Tasmania's $2.3 million 'Hobbit House' for sale blends in with its idyllic surroundings

A hidden home that one could say plays homage to a popular fantasy novel and film series looks set to cast a spell.

The four-bedroom, three-bathroom pad at 203 Rosevears Drive in Tasmania is listed for $2.3 million, and is described as a “hobbit-style home” by McGrath Estate Agents.

Late English writer J. R. R. Tolkien published The Hobbit in 1937, which focuses on diminutive characters in a fictional universe living in houses built underground.

The Hobbit later became a film franchise starting in 2012. The Lord of the Rings trilogy, also by director Peter Jackson, preceded the Hobbit movies.

SOLD - $2,254,000

203 Rosevears Drive, Rosevears TAS 7277

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Listed by Josh Hart and Tiffany Henricks of McGrath Launceston, the home is located in the small town of Rosevears on the picturesque Tamar River, north of Launceston.

Agents suggest the buyer and their guests will be able to “escape in the treetops” with the property “tucked away” on a sprawling 4.7 hectare lot of both bush and gardens.

Offering the utmost in peace and quiet, the architecturally-designed home has been “beautifully designed to meld with its surrounding setting”.

Despite being hidden from view at the front, the property is spacious and light-filled.

Interiors feature exposed stone walls, an expansive use of glass to capture the idyllic views and a statement spiral staircase that presents like a work of art.

Listing photos reveal an asymmetrical roofline and dedicated living and sleeping zones.

There is an accommodation wing with two bedrooms and a bathroom, a private master suite with garden views and a separate studio with a kitchen and bathroom.

The kitchen is on the ground level, away from the upstairs living room and home office.

Should the buyer and their guests wish to explore their surroundings, they can enjoy the multiple paddocks the property offers.

There aren’t enough sales over the past 12 months for Domain to obtain a median house price for Rosevears. Records show the home last sold for $1,854,000 in July 2021.