As the only house to still be seen on screen since the Pilot episode, Summer Bay House cannot be described as anything short of iconic. However there may be a few people who are unaware that the house seen frequently in stock shots in the show is no longer standing.

In December 2002, bushfires ripped through the Jackeroo Ranch estate in Kenthurst, a respected tourist facility established in 1961 which provided camping and caravan grounds, guest-house accommodation, horse-riding and fishing amongst others. The fires completely destroyed the house and caravan park. In total the fires destroyed 41 homes, damaging hundreds more and killing 2 people in surrounding suburbs.

In the following years, the estate was sold for a total of $4.3million, $1.6million alone for the shell of 'Summer Bay House'. Pattie Hudson, the previous owner of Jackeroo Ranch, moved the ranch to Bingletree Station near Bathurst, where they still offer holiday riding camps for children up to 15 years old. The new owners of the Kenthurst estate first renamed it as 'Ilarita Valley', but by 2007 this had changed to 'Pinyaro Valley'.

By the end of 2009, almost an exact reproduction of 'Summer Bay House' had been rebuilt in its original location - with the exception of a grey roof instead of a red one.

Due to the sheer size of the estate there is nothing visible from the gates that may be recognisable to Home and Away viewers, although McClymonts Road itself has been used in a number of scenes.

Since 2003, the show has only used stock shots for 'Summer Bay House' with various other locations used as the caravan park over the years. However in late 2009, producer Cameron Welsh revealed that they had secured a location to construct a 'Summer Bay House' replica for the show, and that building was due to commence in early 2010.