Start building your country home now.

You want space. You want quiet. You want to wake up, look out over Lake George and hear nothing but birds.

And you want to build a home your way...

The hard part is getting started. Most rural blocks need years of work before the first slab goes down. Clear the site. Cut the pad. Build roads that won't wash away. Get power. Find somewhere to sleep and somewhere to lock up your tools. That list can cost over $200,000 and eat years of weekends.

At 37 Phoenix Road, Currawang, that list is already done.

THE WORK THAT'S ALREADY DONE

The owner has spent five years and over $200,000 getting this block ready. He cut the pads, built the roads and put in everything a builder needs. You get to start on the good part.

• House pad: 1,000 m² cleared site at 850 m above sea level, 196 m above Lake George. Wrap-around gravel driveway and a wide fire break.
• Plans: Contour plans, concept drawings for a 430 m² home, and council building entitlement letters.
• Septic: 3,500 L tank already in the ground. It runs the tiny home now and is ready for the main house.
• Tiny home: 2 bedrooms (main plus loft), kitchenette, bathroom, Rinnai gas hot water and Davey pump. Built on site by a carpenter. Currently unapproved. Can be approved subject to council approval.
• Workshop pad: 800 m² with a 150 m² Colorbond shed, a 50 m² timber greenhouse and a shipping container for lock-up storage.
• Roads and water: Internal roads with drainage, 7 heavy-duty culverts, and a catchment dam ready to seal.
• Two underground bunkers: Precast, one for 6 people and one for 12. Peace of mind in fire season, or cool storage for wine and gear.
• Power and phone: Mains power at the boundary. Good mobile coverage, best on Telstra.
• The land: About 17 hectares (42+ acres) of bush and cleared pockets. A private trail climbs to your own peak 250 m above the lake. Firewood for life. Wombats, kangaroos and kookaburras for neighbours.

PICTURE YOUR WEEKENDS HERE

Friday night, you drive out from Canberra and sleep in the tiny home. Saturday morning, you make coffee and watch the mist lift off Lake George below. Your tools are in the shed and your materials are under cover. You work on the build all day, then light a fire with wood from your own land.

A year or two later, the house is done. The tiny home becomes a guest room for family, a studio, or (once approved) an Airbnb for Canberra couples that helps pay its way.

WHO THIS SUITS

• Owner builders and tradies who want to skip the site works and start now
• Canberra families who want space, quiet and a fair commute
• Couples and remote workers who want a weekend place now and a home later
• Hobby farmers who want room to grow food

WHERE IT IS

• Collector and the Federal Highway: about 15 minutes
• Canberra (Watson): about 50 minutes
• Goulburn: about 30 minutes for the base hospital, high schools and shops
• Tarago: about 20 minutes for the primary school and train
• Bungendore: about 30 minutes for cafes, shops and markets
• Campbelltown: about 2 hours via the Hume

HERE'S HOW TO BUY

1. Send an enquiry to book an inspection with Josh.
2. Walk the block and stand on the house pad.
3. Get the plans and council letters, do your checks, and make an offer.

This is a private sale, so you deal straight with the owner.

Don't spend the next two years getting a block ready. This one is ready now. Inspections by appointment.

Buyers should make their own enquiries with council about planning, building and approvals.