6 Forest View Road Birdlings Flat, Christchurch City

Neg Over $289,000...

Only a short and picturesque 31 minute drive from Halswell (36.6km) is this beautiful location that could be all yours to live and play. Owning a property in Birdlings Flat, Banks Peninsula will reward you with stunning vistas, a thriving artisan culture and a marine environment teaming with wildlife. You'll find an uplifting community spirit on the peninsula, with a fascinating mix of artists, creative spirits, gardeners, historians and artisan producers living alongside families all passionate about this delightful region they call home. There are many fantastic highlights of the area you may not be aware of, a few to mention are:

1. Online magazine Fishingmag.co.nz rates Birdlings Flat as the best surfcasting beach within easy reach of Christchurch.
2. There are some great surf spots nearby at Tumbledown Bay, Magnet Bay and TeOka Bay.
3. With the opening of ECan's Ahuriri section it is now possible to bike ride the entire length of the Rail Trail from Christchurch through to Little River. The Rail Trail takes you through a changing landscape that has seen a thousand years of human history.
4. Nearby is Lake Ellesmere, and its smaller twin, Lake Forsyth. These lakes and associated rivers and wetlands are rich in wildlife and natural vegetation.
5. For those who enjoying tramping the Banks Peninsula Track is a 35 kilometre tramping track on the Banks Peninsula.
6. If you enjoy eating out then immerse yourself in the alluring French character of Akaroa township a seaside retreat just 45 minutes drive from Birdlings Flat.
7. You can pick up the Saturday paper and a coffee at the Little River Caf & Store and pop round to the Little River Hotel for a cold beer on a hot day only a 10 minute drive from the house.
8. For more permanent residents there is the Little River School, Taitapu School and Lincoln High School.
9. The local Gallery has some beautiful art and giftware.

The sellers would be happy to sell the household chattels so if you did want to purchase this as a weekend retreat this would help with the set up. You may want to rent the property out to tourists as a holiday let for the times you are not staying there. The property itself is a roomy 156sqm, double glazed and has great sized bedrooms and a huge garage with heaps of space for the bikes, wetsuits and chilly bins.(Modern build, code of compliance issued 2012)

(Please note that trademe.co.nz does not recognise Birdlings Flat as an area so it is listed under Little River which is a 10 minute drive from the property. Google maps will also indicate that Forest View Road is in Little River)