For sale in Groot Brakrivier: a family home on more than three thousand square metres, tucked away at the end of a quiet cul-de-sac in the middle of the village. The garden is the first thing you notice. It is large and mature, with a koi pond, irrigation and room for dogs to run, and the house opens onto it through a patio, a deck and a balcony. Inside there is an entrance hall, two lounges, a dining room with a fireplace for winter evenings, a kitchen with its own pantry, a separate laundry and a study for working from home. There are four bedrooms, with three bathrooms and a guest toilet between them.
What sets this property apart is the extra accommodation. A studio with its own entrance, a separate flatlet and a staff cottage give you space for parents, grown children, guests or rental income without anyone living on top of each other. The running costs have been thought about too: solar panels, a battery inverter and a solar geyser carry the power, and a borehole and rainwater tanks look after the garden. Fibre, an alarm, two garages and four open parking bays complete it, and the recent additions are on municipally approved plans. The school, De Dekke Centre and Long Street Mall are all within about a kilometre and a half.