Splash Out And See The Dolphins

Sun Herald

Sunday June 24, 2007

By Denis Gregory

THIRTEEN houses line an exclusive stretch of coastline at North Creek at Ballina. When one comes on the market it doesn't stay there for long, agent Glenn Mills said.

A two-storey house on Martin Street is set for auction on September 1.

Mr Mills, of Elders Ballina, said the house was situated on what is probably Ballina's most natural waterfront location, with a wide beach frontage and views up and down North Creek. It has large gardens and lawn, which run down to the creek, where dolphins are often spotted.

As an old cottage on the same stretch of North Creek recently sold for $1.35 million, this property was expected to sell for considerably more, he said.

The house, which was built nine years ago, has five bedrooms.

The main bedroom is on the ground floor at the front of the property and features an en suite bathroom and walk-in wardrobe.

Directly above is a guest room, which has water views and shares a balcony with a large adjoining study. There is a second bathroom on the upper floor. The second, third and fourth bedrooms are at the back of the house, with a rumpus or snooker room and a third bathroom.

There is a formal lounge and dining room.

Mr Mills said Ballina was experiencing a shortage of properties, from the lower end of the market to prestige homes.

Average prices range from about $250,000 for villa units to between $500,000 and $600,000 for houses, while prestige properties sell for more than $1 million. A unit with ocean views at Lennox Head recently sold for $2.4 million .

"We have a motorway opening between Brisbane and the Gold Coast and Ballina; the Brunswick bypass will be opened in July," Mr Mills said.

"All that will have a big impact on real estate here. The planning experts are tipping that the area will explode because the south-east Queensland market will be looking at Ballina, Lennox Head and Byron as a real alternative for a good lifestyle rather than the Sunshine Coast, which is very busy."

© 2007 Sun Herald

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