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NSW › Karuah › Morante Rd

1 Morante Rd, Karuah NSW 2324

House

$578,000

Last sold

12 Apr 2022

3

Bedrooms

2

Bathrooms

1

Car spaces

341 m²

Land

132 m²

Building

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Districts View

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

Why this property?

  • FactLast recorded sale $578,000 (12 Apr 2022).(Recorded sale)
  • CalculationRecorded House sales in Karuah (last 5 years) with land size: median $1,158/m² of land (n=43). 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

$578,000

12 Apr 2022 · derived via latest_sale

Local land rate: recorded House sales in Karuah (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $1,158/m² of land (n=43). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

Karuah at a glance

2,583

People

$705,000

Median sale

$525/wk

Median rent

3.87%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 17 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Karuah report →

Vs Karuah

-18.0%

Median sale

Suburb $705,000

+0.85 pp

Gross yield

Suburb 3.87%

Suburb median $705,000 from 17 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. Sold$578,00012 Apr 2022
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted22 Mar 2022
  3. Listedprice unknowncompleted22 Mar 2022

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 $525/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

Yield cannot be shown without both a price and a rent figure. Net yield is not estimated from gross advertising copy. 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

Karuah in one glance

Karuah at a glance

2,583

People

$705,000

Median sale

$525/wk

Median rent

3.87%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 17 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Karuah report →

Keep researching

  • Why Karuah? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Karuah →
  • Other records on Morante Rd →

Listing material

Listed by Century 21 Paradise Waters

FIRST HOME BUYER OR INVESTOR OPPORTUNITY

This delightful family home is located within one of "Karuah's Premier Estate Developments" single level with modern design features, low maintenance, with the bonus of living just a few minutes' walk to the town centre and the Karuah River boat ramp and picnic facilities ideal for swimming in a tidal pool, fishing, and boating. The surrounding area is known for its excellent oysters which can be purchased directly from the town's oyster farms.

The design and placement take advantage of an uninterrupted northerly aspect filling the entrance and bedrooms with abundant sunlight, creating a property with significant street appeal and access to the single garage. Fully fenced, clothesline and landscaped with turf, shrubs, and natives.

Three (3) bedrooms, master with en-suite & walk-in robe, carpeted floor coverings and ceiling fans. The lounge & dining are open plan and feature timber floors, ceiling fans, split-system air conditioning and internal access to the garage and laundry. The cleverly designed, kitchen has clean lines, a neutral colour palette and bench space, providing total convenience.

Read the full description

Featuring:

- Three (3) bedrooms, master with en-suite & WIR, others with built-in and all carpeted.

- Kitchen with stone bench tops, double sink, electric oven, gas cooktop, externally ducted range hood, dishwasher, microwave and pantry.

- Open plan living and dining area timber flooring, ceiling fans and split system air conditioning.

- Single automatic door lock up garage and internal laundry.

- Instantaneous gas hot water, rainwater tanks, clothes lines and colourbond fencing.

- Fully insulated with R3 batts in walls and ceilings.

- Turf, shrubs, and natives.

- Letterbox.

Karuah is a locality in both the Port Stephens and Mid-Coast Councils in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, located on the Karuah River, 197 km north of Sydney via the Pacific Motorway and 53 km north of Newcastle.

Offered for sale by On-Line Auction via the Openn Negotiation platform to register your bid go to www.openn.com.au search the property 1 Morante Road Karuah NSW.

The property could sell as early as tomorrow and I would hate for you to miss out, especially if it sells for less than what you think its worth. If you are interested in the property, I highly recommend you register and once you're qualified, I can't sell the property to anyone else, without you knowing EXACTLY what price to beat.

Your inspection is essential to truly appreciate what is on offer, call Michael Kirby on 0423 792 829 to inspect today!

Listing description written by Michael Kirby, Century 21 Paradise Waters — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

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