Birchgrove at a glance
3,310
People
$2,660,000
Median sale
$984/wk
Median rent
1.92%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 12 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
NSW › Birchgrove › Ballast Point Rd
4
Bedrooms
2
Bathrooms
2
Car spaces
Districts View
Nothing about this record stands out yet — coverage may still be filling in.
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Price evidence
Last sold
No recorded sale price for this property yet.
Birchgrove at a glance
3,310
People
$2,660,000
Median sale
$984/wk
Median rent
1.92%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 12 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
Planning
Planning scheme
Inner West Local Environmental Plan 2022
Zone
General Residential
R1
Jurisdiction
Inner West
Inner West, NSW
Data unavailable
Source
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 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 exposure has not been retrieved from any source for this property yet. Unknown is not the same as clear.
Bushfire exposure has not been retrieved from any source for this property yet. Unknown is not the same as clear.
The official layer maps a heritage listed area on this parcel, intersecting about 99.7% of it (NSW ePlanning Spatial Viewer, retrieved 31 Aug 2026). Verify the extent against the title before relying on unaffected land.
Records
Events are recorded observations from public listings, kept with their source and date. Missing values are shown as unknown, never estimated.
Capital growth
NSWZoned General Residential · R1 (Inner West Local Environmental Plan 2022). Official parcel area about 220 m². Dual occupancy looks constrained by site overlays or terrain. Two-lot subdivision looks unlikely on the loaded constraints. 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.
Flood overlay has not been queried for this lot. Missing layer is unknown, not “no.” Heritage constraint may block demolition or dual occupancy even on a large block. 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: Conservation Area - General. Heritage can block demolition and dual occupancy even when land size looks like a site. NSW has a statewide DA API. Nearby (100–800 m) applications are not loaded for this property yet.
Rental
No advertised rent is recorded. Suburb median rent $984/week — not this address. An inferred likely-rent range is not shown until official bond series are loaded for this dwelling type and bedrooms. Heritage constraints are a maintenance and alteration cost, not usually a rent premium by themselves.
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.
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
Districts view
Loaded constraints look like they kill a naive land-size story. Pay house money, or walk, until a planner confirms a pathway.
Detail
The listing may look cheap relative to land or the street. What reduces it: Conservation Area - General. Heritage can block demolition and dual occupancy even when land size looks like a site.
Nearby competing dwellings and net yield are still unknown.
Evidence
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
KnownmediumZoned General Residential · R1 (Inner West Local Environmental Plan 2022). Official parcel area about 220 m². Dual occupancy looks constrained by site overlays or terrain. Two-lot subdivision looks unlikely on the loaded constraints. This is a screen, not a planning certificate.
Nearby development pipeline
UnknownNSW has a statewide DA API. Nearby (100–800 m) applications are not loaded for this property yet.
Honest achievable rent
KnownlowThis 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
UnknownSupply pressure needs comparable listings near this lot plus a nearby DA pipeline. Neither is loaded.
Why is this cheap?
KnownmediumThe listing may look cheap relative to land or the street. What reduces it: Conservation Area - General. Heritage can block demolition and dual occupancy even when land size looks like a site.
Lot-level flood
UnknownFlood overlay has not been queried for this lot. Missing layer is unknown, not “no.”
Catalyst exposure
UnknownFunded catalyst catchments are not loaded. A TOD badge is not this product.
This lot's DA history
UnknownNo DA adapter returned applications for this parcel.
Statutory land value versus ask
UnknownNSW Valuer General land values are not loaded for this property yet.
Net yield / holding costs
UnknownNSW net yield needs land tax and VG inputs that are not loaded. Gross yield from listings is not net yield.
Area
Birchgrove at a glance
3,310
People
$2,660,000
Median sale
$984/wk
Median rent
1.92%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 12 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
Listing material
Listed by CobdenHayson BalmainVictorian grandeur meets harbour splendour in this freestanding home in a coveted peninsula setting overlooking Snails Bay with northerly views that sweep around to the Harbour Bridge and the bright lights of the city. Sympathetically restored and renovated allowing the fine period craftsmanship to shine, the four-storey home offers plentiful space for families with multiple living areas as well as dual street frontage with invaluable triple parking and internal access to a double lock-up garage (access via Wharf Road). Capturing picturesque views from all levels and opening to a north-east facing entertainer's terrace and sunny flagstone courtyard, the four-bedroom home is surrounded by harbour parkland in a coveted setting at the tip of the peninsula just footsteps to Ballast Point Park and a 750m walk across Mort Bay Park to Balmain Wharf for a relaxed commute to the city.
- 8m wide Italianate style terrace with dual street frontage
- Grand entry hallway, restored original hardwood floors
- High ornate ceilings, leadlight and stained glass windows
- 3 large bedrooms with built-ins and balconies on one level
- Oversized 4th bed with built-ins and Harbour Bridge views
- Main with French doors to a sunny harbour view terrace
- Elegant lounge anchored by a marble Jetmaster fireplace
- Custom Schmidt-designed kitchen, limewashed Oak joinery
- Granite benchtops, Siemens/Miele appliances, gas cooktop
- Sun-filled living/dining with panoramic harbour views
- Easy flow to an entertainer's terrace with auto awning
- Lower level media/home office with underfloor heating
- 2 contemporary bathrooms, main with a Kaldewei bath
- Powder room, separate internal laundry, wine cellar
- Wainscot panelling, Belgian Sisal carpet, new cedar window
- Oversized lock-up garage (access via Wharf Rd)with internal access
Listing description written by Danny Cobden, CobdenHayson Balmain — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.