Five bedroom, four bathroom, five reception room family home in Douglasdale – backs onto a 100% gated community

A fabulous house on the hill in Douglasdale with solar, water tank, and multiple security installations, this five bedroom, four bathroom, five reception room property accommodates multiple family members and businesses-from-home in the luxury of expansive space and security, backing onto a 100% gated community, sandwiched between two highly-secured homes on a quiet crescent-shaped road. It's a superb home with a vast family room with a fireplace that opens via stack doors to the gorgeous garden, turquoise, solar-heated, fibre-glass swimming pool, and entertainment lapa fitted with a built-in braai. The lounge is hugged by a dining room, fit for a 10-seater table, with an interconnecting pub room on one side, and two additional reception rooms on the other, the latter ideal as studios, studies/games room or as a sixth bedroom with a lounge. The kitchen was recently renovated; it is modern, smart and spacious, large enough for a centre table, and has a gas hob, plenty of cupboards, granite counter tops, a pantry, a double sink and a prep bowl. It has space for two under counter appliances and a double door fridge. The staff quarters are secure in the large courtyard outside the kitchen. All of this makes for a life of comfort, able to accommodate three generations of family members. It is also the ideal property for conversion to a grand guest house or a BnB venue, easily accessible in the top side of Douglasdale.

Three bedrooms and three bathrooms are upstairs. Two bedrooms and a bathroom are downstairs. The bedrooms are large, especially the two main bedrooms, one of which is extra-sized and split level, accommodating a lounge. The other main bedroom fits a king size bed comfortably, leaving plenty of space for a dressing table. It has a bank of fitted, mirror-door cupboards and a huge en-suite bathroom with a spa bath, shower and double vanity.

The property has a double garage with an automated door and at least eight on-site parking spaces. The lead into the property has lovely kerb appeal, with a long, white fence separating the driveway from the garden and house. The garden is a delight, wrapping to the back of the house and includes a vegetable patch, providing a beautiful setting for a life of love and laughter with family and friends.

SECURITY: In addition to backing onto a 100% gated community, the property has an electric fence, CCTV cameras and garden beams, intercom with an electric, auto-shut gate, alarm sensors throughout the house. The inverter, geysers x3, alarms, electric fence and gates are all managed through Wifi and an App, giving you peace-of-mind when you are away from the home. The many security companies in the area patrol the street regularly throughout the day and night.

SOLAR INSTALLATION: 10 solar panels with two Hubble batteries and an inverter power the entire house, except the electric oven and geysers.

WATER INSTALLATION: 2 400 litre Jojo water tank with a pump and filtration system is piped into the house from the municipal water line. It also feeds the manual irrigation system in the garden.

Building size: About 540 sqm including staff quarters, garage and lapa.
Land size: 1 526 sqm | Rates (Council tax): R2 530.66 | Zero levies.