These jaw-dropping acreage properties are just 40 minutes from the CBD
Like many Australian cities, Sydney is blessed with plenty of nature throughout its suburbs.
Along with 50 national parks, the city is also home to many semi-rural pockets where Sydneysiders can experience rolling hills, paddocks, and grazing sheep.
In suburbs like Dural, Ingleside and Richmond, it’s still possible to find roadside stalls selling homegrown vegetables, honey, and freshly-laid eggs.
Beneath this kitsch image, these suburbs are also home to some of Sydney’s most opulent and expensive properties.
Here are five of the most lavish acreage properties currently on the market in Greater Sydney.
This blue weatherboard homestead in Dural is one of the prettiest homes on the market.
Built in 1913 by a couple of winemakers, its duck-egg paintwork is beautifully offset by cream filigree lacework on the verandah.
It boasts a sparkling in-ground pool, several huge barns with chandeliers, a separate artist’s studio, and nearly five acres of land.
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It’s been listed with a price tag of $4.8 million.
In Terrey Hills is this sprawling seven-bedroom trophy house on four-and-a-half acres of land.
Despite looking like a colonial country house, it’s actually a modern creation that was architect-designed to echo houses of the past.
The crowning glory of this home is its grounds, which come with equine facilities, gardens designed by Gordon Sykes, a mammoth tennis court, a heated infinity pool, and a “Monet-like” koi pond.
Just down the road is this James Bond-style property with its own helipad.
Like an eagle’s eyrie, the house is perched on the edge of a cliff and commands extraordinary views of the surrounding bushland.
Above the helipad is a skywalk with a floating viewing deck that has to be seen to be believed – perfect for coffee and croissants watching the sunrise.
The walls are built from steel, cement core and fireproof glass, allowing the property to stay safe in the event of bushfires.
This lakefront estate in Dural has its very own botanical gardens – something few homes in Australia could boast.
More than 100 species of plants trail between cascading waterfalls, fishponds, fountains, and a private lake with a quaint wooden boathouse.
Inside, the home is like a modern-day castle with a triple-height entrance foyer, stately french doors, and formal fireplaces galore.
Horse-lovers will go crazy for this Duffys Forest house which comes with over five acres of land.
The contemporary A-frame design has impressive views of the bushland and horse paddocks surrounding the property.
Outside, horses and peacocks are already living their best lives in the extensive grounds.
With just three bedrooms and two bathrooms, this is a rare opportunity to purchase a semi-rural home that works well for smaller families.
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