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VIC › Newcomb › Hillford St

1 Hillford St, Newcomb VIC 3219

House

$665,000

Last sold

17 July 2021

3

Bedrooms

1

Bathrooms

2

Car spaces

767 m²

Land

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

Why this property?

  • FactLast recorded sale $665,000 (17 July 2021).(Recorded sale)
  • FactLand 767 m²; no building size recorded.(Property record)
  • CalculationRecorded House sales in Newcomb (last 5 years) with land size: median $954/m² of land (n=74). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.(Districts recorded sales)

What could make it worth more?

  • FactZoned NEIGHBOURHOOD RESIDENTIAL ZONE - SCHEDULE 8 (NRZ8) under the ZN.(Vicmap Planning · 31 Aug 2026)

What could make it worth less?

  • FactSPECIAL BUILDING OVERLAY intersects 99.7% of this parcel.(Vicmap Planning · 31 Aug 2026)

What should you verify next?

  1. 1SPECIAL BUILDING OVERLAY affects this parcel — verify the mapped extent against the title / planning certificate before relying on unaffected land.
  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

$665,000

17 July 2021 · derived via latest_sale

Local land rate: recorded House sales in Newcomb (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $954/m² of land (n=74). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

Newcomb at a glance

4,563

People

$624,000

Median sale

$417/wk

Median rent

3.48%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 19 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Newcomb report →

Vs Newcomb

+6.6%

Median sale

Suburb $624,000

-0.22 pp

Gross yield

Suburb 3.48%

Suburb median $624,000 from 19 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation, not a portal figure.

Planning

Planning and development

Planning scheme

ZN

Zone

NEIGHBOURHOOD RESIDENTIAL ZONE - SCHEDULE 8

NRZ8

Jurisdiction

Greater Geelong

Greater Geelong, VIC

Planning overlays

  • environmentalDetected

Development activity

Data unavailable

Source

  • Provider: Vicmap Planning
  • Dataset: PLAN_ZONE
  • Retrieved: 31 Aug 2026
  • Version: 1
  • Parcel: 41021988

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

i

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. Sold$665,00017 July 2021
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted24 June 2021
  3. Listedprice unknowncompleted24 June 2021

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

Capital growth

VIC

Why this lot, not just this suburb

Why could this property outperform?

Confidence: medium

Zoned NEIGHBOURHOOD RESIDENTIAL ZONE - SCHEDULE 8 · NRZ8 (ZN). Official parcel area about 769 m². Dual occupancy is not confirmed from the controls loaded for this lot. Two-lot subdivision is unknown without minimum lot size and frontage. This is a screen, not a planning certificate. Zoning and lot facts are a starting point, not proof this lot outperforms the suburb. Funded catalyst catchments are not loaded. A TOD badge is not this product.

What could kill that thesis?

Confidence: low

Flood overlay has not been queried for this lot. Missing layer is unknown, not “no.” Minimum lot size is not loaded, so two-lot subdivision is not confirmed. Official parcel about 769 m² — land size can look like optionality. What reduces it: SPECIAL BUILDING OVERLAY. This overlay can reduce what the land size appears to promise. Victoria has no public statewide property-level DA API. Nearby pipeline is unknown.

Rental

Income, competition, and yield

What will it realistically rent for?

Confidence: low

No advertised rent is recorded. Suburb median rent $417/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. Victoria has no public statewide property-level DA API. Nearby pipeline is unknown. 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.

3 of 10 questions answered so far

  • Development optionality of this lot

    Knownmedium

    Zoned NEIGHBOURHOOD RESIDENTIAL ZONE - SCHEDULE 8 · NRZ8 (ZN). Official parcel area about 769 m². Dual occupancy is not confirmed from the controls loaded for this lot. Two-lot subdivision is unknown without minimum lot size and frontage. This is a screen, not a planning certificate.

  • Nearby development pipeline

    Unknown

    Victoria has no public statewide property-level DA API. Nearby pipeline is unknown.

  • 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. Official bond files (postcode or suburb × type × bedrooms) are not loaded yet.

  • Rental supply pressure

    Unknown

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

  • Why is this cheap?

    Knownlow

    Official parcel about 769 m² — land size can look like optionality. What reduces it: SPECIAL BUILDING OVERLAY. This overlay can reduce what the land size appears to promise.

  • Lot-level flood

    Unknown

    Flood overlay has not been queried for this lot. 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

    No DA adapter returned applications 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

Newcomb in one glance

Newcomb at a glance

4,563

People

$624,000

Median sale

$417/wk

Median rent

3.48%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 19 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Newcomb report →

Keep researching

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

Listing material

Listed by Hayeswinckle East Geelong

A Newcomb Gem On An Impressive 767m2 (approx.)!

The Openn Negotiation is underway! This is an online auction scheduled for Saturday, July 17th at 12noon. Avoid missing out by calling Yan now on 0433 841 513.

Location, location, location is what we always talk about in real estate and it does not get any better than this beautifully renovated family home that is close distance to every hotspot in Newcomb, including the beautiful Geelong Botanic Gardens and Waterfront. With an impressive land size of approx. 767m2, there is also potential for subdivision or a home extension (STCA). Entering this beautiful home, you will be greeted by a light-filled, freshly painted, spacious and open living/dining area with downlights and new polished floorboards throughout. The renovated kitchen is well-located in the home with brand-new appliances and built-in pantry. The home boasts 3 generous sized bedrooms, all with built-in robes. Other features include: family bathroom, along with a new spacious laundry with ample storage available, and a split system in the living room, and additionally, there is an ideal secure rear yard for the kids and animals to play. A brick lockable garage and garden shed to store your car and tools. Public transport only footsteps away, keeping you effortlessly connected to the Geelong CBD and East Geelong eateries. A selection of local shops is a short stroll from your front door, while the Bellarine Highway Shopping Centre will leave you wanting nothing more. Newcomb Park P.S and Christ The King Catholic P.S are moments away for young families, while easy access to Newcomb High School and Geelong High School is a huge plus. Both Eastern Botanical Gardens and the Ervin Reserve sporting grounds are close by for outdoor family fun- a blissful lifestyle is yours to keep. With endless potentials, this amazing opportunity is a must to inspect!

*All information about the property has been provided to Hayeswinckle by third parties. Hayeswinckle has not verified the information and does not warrant its accuracy or completeness. Parties should make and rely on their own enquiries in relation to this property.

Listing description written by Yan Lin, Hayeswinckle East Geelong — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

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