Newport: Three-level house hits the market on the ‘best street in the inner west’

An estate in the Byron Bay hinterlands has hit the market with its own backyard maze, equestrian features and more.

The property at 711 Federal Drive, Federal boasts a six-bedroom, five-bathroom offering upon a 40-acre land holding with scenic views, 10-acres of regenerated forest, two lagoons, eight water tanks, swimming pool, steam room, as well as poolside gazebo and alfresco terrace.

Sotheby’s International Realty Byron Bay agent Denzil Lloyd described the home as “whimsical” and “romantic” offering some insight onto the maze on the property.

“It’s been there over 15 years and it’s a series of fully mature lily pillies, which through their seasonality turn a beautiful crimson,” he said.

“In the months where the foliage is heaviest they are kind of impenetrable, but through winter you do get little gaps that if you do get lost you can take a short cut and push through the hedge which can become handy.”

The home has a range of equestrian features, with three paddocks, horse stables, tack room, dressage arena and round yard.

Adding to its retreat-like feel, there is a separate self-contained guest cottage.

Mr Lloyd said that the granny flat is effectively two apartments on top of one another.

“A self-contained apartment on the ground floor and another one upstairs,” he said.

“It’s ideal for visiting guests, in-laws or teenage children, there’s also the pool house as well which offers another breakaway space from the main living.”

Mr Lloyd said the gardens were charming. “They are seasonal and surrounded by some pecan trees which are deciduous,” he said.

“The leaves turn golden and into crimson as you come to autumn and in summer you have this wonderful canopy of thick green foliage and pecan nuts. It’s beautiful.”

The property is a 25-minute drive to Byron Bay and Bangalow village. The price guide is $4.8 million.

Mr Lloyd said that so far interest has come from outside of area buyers.

“We’ve had a lot of out of area interest, people looking for privacy, natural immersion, some people who ride horses and other people who don’t have equestrian requisites but appreciate the space around the property,” he said.

“Also people I think with a bit of a romantic idea of the type of property they want to live in, it is a very romantic property, it is historical, but it has a extensions to the an original footprint of the home that make it feel volumous and light and it has high ceilings.”