44 Calton Rd, Gawler East. Supplied by Smallacombe Real Estate.
THE Gawler area is fast emerging as a hotspot for people seeking an affordable treechange within commutable distance of the CBD.
Smallacombe Real Estate’s Robyn Coles says a home she was selling at 44 Calton Rd, Gawler East has sold within two weeks of launching on realestate.com.au and in that time attracted almost 2500 views on the search site.
“To date it’s been viewed 2256 times,” Ms Coles says.
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“I thought it would go very quickly.
“It’s a real boom spot – people can’t afford Stirling, and Bridgewater and Crafers are getting up there now.
“It’s been a secret for a long time and has been a bit of a sleeper, but the lights are going on and a lot of people are realising it offers the same feel as if you were to go up the freeway into Woodside and Hahndorf.
“The north-south connector has helped a bit, but you still get a good run going up Main North Rd.”
44 Calton Rd, Gawler East. Supplied by Smallacombe Real Estate.
The property was featured in the Real Estate Magazine last Saturday, with Ms Coles saying it helped attract strong interest.
“The editorial gave it a real boost and really helped attract family groups,” Coles says.
“We had six groups through on the Saturday and then 14 groups through on the Sunday.
“A lot of those had seen the home in the paper on Saturday and then come up on Sunday for a look.
“We’re seeing a lot of people from the suburbs wanting to go more rural, and this area – Gawler and that belt between One Tree Hill and Williamstown – is still affordable, whereas the Adelaide Hills is too expensive for people now.
“I’m seeing huge interest in Gawler at the moment – there are no rentals and properties are flying off the shelf. I can’t wait to sell more up here.”
44 Calton Rd, Gawler East. Supplied by Smallacombe Real Estate.
The home is set on 2666sqm of sprawling gardens and has five bedrooms and a covered inground swimming pool.
Ms Coles says buyers are looking for a more back-to-basics way of living, and seeking homes with spacious and productive gardens.
“The gardens here are gorgeous – they are the sort of gardens and fruit trees you’d find in a lovely eastern suburbs home,” Ms Coles says.
“Our values have changed and people are going back to basics — the basic values we grew up with around feeling comfortable and safe, this is like going to a relative’s home that’s a home, and a lot of houses these days don’t feel like a home.
Ms Coles says the home sold to a “Cockatoo Valley family with three gorgeous little boys”.
Harcourts Sargeant agent Jayne Tozer says interest in the Gawler area has increased since the completion of the northern expressway.
44 Calton Rd, Gawler East. Supplied by Smallacombe Real Estate.
“You’ve got an easy commute to the city, and then you’ve got the Barossa Valley in the opposite direction, so it’s the best of both worlds,” Ms Tozer says.
“I’ve just recently moved a couple of families up from Semaphore and Taperoo sort of way up to the Galwer area and they’re looking for that sense of space.
“And you get a lot more for your money here – I think that’s why a lot more first time homebuyers move out here as well, because they do get so much more for your money.”
Ms Tozer says buyers are also looking for a simpler way of living.
“People are really looking for that country living and growing their own food,” she says.
“I’m a country girl, so I love seeing city people moving their children out to the country because there are so many benefits, especially when it comes to schools and that community lifestyle.
“When you live in a country community everyone gets to know everybody and when you go to the shops people recognise you.”
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