Coast to country: Our top picks this week

From Long Beach to Lake Crackenback, here are our top picks this week offering a new sea or tree lifestyle change.

Long Beach

7a Benjamin Drive

Price guide: $1.7 million-$1.8 million

Agent: My Agent Team, Peggy McAlister 0401 481 192

For the homebodies, this property offers plenty of reasons to stay in.

With a massive three-bay shed plus a separate study in the main residence, you could easily move your business to your home.

When it’s time to unwind, the expansive entertaining area provides the perfect spot to relax, overlooking the resort-style saltwater pool and surrounded by lush park-like grounds with a picturesque pond.

$1,700,000

7A Benjamin Drive, Long Beach NSW 2536

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Bungendore

508 Manar Road

Price guide: $1.895 million

Agent: Belle Property Braidwood, Kelly Allen 0466 632 696

Sitting 25 kilometres from Bungendore, this private, pretty-as-a-picture country retreat boasts light-filled interiors, burnished concrete floors, a cast iron slipper bath, and a country-style kitchen fit for a serious foodie.

French timber doors open out to a wraparound verandah, while ample windows make the most of the expansive outlook over rolling grazing hills, and the beautiful sunsets.

$1,760,000

508 Manar Road, Braidwood NSW 2622

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Lake Crackenback

Unit 15, 1650 Alpine Way

Price guide: $1.25 million

Agent: Forbes Stynes Real Estate, Alex Cherry 0410 483 008

This apartment lets you live right on the lake.

Summers can be spent on your private balcony, with stunning Thredbo Valley views and the lake lapping beneath you, while you’ll be cosy in winter thanks to a wood fire and underfloor heating.

Shared facilities include a pool, gym and tennis courts, while Perisher and Thredbo are a short drive away for fun in the snow.

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Milton

6 Graham Street

Price guide: $2.2 million-$2.3 million

Agent: Raine & Horne Mollymook/Milton, Ben Pryde 0410 324 209

This solar-passive home, just a short stroll from Milton village, offers private living with sweeping rural and ocean views.

It boasts high, vaulted living-room ceilings, a modern kitchen, a slow-combustion fireplace, a home office and a flexible downstairs rumpus room with en suite.

Outside, an established veggie patch and fruit trees make use of the large block, which has plenty of space for additions.

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6 Graham Street, Milton NSW 2538

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