that provide a good balance of pasture types for stock management purposes.

This rural property for sale Orange’s land and soil classification ranks it amongst some of the best grazing land on central tablelands

The property is enhanced by native timber comprising Yellow Box, Apple Box, Red Gum and Ribbon Gum. Significant plantings of natives in dedicated plantations and in remnant locations provide shelter for stock and diversity for native birds and animals.

Water is a key a feature of the property. The sophisticated water system comprises a bore which is tested at 11,500 litres per hour along with storage of more than 70,000 litres and three hydrants spread across the property.

The robust system provides an excellent supply of good quality water to most paddocks as well as to stockyards, house garden, woolshed, chemical stores and supplementary infrastructure. There are also 25 dams which provide back-up of the reticulation system is disrupted.

This rural property for sale Orange boasts a sophisticated water system including a high-capacity bore and 25 dams

What’s more, ‘Bethune East’ boasts extensive infrastructure improvements.

The property is well-fenced using netting construction in all the main grazing paddocks along with numerous smaller holding paddocks associated with stockyards and lanes. Routine fence work has been conducted over the years to maintain the fencing in stock-proof condition.

The construction of containment pens has given a substantial enhancement to the efficiency of stock supplementation in periods of pasture deficit. These pens and the associated feeding strategy have substantially facilitated the ability to maintain stock numbers through pasture deficit periods. The subsequent rapid recovery of pastures is also enhanced as a result.

This rural property for sale Orange features two sets of cattle handling and loading facilities, two sheds and two grain silos

There are two sets of cattle handling and loading facilities, with the main facility supported by holdings yards and serviced by a laneway as well as a reticulated water system for cleaning, dust suppression and personal hygiene.

‘Bethune East’ also features a four-stand timber-framed woolshed and two substantial sheep handling facilities. The primary facility have the capacity to handle 800 head.

Both are connected to the reticulated water system.

This rural property for sale Orange offers a large shed for farm materials and equipment and a multi-purpose hay/machinery shed

For storage, the property offers two sheds that provide secure space for farm materials and equipment, a multi-purpose hay/machinery shed, and two remotely located haysheds – plus two 35-tonne grain silos.

All up, the owner estimates a long-term carrying capacity of 15 DSE per hectare, based on 35-plus year recordings of stock and production along with benchmarking and analysis of outcomes on group properties with similar management in the district.

At this stocking rate the anticipated turnoff is 300kg liveweight of beef per hectare per annum.

This rural property for sale Orange boasts an architecturally restored homestead with superb indoor and outdoor living options

At the centre of this spectacular and highly productive property is a unique three-to-four-bedroom homestead which has been architecturally restored with high timber ceilings and superb indoor and outdoor living options.

The original part of the house is estimated to have been constructed sometime in the 1860’s. This was a substantial but modest construction of three rooms ad was made from stone masonry walls were 550cm thick!

‘Bethune East’ changed hands in 1913 and substantial timber additions completed shortly after that time. Unfortunately, there was a substantial fire in 1981 that destroyed the timber additions and damaged the stone structure.

Constructed in the 1860’s, the homestead on this rural property for sale Orange includes three-to-four-bedrooms and two bathrooms 

Two renovations have occurred since the fire with the most recent in 2016 when the building was comprehensively renovated under the supervision of a heritage architect. It is now a unique and very habitable three- or four-bedroom house with two bathrooms along with superb indoor and outdoor living options.

There is a carport with a covered walkway to the house entry and an additional two car spaces are in a secure car garage on the opposite side of the access driveway.

Household water is suppled from freshwater tanks located remotely from the house. These tanks also harvest water from several of the farm sheds. The house garden is watered from the farm reticulation system.

This rural property for sale Orange NSW is a unique offering to the market in the Orange/Millthorpe district of the state

Enhancing the property’s appeal, ‘Bethune East’ has a Development Approval (DA) for a two-block subdivision (2 x 40ha). A further registered subdivision in indicates the provision for (subject to council approval) a dwelling on a lot consisting of 51.56ha.

Further subdivision would be possible based on the current Cabonne Council’s requirements being 100ha minimum lot size.

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