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10 Helen St, Pennington SA 5013

House

3

Bedrooms

1

Bathrooms

1

Car spaces

640 m²

Land

227 m²

Building

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Districts View

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

Why this property?

  • CalculationRecorded House sales in Pennington (last 5 years) with land size: median $1,304/m² of land (n=40). 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

No recorded sale price for this property yet.

Local land rate: recorded House sales in Pennington (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $1,304/m² of land (n=40). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

Pennington at a glance

3,959

People

$960,000

Median sale

$575/wk

Median rent

3.11%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 15 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Pennington report →

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 unknown15 Aug 2020
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted27 July 2020
  3. Listedprice unknowncompleted27 July 2020

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?

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.” 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 $575/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.

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

    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?

    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

Pennington in one glance

Pennington at a glance

3,959

People

$960,000

Median sale

$575/wk

Median rent

3.11%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 15 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Pennington report →

Keep researching

  • Why Pennington? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Pennington →
  • Other records on Helen St →

Listing material

Listed by Ray White Norwood

Solid Brick, Sandstone Fronted Character Cottage

Roll up your sleeves or get your rent book ready for this original sandstone and red brick quoin fronted character cottage. Located in a wide family friendly, low traffic street and nestled amongst other similar quality homes, the residents offers a unique opportunity to renovate and revitalise or rent out and collect your weekly return while you build capital growth.

The home boasts scattered original character features with 1980s decor flowing through a 6 main room design. Make no mistake, this one needs a full makeover to rejuvenate it back to its original layout and decor.

Opposites attract with 1980s timber panelling, Axminster style carpets and dated interior decor offering a stark contrast to ornate mantel pieces, picture rails, lead light windows and high ceilings with ornate roses and cornices.

Read the full description

The home offers 3 spacious bedrooms, all of double bed proportion, with bedrooms one and to both boasting ceiling fans. A separate living room also offers a ceiling fan plus designer mantelpiece.

A functional galley style kitchen and adjacent large family room/dining will provide a useful everyday casual space while a semi upgraded bathroom and detached laundry with 2nd toilet complete the utilities.

Outdoors offers a pleasant semi-enclosed verandah, a galvanised iron garage, rainwater tank and established lawn and garden beds, flowing across a generous allotment with ample space for any future outdoor improvements.

All located on a traditional 640 allotment (approx), ready to rent & hold or renovate & revitalise.

Briefly:

* Solid brick, sandstone fronted character cottage in need of renovation

* Great opportunity to purchase and upgrade or hold and rent

* Traditional, rectangular allotment of 640m (approx)

* Stylish character features with 1980s dcor

* Character features include ornate mantelpieces, picture rails, lead light windows and high ceilings with ornate roses and cornices

* 1980s upgrades include timber panelling, Axminster style carpets and foam ceilings

* 3 spacious double sized bedrooms

* Bedrooms 1 & 2 with ceiling fans

* Generous living room with mantelpiece and ceiling fan

* Galley style kitchen with family/dining adjacent

* Functional wet areas with easy access bathroom and detached laundry

* Pleasant semi-enclosed verandah/sunroom

* Single drive-through carport with roller door

* Single galvanised iron garage

* 2 x rainwater tanks

* Large back yard with established lawn, gardens and tool shed / workshop

Local schools include Pennington Primary, (a short walk away), Mt Carmel College and Woodville Primary, Woodville Gardens School and Woodville High. The Athol Park Child Care Centre and the Emali Early Learning Centre are close by, perfect for the younger family.

Pennington Reserve & Robert Haigh Reserve are both within walking distance, perfect for your daily exercise and recreation. A diverse shopping experience is available on Hanson Road and public transport to and from the city is available on Addison Road, with Arndale, Port Adelaide and Westfield West Lakes Entertainment & Shopping Centres, all within easy reach.

Be sure to inspect.

Ray White Norwood are working directly with the current government requirements associated with Open Inspections, Auctions and preventive measures for the health and safety of its clients and buyers entering any one of our properties. Please note that social distancing will be required at this open inspection.

Property Details:

Council |Charles Sturt

Zone |RC - Residential Character71 - Pre World War One

Land | 640sqm (Approx.)

House |227sqm (Approx.)

Built |1921

Council Rates | TBC

Water | TBC

ESL | TBC

Listing description written by Ryan Stapleton, Ray White Norwood — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

Property features

  • Air Conditioning
  • Secure Parking
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