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ACT › Higgins › Cussen St

1 Cussen St, Higgins ACT 2615

House

4

Bedrooms

2

Bathrooms

2

Car spaces

952 m²

Land

154 m²

Building

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Districts View

What should you know about this lot before spending serious money?

Why this property?

  • CalculationLand 952 m² against a 154 m² dwelling — the land is most of what is being bought.(Districts calculation)
  • CalculationRecorded House sales in Higgins (last 5 years) with land size: median $1,063/m² of land (n=23). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.(Districts recorded sales)

What could make it worth more?

  • InterpretationA large lot with a small dwelling means the value case rests on the land and what the zone allows on it, not the house.

What could make it worth less?

No detected risks — but see the checklist: absence of evidence is not an all-clear.

What should you verify next?

  1. 1Official planning layers are still retrieving for this parcel — check back before relying on zoning or overlay absence.
  2. 2No hazard layer has been retrieved — confirm flood, bushfire and heritage exposure from council mapping before an offer.

Each line above is labelled. A fact is quoted from the named source, with its date. A calculation is worked out by Districts from those facts — you can check the arithmetic. An interpretation is Districts' opinion of what the evidence means, not a fact, a valuation, or advice. Anything we haven't retrieved yet is marked as missing rather than treated as a pass.

Price evidence

What this lot has actually traded at

Last sold

No recorded sale price for this property yet.

Local land rate: recorded House sales in Higgins (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $1,063/m² of land (n=23). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

Higgins at a glance

3,365

People

$875,000

Median sale

$400/wk

Median rent

2.38%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 12 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Higgins report →

Planning

Planning and development

Planning data is being calculated

Development activity

Data unavailable

Source

  • Provider: unavailable
  • Dataset: unavailable
  • Retrieved: not yet retrieved
  • Version: planning-v1

Planning facts are copied from official government GIS where available. Where an official property PDF exists (VicPlan, PlanBuild), Districts stores and serves that original document. Neither is a planning certificate, survey, or advice.

Site

Terrain

Terrain has not been calculated for this property yet.

Slope is calculated on a projected metric grid from a public DEM clip of the official parcel. This is not a survey, engineering, or insurance assessment.

Flood, bushfire and heritage

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Flood

Not retrieved

Flood exposure has not been retrieved from any source for this property yet. Unknown is not the same as clear.

Bushfire

Not retrieved

Bushfire exposure has not been retrieved from any source for this property yet. Unknown is not the same as clear.

Heritage

Not retrieved

Heritage listing has not been retrieved from any source for this property yet. Unknown is not the same as clear.

Records

Property history

  1. Soldprice unknown18 Sept 2017
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted31 Aug 2017
  3. Listedprice unknowncompleted31 Aug 2017

Events are recorded observations from public listings, kept with their source and date. Missing values are shown as unknown, never estimated.

Capital growth

ACT

Why this lot, not just this suburb

Why could this property outperform?

Planning layers have not been retrieved for this property yet. A suburb median or growth rate is not a reason this particular lot would outperform. Funded catalyst catchments are not loaded. A TOD badge is not this product.

What could kill that thesis?

Confidence: low

Official flood overlay has not been retrieved (pending). Missing layer is unknown, not “no.” Nearby development applications are not loaded for this property.

Rental

Income, competition, and yield

What will it realistically rent for?

Confidence: low

No advertised rent is recorded. Suburb median rent $400/week — not this address. An inferred likely-rent range is not shown until official bond series are loaded for this dwelling type and bedrooms.

What competition will it face?

Current comparable rental listings within 400 m of this lot are not loaded. Nearby development applications are not loaded for this property. Supply pressure needs comparable listings near this lot plus a nearby DA pipeline. Neither is loaded. Suburb vacancy or leased-tape days are not this property’s competition.

What does the yield actually look like?

Confidence: low

Yield cannot be shown without both a price and a rent figure. Net yield is not estimated from gross advertising copy. Net yield / holding costs are not estimated outside NSW without inventing land tax.

Verdict

What this means for this property

Districts view

Not enough official evidence yet to underwrite this as an investment.

Detail

The same ten questions apply to every property. Missing flood, nearby DAs, achieved rents, or lot geometry is unknown — not “no.”

Read more

Do not treat a suburb median, an advertised yield, or a listing score as the case for this lot.

