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VIC › Essendon North › Madden St

1 Madden St, Essendon North VIC 3041

House

$960,000

Last sold

8 Mar 2023

2

Bedrooms

1

Bathrooms

1

Car spaces

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

Why this property?

  • FactLast recorded sale $960,000 (8 Mar 2023).(Recorded sale)

What could make it worth more?

  • FactZoned HOUSING CHOICE AND TRANSPORT ZONE - SCHEDULE 2 (HCTZ2) under the ZN.(Vicmap Planning · 30 Aug 2026)

What could make it worth less?

  • FactDEVELOPMENT CONTRIBUTIONS PLAN OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 1 intersects 99.8% of this parcel.(Vicmap Planning · 30 Aug 2026)

What should you verify next?

  1. 1DEVELOPMENT CONTRIBUTIONS PLAN OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 1 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

$960,000

8 Mar 2023 · derived via latest_sale

Essendon North at a glance

3,982

People

$1,382,500

Median sale

$539/wk

Median rent

2.03%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 14 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Essendon North report →

Vs Essendon North

-30.6%

Median sale

Suburb $1,382,500

+0.89 pp

Gross yield

Suburb 2.03%

Suburb median $1,382,500 from 14 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation, not a portal figure.

Planning

Planning and development

Planning scheme

ZN

Zone

HOUSING CHOICE AND TRANSPORT ZONE - SCHEDULE 2

HCTZ2

Jurisdiction

Moonee Valley

Moonee Valley, VIC

Planning overlays

  • DEVELOPMENT CONTRIBUTIONS PLAN OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 1Detected — 99.8% of parcel

Development activity

Data unavailable

Source

  • Provider: Vicmap Planning
  • Dataset: PLAN_ZONE
  • Retrieved: 30 Aug 2026
  • Version: 1
  • Parcel: 1008491

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. Sold$960,0008 Mar 2023
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted30 Jan 2023
  3. Listedprice unknowncompleted30 Jan 2023

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 HOUSING CHOICE AND TRANSPORT ZONE - SCHEDULE 2 · HCTZ2 (ZN). Official parcel area about 362 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. The listing may look cheap relative to land or the street. What reduces it: DEVELOPMENT CONTRIBUTIONS PLAN OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 1. 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 $539/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 HOUSING CHOICE AND TRANSPORT ZONE - SCHEDULE 2 · HCTZ2 (ZN). Official parcel area about 362 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

    The listing may look cheap relative to land or the street. What reduces it: DEVELOPMENT CONTRIBUTIONS PLAN OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 1. 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

Essendon North in one glance

Essendon North at a glance

3,982

People

$1,382,500

Median sale

$539/wk

Median rent

2.03%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 14 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Essendon North report →

Keep researching

  • Why Essendon North? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Essendon North →
  • Other records on Madden St →

Listing material

Listed by McDonald Upton

Beautiful Presentation, Superb Position

An understated gem in an area rich with amenity, this much loved home is ready for the next phase of its life. Nestled amongst manicured, established gardens, the original 1930’s built property has been modernised and reinforced, with new cement stumps and brand new electrical wiring providing a solid base with the potential for further enhancement, renovation or redevelopment (STCA).

Beyond the classic facade this charmingly presented home features original timber floors and light filled rooms, including two bedrooms, each providing wardrobes, central bathroom, lounge with stone fire surround, heater and split system air-conditioning, dining room , and kitchen containing stainless steel appliances, good bench space and euro laundry facilities.

• Superb location in highly connected area

Read the full description

• Charming 2 bedroom/ 1 bathroom home

• Solid foundation with renovation potential (STCA)

• BBQ terrace, water tank, immaculate gardens

• Zoned for Buckley Park College

• Walk to transport, shops and parkland

Enjoy relaxed entertaining out on the paved BBQ terrace with its solid baltic pine pergola, while a low maintenance rear garden includes a veggie patch, water tank with pump and garden shed.

Leave the car in the driveway and walk to Keilor Road trams, North Essendon Village cafes and shops and beautiful Woodland Park. Close to DFO, Westfield, Keilor Road shops and Citylink/freeway - an excellent first home, easy care down size or fail safe investment.

Listing description written by Julia Murphy, McDonald Upton — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

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