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Overview
Spanning 380.4 hectares (approximately 940 acres), this historic rural property known as 'Hilltop' offers a rare blend of lifestyle, grazing, agriculture, and natural beauty just beyond Castlemaine and Campbells Creek. With a lineage stretching back 150 years to the Stuchbree family across five generations, this expansive holding features rolling hills, fertile creek flats, native bushland, and grazing paddocks, delivering scenic horizon views of notable regional landmarks including Mt Consultation, Mt Franklin, Mt Alexander, and Mt Tarrengower.
The property is subdivided into four lots, with three sold and only Lot 2 available. Lot 2, covering 135 acres (55 hectares), presents an exceptional opportunity to build a new homestead enjoying panoramic views and boasts riparian water rights to Campbells Creek along with fertile flats ideal for crop and fodder production. The picturesque landscape and open farmland ensure an inspiring setting for farming or lifestyle pursuits.
Apart from Lot 2, Lot 1 includes a charming brick colonial homestead and a settlers' cottage dating back to the 1870s, offering four bedrooms and two bathrooms with a spacious layout designed for family comfort and functionality. This homestead combines period character—such as Colonial windows and brass light switches—with modern conveniences including electric cooking, dishwasher, split system air-conditioning, and wood heating. The large three-car garage, solid timber cabinetry, ample storage, and substantial water capacity via two 20,000-gallon tanks and options for well or dam irrigation underscore the property's practical design.
The Settlers' Cottage, featuring original stone and weatherboard construction with distinctive pine lining and exposed log beams, is self-sufficient with its own water tank and septic system and has the potential to generate income as a private rental. Additional infrastructure preserved across the property includes extensive machinery and hay sheds, a two-stand shearing shed with yards and sheep dip, cattle yards, a large workshop, original dairy, blacksmith's shop, and stables. These facilities support diverse agricultural endeavors and reflect the property's deep farming heritage.
This property will appeal to multi-generational family farmers, agricultural entrepreneurs, and those seeking a substantial rural lifestyle property with strong productive capabilities and historical significance. Its combination of fertile land, panoramic vistas, and quality infrastructure makes it an outstanding offering in a highly regarded region.
Local Market Insights
In Yapeen, Quiet Listings observed 12 new houses entering the market over the last 30 days, up from 3 during the previous 30-day period, with an average advertised asking price of $857,750. The property type mix of listed properties is predominantly Houses at 75%, followed by land (13%), and commercial properties (6%). The most active agency for houses in the Yapeen area is currently Belle Property, representing 50% of new listings, followed by Jellis Craig with 17%. These insights are based on agencies currently monitored by Quiet Listings and are updated as the local market changes.
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Location
Yapeen VIC 3451
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