5 Princes Street Springfield, Selwyn District

Every winter weekend, thousands of Cantabrians drive straight past Springfield on their way to Porters, Craigieburn and Castle Hill. Here's your chance to stop driving past - and own the gateway to it all.

This flat 1012m² section sits on a quiet street at the entrance to the Southern Alps. It's 40 minutes to Porters Ski Area, 30 minutes to Castle Hill Village and Kura Tawhiti, with Cave Stream, the Craigieburn bike trails and Waimakariri River fishing all close by. Christchurch is less than an hour away on State Highway 73.

For holiday buyers: enjoy the same mountains, ski fields and trails as Castle Hill - with twice the land for your money. Visitors come to Springfield all year, so renting it out as holiday accommodation is a real option.

For families and builders: Darfield, just 15 minutes east, is growing fast and prices there are rising. Springfield offers the same mountain views and Selwyn lifestyle at a lower price, with the local school and its adventure playground right in the village.

For downsizers: a flat, easy section on a quiet street - perfect for a low-maintenance new home and a simpler, mortgage-free life.

Building here is straightforward. The title is issued, the land is flat, and power and council water are already at the boundary - everything your builder and your bank want to see. Build now, or buy the land and plan your home in your own time.

One thing to know upfront: the flood certification requires the house floor to be built at a higher level. Full documents are in the property file, and local builders handle this with a standard raised-floor design - which also gives you even better mountain views. Simple covenants (building rules) protect the look and quality of the neighborhood - a summary is in the documents.

Affordable land near the mountains is getting hard to find. Springfield is one of the few places where you can buy a large section, enjoy the outdoors every weekend, and still reach Christchurch in under an hour.

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