R 5 350 000 | Farm for Sale in Potchefstroom Rural

This small farm in the Vredefort Dome is one of those properties where the setting immediately gets your attention. Just off the main road between Potchefstroom and Parys, you enter through an access-controlled gate shared with only two neighbouring properties before crossing a small bridge over the perennial Enselspruit. The stream, lined with tall poplar trees, runs through the property and, together with the mountain backdrop, gives the farm a wonderful sense of privacy and space. The electrically fenced homestead is positioned to enjoy these surroundings, with a three-bedroom home and wide front veranda overlooking the mountains and stream. Inside, the partly renovated house has a large farmhouse kitchen and open-plan living area, with a wood-burning stove and open fireplace at its heart. A separate lounge has large windows and opens onto the veranda, making the view part of everyday living. All three bedrooms have built-in cupboards and the main bedroom has an en-suite bathroom. Around eight hectares of arable land provide scope for pecan nuts, pomegranates, grazing or another small-scale farming venture. A recently constructed large shed with stables and staff quarters offers further possibilities for a home-based business, additional accommodation or even conversion into a contemporary industrial-style home. There are also two storerooms, established fruit and nut trees and livestock handling facilities.

What makes this property particularly interesting is that the lifestyle comes with an established income stream. Two separate stone cottages, with their own entrance, are currently run as self-catering guest accommodation, and the business can be taken over as a going concern, including the website and established booking-platform listing with guest reviews. The guest cottage furniture and equipment, together with the farm tools, implements and tractor, are included in the asking price, making it considerably easier for a new owner to simply take over and continue. The income from the guest cottages currently covers most of the property's running and upkeep costs. Beyond the homestead, a hiking trail follows the foot of the mountain into the quieter back section of the farm, passing an historic gold-mine shaft and leading to a picnic spot and an unspoilt stretch of bushveld. Water comes from a mountain source and is filtered before gravity-feeding into storage tanks at no pumping cost, while the cottages and outbuildings are solar powered. A farm dam has been converted into a swimming pool with proper filtration and solar heating. For a professional couple or family wanting to exchange town life for mountains, running water, walking trails and room to breathe – without giving up accessibility or the opportunity to earn an income from the property – this is a very appealing place to put down roots.