The evidence loaded so far isn't enough on its own to change a buy, offer, or walk-away decision for this property.

Evidence

What is known for this property

Districts asks the same ten questions of every property. If one shows as unknown, that data isn't published for this state or hasn't been loaded yet — the question stays visible so you can see exactly what's missing.

1 of 10 questions answered so far

  • Development optionality of this lot

    Unknown

    Planning layers have not been retrieved for this property yet.

  • Nearby development pipeline

    Unknown

    Nearby development applications are not loaded for this property.

  • Honest achievable rent

    Knownlow

    This is not “bond data says this address leases for $X.” The comparable figure is a suburb advertised/median rent, not this property. This jurisdiction has no comparable official bond series in the free set.

  • Rental supply pressure

    Unknown

    Supply pressure needs comparable listings near this lot plus a nearby DA pipeline. Neither is loaded.

  • Why is this cheap?

    Unknown

    The constraint stack has not been retrieved for this lot, so Districts cannot explain a discount versus land size.

  • Lot-level flood

    Unknown

    Official flood overlay has not been retrieved (pending). Missing layer is unknown, not “no.”

  • Catalyst exposure

    Unknown

    Funded catalyst catchments are not loaded. A TOD badge is not this product.

  • This lot's DA history

    Unknown

    Development applications have not been queried for this parcel.

  • Statutory land value versus ask

    Unknown

    Statutory land value is not available as free bulk data in this jurisdiction. Do not fake it with a suburb median.

  • Net yield / holding costs

    Unknown

    Net yield / holding costs are not estimated outside NSW without inventing land tax.

Area

Higgins in one glance

Higgins at a glance

3,365

People

$875,000

Median sale

$400/wk

Median rent

2.38%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 12 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Higgins report →

Keep researching

  • Why Higgins? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Higgins →
  • Other records on Cussen St →

Listing material

Listed by Ray White Canberra

The Great Australian Dream!

If you've dreamed of a family home on a large block that has been thoughtfully designed to create a sustainable lifestyle then this home will certainly appeal. Behind a deceptive facade is a generous four bedroom family home with large north facing windows to enhance the feel of light, space and offers delightful garden views.

The moment you step inside you will feel right at home - the home is in excellent condition with the owner having maintained, renovated and improved the property to a very high standard both inside and out. The home offers a neutral colour palette throughout, two living spaces, double glazed windows in the living areas, with an open plan family room, meals area and updated kitchen. For convenience and comfort during Canberra's four seasons, extensive insulation has been added in the ceiling in addition to the gas heating, slow combustion wood fire and reverse cycle air conditioning.

Stepping outside you will enjoy a sunny and spacious entertaining area, a wonderful place to have a barbeque and enjoy the amazing native gardens! The owner has created an amazing Australian native garden (previously featured as part of the Australian Open Garden Scheme and ABC Gardening Program) that incorporates the sustainability principles of reduction in water use, a small wetland, and a great diversity of flowering plants attracting an abundance of bird life.

Read the full description

PLEASE NOTE THIS PROPERTY WILL GO TO AUCTION ON SITE SATURDAY, 23 SEPTEMBER AT 10AM

Features of the home include:

* Four spacious bedrooms, master with walk in robe and modern ensuite with underfloor heating

* Bedrooms two, three and four with built in robes

* Sun-drenched formal lounge with slow combustion fire for the cooler months

* Separate dining room

* Spacious and neutral toned kitchen with induction cooktop, stainless steel range hood, wall oven & two draw dishwasher

* Family room & meals area opening to the north facing patio

* Gas heater & reverse cycle air conditioner in family room

* Double glazing in the living rooms

* Modern bathroom with separate shower & stone vanity bench top, and underfloor heating

* New hot water system

* New colorbond roof

* Double enclosed carport

* Brick shed at the rear of carport including toilet & basin

Higgins is an up and coming suburb, highly sought after given its excellent location in Belconnen. All facilities are close by and include the flourishing Kippax Centre, Kippax Sports Clubs and Kingsford Smith School. With easy access to all the arterial roads connecting to the City, Belconnen and Gungahlin, this makes it a very convenient location for commuting with the city, only a ten minute drive away.

Listing description written by Phyllis Tidmarsh, Ray White Canberra — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

Property features

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