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SA › Marino › The Cove Rd

1 The Cove Rd, Marino SA 5049

House

$810,000

Last sold

20 July 2022

3

Bedrooms

2

Bathrooms

2

Car spaces

419 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 $810,000 (20 July 2022).(Recorded sale)
  • FactLand 419 m²; no building size recorded.(Property record)
  • CalculationRecorded House sales in Marino (last 5 years) with land size: median $1,533/m² of land (n=37). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.(Districts recorded sales)

What could make it worth more?

  • FactZoned Hills Neighbourhood (HN) under the Planning and Design Code.(Location SA · 31 Aug 2026)

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. 1No 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

$810,000

20 July 2022 · derived via latest_sale

Local land rate: recorded House sales in Marino (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $1,533/m² of land (n=37). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

Marino at a glance

2,367

People

$1,411,091

Median sale

$648/wk

Median rent

2.39%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 8 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Marino report →

Vs Marino

-42.6%

Median sale

Suburb $1,411,091

+1.77 pp

Gross yield

Suburb 2.39%

Suburb median $1,411,091 from 8 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation, not a portal figure.

Planning

Planning and development

Planning scheme

Planning and Design Code

Zone

Hills Neighbourhood

HN

Jurisdiction

Marion

Marion, SA

Planning overlays

  • Data unavailable

Development activity

Data unavailable

Source

  • Provider: Location SA
  • Dataset: Planning and Design Code Zones
  • Retrieved: 31 Aug 2026
  • Version: 1
  • Parcel: 1029142250

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$810,00020 July 2022
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted14 June 2022
  3. Listedprice unknowncompleted14 June 2022

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

Capital growth

SA

Why this lot, not just this suburb

Why could this property outperform?

Confidence: low

Zoned Hills Neighbourhood · HN (Planning and Design Code). Official parcel area about 414 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.” Street frontage and true lot geometry are not confirmed without open cadastre. Minimum lot size is not loaded, so two-lot subdivision is not confirmed. Nearby development applications are not loaded. This lot’s own applications are a separate question.

Rental

Income, competition, and yield

What will it realistically rent for?

Confidence: low

No advertised rent is recorded. Suburb median rent $648/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. Nearby development applications are not loaded. This lot’s own applications are a separate question. 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

    Knownlow

    Zoned Hills Neighbourhood · HN (Planning and Design Code). Official parcel area about 414 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

    Nearby development applications are not loaded. This lot’s own applications are a separate question.

  • 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?

    Knownmedium

    No material overlays were returned that would explain a discount. That is not proof the price is fair. Nearby DAs, easements, and flood-layer gaps can still explain a cheap-looking listing — those are not all loaded.

  • 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

Marino in one glance

Marino at a glance

2,367

People

$1,411,091

Median sale

$648/wk

Median rent

2.39%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 8 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Marino report →

Keep researching

  • Why Marino? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Marino →
  • Other records on The Cove Rd →

Listing material

Listed by McGrath Real Estate Group

Single Owner - Easy Care Living

RLA 252 299

If you would rather spend more time enjoying life than maintaining an unruly yard then you're going to love this. Since being built in 2004 this lovingly maintained home has been the pride of its one and only owner.

A wide driveway and double garage provides plenty of valuable off street parking. The home itself has just received a lick of paint both inside and out ready to present to its new owners. Inside the practical floorplan has the master bedroom and ensuite separated from bedrooms 2 and 3 by the open kitchen dine and lounge room.

Read the full description

Out the back is a magnificent, all weather, decked entertaining space that you'll instantly fall in love with. I'm sure that you will spend more time either entertaining or relaxing out here than inside.

Only 300m down to the famous Marino Rocks Caf for a meal or coffee or get your heartbeat up with trek along the stunning Hallett Cove Boardwalk. Commuting couldn't be more convenient with the electric train ready to zip you into the city.

What else is great about this house;

> Ducted Reverse Cycle Air Conditioning

> Walk-in Robe to Bedroom 1 and Built-ins to Bedrooms 2 & 3

> Roller Shutters to Bedroom Windows

> Rear Roller Door to Garage

> Garden Shed

> Walk-In Pantry

> Solar Panels

This much loved, quality home has so much to offer its new owners. From those looking to downsize to a young family looking to break into a much sought after suburb. Please come and explore what this feature packed home has to offer you.

Listing description written by Glenn Pagano, McGrath Real Estate Group — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

Property features

  • Built-in Robes
  • Dishwasher
  • Fully Fenced
  • Living Areas: 2
  • Remote Garage
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