The floor-to-ceiling glazing provides 180-degree views of over 60 miles across the Sedgwick Valley.
A multimillion-dollar hilltop estate in Sedgwick has broken Bendigo’s price ceiling, quietly changing hands for $4.35 million before it even came online.
The ultra-modern residence at 97 Noonan Drive attracted its buyer from its first private inspection, with the deal closing that same day, setting a new record for the region and heralding a major shift in central Victoria’s prestige market.
Buxton Bendigo director Matt Leonard said the “wild sell-off” blew past the city’s previous high by more than $1 million.
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“It’s huge, this creates a whole new benchmark, not just for Sedgwick, but for Bendigo as a whole,” Mr Leonard said.
“Reaching $4.3 million is officially the highest price for any residential property in Bendigo’s history.”
Mr Leonard said the house never reached realestate.com.au before it was sold, and an upcoming promo generated more than 83,000 targeted views before inspections even opened.
“It moved immediately, the very first inspection resulted in the sale,” Mr Leonard said.
The luxury kitchen features Austrian wood cabinetry, Gaggenau appliances and a huge Dekton island built for serious entertainers.
The outdoor patio offers sunrise views and according to the former owners, it never looks the same twice.
“We didn’t even make it to the open market, it all happened during the upcoming rollout.”
Set in over 10 acres of land at the top of an extensive hill, the bespoke residence offers uninterrupted panoramas across the Sedgwick Valley.
Mr Leonard said the views were “among the most extraordinary” he had seen in his career.
“From the balcony you have a view of one hundred and eighty degrees over a distance of more than a hundred kilometers,” he said.
This $4.35 million Sedgwick estate now has Bendigo’s highest residential sales record after a single private inspection.
The home’s outdoor areas overlook rolling hills, landscaped gardens and uninterrupted sky views in all directions.
“The vendors told me they were watching Bendigo’s New Year’s Eve fireworks and faint flickers from Nagambie at the same time.”
The design of the house plays a major role in its surroundings, with full-height glazing, a dramatic glass revolving door, Austrian hardwood cupboards, a range of Gaggenau appliances and a hotel-style parental quarters on a lower floor, known as ‘the Bunker’.
The director of Buxton Bendigo said the owners completed construction in 2019 after years of gathering ideas abroad, just before lockdown moved them into the property full-time.
The $4.35 million sale sets a new residential record for Bendigo, eclipsing the city’s previous benchmark and redefining its prestige market.
A luxurious fireplace, oversized glazing and a wide balcony with views define the home’s resort-style living space.
“They wanted a sanctuary that grounded them as soon as they came in,” Leonard said.
“Every season the landscape changes, you never get tired of it.”
Mr Leonard said the sale showed Bendigo’s luxury acreage market had entered a new era and was now competing with lifestyle destinations such as the Macedon Ranges and Daylesford.
The open plan living area offers 180 degree views over the valley, framed by full height windows and built-in wooden wardrobes.
Austrian hardwood cabinets, Gaggenau appliances and a striking Dekton island anchor the home’s six-star kitchen.
“People can now work from home anywhere,” he says.
“And if you can work remotely, why not do it from somewhere like Noonan Drive? Bendigo’s lifestyle offering definitely holds its own.”
Mr Leonard confirmed the result had already boosted confidence among prestigious buyers and sellers, with a new high-end listing launched this week at a price never before seen in central Bendigo.
In the master suite, an egg-shaped bath overlooks landscaped lawns and panoramic valley scenery.
Glass stacking doors connect the living space to a wide balcony designed for year-round entertaining.
The Berkeley St house, a former Sandhurst post office moved brick by brick to its current location, will hit the market priced at $4.75 million – $4.95 million, becoming the city’s most expensive property listing.
“It is one of the most beautiful historic houses in the area,” he says.
“We would love to repeat the magic of Noonan Drive, but with prestige houses, strategy is everything.”
Home sales in Sedgwick will surpass the former Bendgio benchmark of $3.8 million in Jackass Flat sales in 2022, resetting the city’s prestige ceiling by a significant margin.
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