946 Cudgewa Valley Road, Cudgewa answered buyers’ prayers.
Forget divine intervention or praying for a buyer, all it took to sell this country Victorian church in the middle of a pandemic was a polished renovation.
And maybe an act of Godden.
Elders Real Estate Wodonga agent Danny Godden said the 946 Cudgewa Valley Road, Cudgewa, property had gone through back-to-back renovations by two owners, converting it from an 1899 Presbyterian Church to a divine residence.
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The seller paid $163,000 for it part-way through the prior owners’ update in 2008, then polished the property over the next 12 years.
“The couple prior to them had started the renovation, but they have put the polish on it,” Mr Godden said.
Four buyers wanted to make the property their slice of heaven.
The split-level home uses a mezzanine level to take advantage of the cathedral ceilings.
He said her faith in the project had been rewarded, with the picturesque former church attracting about 8000 views online, four formal offers and a sale above the $350,000 initial asking price that went under contract on Tuesday.
Cosier than most churches in the area, it features a ground-floor living area beneath cathedral ceilings and brightened by arched windows.
The kitchen features pressed-metal splashbacks, while the main bedroom on a mezzanine level connects to an ensuite via an arched doorway.
Home chefs might find a little divine inspiration in the kitchen.
A small courtyard garden has been kept alongside the home.
A courtyard garden is hidden behind aged brick walls, while a studio on the property has been used for massage and beauty therapies.
The buyers came from Tumbarumba across the Murray River in NSW and might be praying for the Victorian border controls to be relaxed before they settle.
“They loved the unique nature of the property,” Mr Godden said.
“And it’s surrounded by magnificent farmland. You have no neighbours, except some stickybeak cows.”
The main bedroom on the mezzanine floor takes it up a notch.
It’s blessed with an ensuite through an arched doorway.
The underbidders might be waiting a while for a second coming, with property in the Wodonga area in high demand and low supply at the moment.
“We certainly have a lot of buyers missing out on properties,” Mr Godden said.
“The biggest struggle we have now is stock levels as people are holding on to homes for spring.”
He added that despite moving on from the church conversion, the vendor was confident the verdant stretch of Victoria is their promised land.
In this part of the world, a few kilometres makes them neighbours.
They’ve bought their next project, a weatherboard in need of resurrection, on the other side of the same road a few kilometres away.
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