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NSW › Killara › Kardella Ave

1 Kardella Ave, Killara NSW 2071

For saleHouse for Sale

$5,500,000–$5,800,000

For sale

Asking range

5

Bedrooms

4

Bathrooms

3

Car spaces

879 m²

Land

Districts ViewPrice evidencePlanningSite constraintsHistoryListing

Districts View

Given the $5,500,000–$5,800,000 ask, is this worth your time?

Why this ask?

  • FactListed for sale, asking $5,500,000–$5,800,000(Listing record · 30 July 2026)
  • FactLand 879 m²; no building size recorded.(Property record)
  • CalculationAsk is 56% above the Killara median recorded sale ($3,520,000, n=5, last 12 months).(Districts calculation from recorded sales)
  • CalculationIf it leased at Killara's advertised median rent ($811/wk), implied gross yield would be 0.77% — this is not a rent for this listing.(Districts scenario calculation)

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

The ask against the evidence

Asking

$5,500,000–$5,800,000

Asking range · $6,257/m² of land

No recorded sale for this property.

Killara at a glance

11,187

People

$3,520,000

Median sale

$811/wk

Median rent

1.20%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 5 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Killara report →

Vs Killara

+56.3%

Median sale

Suburb $3,520,000

-0.43 pp

Gross yield

Suburb 1.20%

Suburb median $3,520,000 from 5 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation, not a portal figure.

Total cost to purchase

Based on the low end of the asking range, not a contract price.

Purchase Price
$5,500,000
Stamp Duty (New South Wales)
$311,197
Transfer/Registration Fee
$167
Mortgage Registration (est., if financed)
$200
Legal & Conveyancing (est.)
$2,000
Building & Pest Inspection (est.)
$700
Rates & Water Adjustment at Settlement (est.)
$800
Total cash required
$5,815,064

$315,064 on top of the price (5.7% extra)

  • Stamp Duty (New South Wales)
  • Transfer/Registration Fee
  • Mortgage Registration
  • Legal & Conveyancing
  • Building & Pest Inspection
  • Rates & Water Adjustment

Estimates only, at standard investor rates — no first-home or owner-occupier concessions applied. Not included: lenders mortgage insurance (usually applies when borrowing more than 80% of the price), loan application and settlement fees from your lender, the foreign-purchaser duty surcharge, and building insurance — in Queensland the property is at your risk from the first business day after signing, not from settlement. Verify with your conveyancer.

Stamp duty and transfer fees: New South Wales schedules from 2026-07-01. Ongoing council rates and land tax are not included.

Rental yield

Based on the low end of the asking range, not a contract price.

Pre-filled with Killara's advertised median rent — not a rent for this listing.

Net yield
-0.73%
Annual cashflow (pre-tax)
$-326,328
Interest cover (DSCR)
-0.14
Annual rent
$42,172
Operating expenses
$82,500
Loan amount
$4,400,000
Annual interest
$286,000
Gross yield
0.77%

Gross yield is weekly rent × 52 ÷ price. Net yield subtracts operating expenses. Cashflow then subtracts interest-only interest on price × LVR. Tax, vacancies, and principal repayments are not included.

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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

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. Listed$5,500,000–$5,800,000available30 July 2026

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

Capital growth

NSW

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.” NSW has a statewide DA API. Nearby (100–800 m) applications are not loaded for this property yet.

Rental

Income, competition, and yield

What will it realistically rent for?

Confidence: low

No advertised rent is recorded. Suburb median rent $811/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. NSW has a statewide DA API. Nearby (100–800 m) applications are not loaded for this property yet. 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

Gross yield if leased at the suburb aggregate is 0.8%. The yield that matters is the one on achieved rent, which has not been inferred for this address. Net yield (land tax, rates, insurance, vacancy) is not loaded. NSW net yield needs land tax and VG inputs that are not loaded. Gross yield from listings is not net yield.

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

    NSW has a statewide DA API. Nearby (100–800 m) applications are not loaded for this property yet.

  • 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

    NSW Valuer General land values are not loaded for this property yet.

  • Net yield / holding costs

    Unknown

    NSW net yield needs land tax and VG inputs that are not loaded. Gross yield from listings is not net yield.

Area

Killara in one glance

Killara at a glance

11,187

People

$3,520,000

Median sale

$811/wk

Median rent

1.20%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 5 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Killara report →

Keep researching

  • Why Killara? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Killara →
  • Other records on Kardella Ave →

Listing material

Listed by Ray White Upper North Shore

Superb full brick home in one of Killara's best streets

Embodying timeless grandeur, light and extraordinary space, this impressive family home takes its place north-east facing on a blue-ribbon, east-side street. Fenced and gated from the avenue, the beautifully designed, full brick and concrete home spans over two outstanding levels, presenting a wealth of options for family living including excellent space for the in-laws.

Striking from the first, it opens into a stunning entry foyer set under a double height ceiling and including an elegant and sweeping staircase. The floorplan unfolds with spacious formal rooms that include an optional formal dining or 6th bedroom/guest retreat. Further living options include a large rumpus and upper-level teenage retreat. Its five bedrooms are generous with two featuring an ensuite plus the home's triple lock up garage is a pleasing bonus.

Enjoyed by its current owners since they bought it brand new, twenty-five years ago, its promises proportion, position and present plus scope to personalise and update to taste. From its peaceful pocket, it's an easy stroll to multiple bus services, the station, Killara High School, Killara Park and East Killara shops and close to Lindfield East Public School, Ravenswood and Pymble Ladies College.

Read the full description

Accommodation Features:

• Exceptional full brick with concrete slabs construction

• Grand entry vestibule with a double height ceiling and a sweeping staircase

• High ceilings throughout with some coffered, timber floors

• Expansive formal lounge, separate formal dining room or optional 6th bedroom/guest with an adjoining bathroom

• Home office/possible bedroom, spacious casual dining

• Miele appointed stone and gas kitchen, generous storage

• Substantial rumpus room, internal access to the spacious triple lock up garage

• Upper-level teenage retreat plus five generous bedrooms

• All bedrooms with built-in robes, two bedrooms with ensuite

• Palatial master with sitting area, his and hers walk-in robes and a large ensuite

• Beautiful district and Chatswood views from upper level

External Features:

• Quiet blue-ribbon street, north-east facing on its 879sqm block

• Fenced and gated with landscaped front gardens

• Rear alfresco terrace and level rear lawn

• Upper-level balcony enjoying a streetscape outlook

Location Benefits:

• 280m to the 565 bus services to Lindfield Station and village, Killara High School and Lindfield East Public School

• 400m to Killara Park and Bert Oldfield Oval

• 600m to Killara Park Tennis Courts

• 650m to the 194, 194X and 594 bus services to St Ives, North Turramurra, Castle Cove, Willoughby East, Cammeray and the city including express bus services

• 935m to Killara Station

• 1.1km to Killara High School (zoned)

• 1.1km to Newington College, Lindfield K-6 Preparatory School

• 1.3km to East Killara Montessori Preschool

• 1.5km to East Killara shops

• 1.7km to Lindfield Station

• 1.6km to Harris Farm Markets Lindfield and village shops

• Lindfield East Public School catchment

• Easy access to Roseville College, Ravenswood School for Girls and Pymble Ladies College

Contact:

Matt Payne 0435 825 242

Patrick Haddad 0466 621 421

Disclaimer: All information contained here is gathered from sources we believe reliable. We have no reason to doubt its accuracy, however we cannot guarantee it.

Listing description written by Matt Payne, Ray White Upper North Shore — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

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