Flee the mainland in one of these cute Tasmanian homes under $500,000

Not everyone’s built for the tropics, and after a busy year, you might be longing for a bit of space to chill out – in more ways than one.

So if you’re dreaming of heading south for more affordable climes, here are some of the cute homes on offer for less than $500,000 in Tasmania.

92 Wellington Street, Longford
Offers over $295,000

This three-bedroom timber cottage has its own sweet picket fence, and is close to schools, shops and transport. It’s also less than half an hour’s drive from Launceston.

26 Balaclava Street, Invermay
Best offer over $345,000

This charmingly-renovated two-bedroom home dates back to 1910, and has polished timber floors and well-established gardens.

It’s also walking distance to the Launceston CBD and university. It last changed hands for $165,000 in 2007.

900 Lorinna Road, Lorinna
$475,000

This bright blue off-the-grid fairytale home sits on a bit over four acres of land, and has private access to a local lake.

Powered by solar, with water coming from a mountain creek and heating from a wood stove, it’s surrounded by nature – while still being connected to the NBN. There’s also a chook run and orchard.

The Lorinna Valley is a small and self-sufficient community, with the nearest town of Sheffield about 50 kilometres away.

11 Fritton Drive, Dover
Price by negotiation over $275,000

Keeping things coastal, this three-bedroom home sits on a big 1671-square metre block and is a short walk to the beach.

One of the most southern towns of significance in Australia, Dover, with a population of 400-odd, is a bit over an hour’s drive from Hobart. 11 Fritton Drive last sold for $199,000 in 2015.

5048 Bridport Road, Pipers River
Price by negotiation over $469,000

This brick three-bedder on 13.43 hectares is on the Northern Tasmanian Wine Route, and a bit over half-an-hour’s drive from Launceston, or 15 minutes from the beach.

1 Irish Town Road, St Marys
$429,000

Built in 1880, this four-bedroom historic character home is less than one kilometre from the town centre, and close to the coast as well.  Sitting on 2.45 hectares of land, it’s currently being used as a BnB.

The town of St Marys sits at the junction of the Tasman and Esk highways, in Tasmania’s north east.

Why not go fishing from your front yard? There’s two one-bedroom buildings on this 344-square metre block, with a licensed mooring included in the sale.

Ansons Bay, also in the north east, is about a 40 minute drive from St Helens. The property at 1 Hakea Street last changed hands for $66,000 in 2006.

141 Trowutta Road, Smithton
Price: $370,000

One for the keen gardeners, this two-bedroom home is surrounded almost 300 rose bushes, orchard, and veggie garden. The 6910 square-metres of land it sits on borders the Duck River.

Smithton sits on the Bass Highway in north west Tasmania, about an hour’s drive from Burnie. 141 Trowutta Road last sold for $310,000 in 2015.

80 Fosters Road, Wynyard 
$490,000

Overlooking a valley, this sweet four-bedroom country home sits on a 5309 square-metre block, about an eight-minute drive out of town.

Also in Tasmania’s north-west, it last sold for $171,500 back in 2002.