4.5 ha Smallholding in Howick

OATLANDS & STOCKLANDS, SMALL HOLDING WITH INCOME POTENTIAL. This stunning small holding of 4,4690 hectares is the original Midlands Settlers home dating back to the 1800 and is situated on the border of WESA and the Umgeni Valley and is close to the town and shopping centre. As one enters this cul -de -sac you are greeted by a long winding road into a circular driveway with an enormous 150-year-old Belhambro tree which forms the focal point of this property.

The original home is part Voortrekker built in 1839, then English Settler, blue stone and lastly a more modern extension was added and was run as a previous B&B.

The original section of the house has quite a bit of yellowwood in the form of ceilings and floors.

Entrance is into a large entrance hall which flows into a long elegant closed in passageway running the length of the house with rooms leading off it and French doors out onto the open verandah.

The home offers two lounges, one with fireplace 2 x dining room, study and office and 4 bedrooms, three of which are ensuite and a separate full bathroom. Two of the bedrooms were used for B&B purposes and both have small lounges and are situated off the side verandah with their own entrances. The kitchen is large with a gas top stove and electric oven which is negotiable extra and plumbed for dishwasher. The pantry with an abundance of shelves is off the kitchen and serves as a Linen cupboard as well. The laundry is off the verandah and is spacious. The back verandah is enclosed. The office off the kitchen and serviced the B&B.

The front verandah is large and extends the length of the house and has views over the beautifully laid out garden with an abundance of rose bushes, green rolling lawns and numerous indigenous trees forming the background. The sparkling fibre glass pool is to the right with its own under cover entertainment room and covered verandah with roll down canvas blinds. There is a pool storeroom as well.

The home has a double garage, workshop and storeroom. There is a generator for load shedding days, a sweet borehole and four Jojo tanks.

The cherry on top is the three income generating cottages, one three bedroom and two 2-bedrooms as well as staff quarters.

There is a large kikuyu paddock, with space for sheds and could be utilized for horses or any other livestock one wishes to have.