'Character homes aplenty': The best properties for sale in Goulburn
Near neighbour, Goulburn is enjoying its own boom with buyers from Sydney, Canberra and the Southern Highlands responding to a highly affordable median house price point of $445,000 according to the Domain House Price Report for the March quarter.
Justin Gay of Ray White Goulburn says many buyers who are being priced out of capital city markets are deliberately choosing lifestyle over a bigger mortgage.
“We’re certainly seeing many relocating to Goulburn because they can make their budget go much further,” he says.
“But it ticks so many other boxes. There are character homes aplenty and generally bigger block sizes. That’s great for growing families.”
Gay says Goulburn’s appeal has also been heightened by the flexibility that working from home has offered.
“Relocators can combine that option with an easy commute to Canberra or perhaps a train to Sydney,” he says.
Jacqui McKillop of The Agency Southern Tablelands says she has also noted an influx of buyers from the Southern Highlands.
“There’s a mixture; younger buyers after their first home and downsizers looking to take advantage of some great home options,” she says.
“They allow downsizers to put a healthy balance of funds into their super or to use on lifestyle,” she says.
McKillop says a low rental vacancy rate has also attracted investors.
“Goulburn just adds up as a sound value proposition,” she says and highlights the regional city’s evolving appeal as another factor.
“It’s still got that country feel, but it’s much more than that these days.”
- Location. Many destinations are easily accessible from Goulburn – an hour to Canberra and just over two to Sydney or the South Coast. The town benefits from a rail connection and the Hume Highway.
- Value. Buyers finding themselves priced out of many major city markets are drawn to Goulburn with its median house price of $445,000, up 3.7 per cent year-on-year. Low rental vacancy rates are also a magnet for investors.
- Variety. Goulburn’s rich history serves up many character homes, but recent and new sub-divisions also offer a wide range of housing stock to suit the budgets of first-home buyers, families and downsizers.
Our top pick of homes for sale in Goulburn:
Goulburn
There are plenty of homes in Goulburn that exude character and history.
This three-bed gem, known as the White House, has fused its Australian heritage with an interior design straight from the Hamptons in upstate New York.
The home has been immaculately restored and offers everything a buyer would want in contemporary living.
The attractively positioned price guide is also likely to make it a hot proposition across the range of demographics: first-home buyers, young families and downsizers.
The home sits happily on a very manageable 567-square-metre block and presents, of course, in white behind a colour-matched picket fence.
The entry reveals timber flooring that extends throughout the living areas. A big value add is the incorporation of two living areas. That presents many options – perhaps as a fourth bedroom, study or home office, maybe a rumpus room.
There’s an open-plan dining and kitchen area, and the latter scores big ticks for its clean lines, highlighted by a subway tile splashback. There’s an island with a stone benchtop that doubles as a breakfast bar.
And home owners will respond to the stainless steel appliances, including a gas cooktop, oven and dishwasher. Dining promises to be a very comfortable experience with a free-standing wood heater. Further comfort is delivered through reverse cycle airconditioning.
Al fresco dining is offered on a screened entertainment deck that overlooks the low-maintenance grounds highlighted by a “mini-me” cubby house.
Price guide: $580,000
Auction: 11am, July 23
Agent: Ray White Goulburn, Justin Gay 0429 795 507
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Price guide: $499,000
Private sale
Agent: Raine & Horne Goulburn, Zeb Alaia 0408 662 944
Price guide: $675,000
Private sale
Agent: The Agency Southern Tablelands, Jacqui McKillop 0447 809 699
Price guide: $439,000
Private sale
Agent: Raine & Horne Goulburn, Zeb Alaia 0408 662 944
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