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VIC › Mont Albert › Howson Ct

1 Howson Ct, Mont Albert VIC 3127

House

$2,210,000

Last sold

21 May 2017

4

Bedrooms

2

Bathrooms

3

Car spaces

719 m²

Land

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Districts View

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

Why this property?

  • FactLast recorded sale $2,210,000 (21 May 2017).(Recorded sale)
  • FactLand 719 m²; no building size recorded.(Property record)
  • CalculationRecorded House sales in Mont Albert (last 5 years) with land size: median $2,702/m² of land (n=14). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.(Districts recorded sales)

What could make it worth more?

No upside evidence detected in the data Districts holds for this lot.

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

$2,210,000

21 May 2017 · derived via latest_sale

Local land rate: recorded House sales in Mont Albert (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $2,702/m² of land (n=14). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

Mont Albert at a glance

5,346

People

$1,714,000

Median sale

$633/wk

Median rent

1.92%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 11 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Mont Albert report →

Vs Mont Albert

+28.9%

Median sale

Suburb $1,714,000

-0.43 pp

Gross yield

Suburb 1.92%

Suburb median $1,714,000 from 11 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation, not a portal figure.

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 unknown26 Mar 2023
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted6 Mar 2023
  3. Listedprice unknowncompleted6 Mar 2023
  4. Sold$2,210,00021 May 2017
  5. Listedprice unknowncompleted12 Apr 2017
  6. Listedprice unknowncompleted12 Apr 2017

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?

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.” 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 $633/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.

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

    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?

    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

Mont Albert in one glance

Mont Albert at a glance

5,346

People

$1,714,000

Median sale

$633/wk

Median rent

1.92%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 11 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Mont Albert report →

Keep researching

  • Why Mont Albert? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Mont Albert →
  • Other records on Howson Ct →

Listing material

Listed by Ray White - Balwyn

Beautifully Modernised and Extended Period Family Home

Inviting you to a lifestyle of ease and excellence, this superb 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom plus study sits on approx 719 sqm, welcoming expansive family living. Nothing has been spared with V-Zug appliances in the kitchen, Smith & Smith cabinetry, Ian Barker-designed rear garden, quality fittings and an element of style and sophistication evident throughout.

This family home includes formal and informal living including a stunning living room with a fireplace overlooking the front garden, a formal study with fitted shelves and solid timber Ash desk designed by Woolstore furniture. The designer kitchen features a breakfast bar, butlers pantry and twin wine fridges, through to the stunning family meals area including a gas open fireplace and sliding patio doors allowing easy access out to an extensive open decking with plumbed gas BBQ facility and stunning garden vistas.

The master bedroom is spacious and private featuring an enormous walk-in robe and ensuite with double shower space and rain bird shower head.

Read the full description

Three other upstairs bedrooms one of which includes a private study or utility attic-style room are complemented by a renovated bathroom with a deep bath to soak in and a separate shower.

Located within walking distance to Mont Albert Primary, Koonung Secondary College, Mont Albert Reserve, Balwyn East Shopping and transport allowing easy access to many of Melbourne's finest private schools along the 109 tram route. Doncaster Shopping town and Eastern Freeway access are also close by.

Listing description written by Helen Yan, Ray White - Balwyn — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

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