Buyers seeking a "quiet place" to live may well find it in the tightly held rural area of Foxground, near Gerringong.
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Set on 25 acres, the four-bedroom, two-bathroom home at 176 Foxground Road, Foxground is now on the market with a price guide of $3,850,000.
'Anembo', named after the Indigenous word meaning "quiet place", sits high with north-facing views of Foxground Valley.
Jacky and Trevor McCarroll acquired the land from family and built the home on the property in 1987-88.
Mrs McCarroll said Foxground had noticeably changed in the decades since.
"There are more Sydney-siders here now," she said.
"When we first moved here there was still an operating dairy farm in the valley that was across the road from us."
Nowadays, she said the area's privacy but close proximity to facilities was appealing to many, particularly as highway works had enabled the area to be accessed more quickly from Sydney.
"It's ten minutes from Gerringong or the beach, ten minutes from Berry, and only two hours from Sydney," Mrs McCarroll said of Foxground's appeal.
"With this property, you've got privacy if you want it, but you've also got social interactions with the community if you want it.
"We've done house swaps with people from overseas who come here because it's in the country, but it's still close to Sydney.
"They just love it, that serenity. There's plenty of wildlife around. It's very peaceful."
Properties tend to be tightly held in Foxground, which according to the 2016 Census has a population of 147.
Census figures indicate that in Foxground, 58.6 per cent of private dwellings were occupied and 41.4 per cent were unoccupied.
According to CoreLogic, during the past decade the suburb has typically registered less than a handful of house sales annually.
The only recorded sale of 2021 so far was the acreage at 69 Foxground Road, which sold for $4,150,000 in April.
"I would say these days it's probably a majority of permanent residents, with some who use them as holiday homes for them and their families," Mrs McCarroll said.
"It's a really family-friendly place, and very social. Our kids loved growing up here, with all the benefits of being close to town, but also the freedom to run around."
Mrs McCarroll said they had utilised the property - which offers enough space for eight to ten cattle, horses, and chickens - as a hobby farm.
She said the property had the potential to have a second dwelling built on it, subject to council approval.
In recent years, the McCarrolls renovated the home, which they are now selling in order to downsize and travel.
"We'll be sad to sell it, it's been quite a difficult decision to make to move, but we just thought it was time," Mrs McCarroll said.
Selling agent, Neil Campbell from Ray White Gerringong said so far interest in the property was mostly from Sydney buyers looking for a rural escape.
"It's private, tranquil and only minutes from Seven Mile and Werri beaches," he said.