Enclave fits market niche for Gungahlin downsizers

Wendy and Allan Waters will be moving into the Enclave after selling their family home in Nicholls.

They built in Nicholls 18 years ago and as some of Gungahlin’s original residents, the Waters represent the first wave of downsizers in the northern district.

“We both still work full-time but we’d come to a very hard decision that we were living in a rather large home now our children have moved out,” Wendy says.

The busy couple found they were spending too much time attending to the large garden. The alternative of a “lock-up and leave” lifestyle appealed to them.

“We do really enjoy our weekends away and after travelling to Hawaii last year, we realised a smaller home would allow us to travel more,” Wendy says.

The Waters looked at all the options – apartments, townhouses and smaller freestanding homes – but it was the Enclave’s design that made their decision easy.

“We researched the designers and builders and some of the other work that they’d done and we were really impressed,” Wendy says.

“With a courtyard, we’ve still got the ability to have an outdoor living area and a smaller garden, so we haven’t completely lost that space.”

The couple love Gungahlin and were keen to stay in the area. It provides an ideal halfway point between Wendy’s work in Yass and Allan’s work in Kambah.

Agent Boris Teodorowych says he’s starting to see more Gungahlin residents looking to downsize in the region.

“The Enclave has met the market niche,” he says.