![The back of the house at 80 Bullocky Way, Failford. Picture supplied. The back of the house at 80 Bullocky Way, Failford. Picture supplied.](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/shR26sqTFdeGBmx6G4p3AA/dde1e517-b560-4ef5-9198-bbb4e2ff07c5.jpg/r229_0_1475_879_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
A 4.05 hectare (approximately 10 acres) property at Failford has fetched a cool $2 million recently, setting a new record for the area.
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Managing agent LJ Hooker Taree sales consultant, Justin Atkins said the next highest sale price in the Failford area was $1,550,000 three years ago.
There was a lot of interest in the property, and surprisingly, given the price, most of the genuine interest was from local people, Mr Atkins said.
"Each open home I was getting seven or eight groups through," he said.
We probably had 30-35 people look at it.
"I was quite surprised myself because I thought, you're trying to sell something here for $2 million when the highest sale price is $1.5 million.
![The property at Failford fetched a $2 million in October, 2023. Picture supplied, The property at Failford fetched a $2 million in October, 2023. Picture supplied,](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/shR26sqTFdeGBmx6G4p3AA/3ed7f2fa-9586-4284-8d13-2d058e917b1d.jpg/r76_0_1643_879_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
"You just expect that sometimes a cashed-up Sydney buyer will come and but no, it was actually a local."
The property last sold in 2018 for $689,000.
That time it was bought by a Sydney buyer, who demolished the original red brick house and did a total rebuild in 2021.
It also has a three-car garage, a three-bay shed, and a Tesla battery back-up for the solar power.
![The driveway is fully concreted. Picture supplied. The driveway is fully concreted. Picture supplied.](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/shR26sqTFdeGBmx6G4p3AA/cffafac2-860f-4169-8fd3-39f40525c1b9.jpg/r233_0_1475_879_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
One very unusual addition to the house is a built-in dry cleaner for clothes in the wardrobe.
When asked why the property attracted such a price and such a lot of interest, Mr Atkins said the feedback he had was it was a flat, level 10 acre block, with subdivision potential.
It also has town water and sewer.
"And the fact that it's a two-year-old house," Mr Atkins said.
"It was a really, really good quality build."
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