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NSW › Kotara › Howell St

11 Howell St, Kotara NSW 2289

House

$990,000

Last sold

10 May 2025

3

Bedrooms

1

Bathrooms

2

Car spaces

650 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 $990,000 (10 May 2025).(Recorded sale)
  • FactLand 650 m²; no building size recorded.(Property record)
  • CalculationRecorded House sales in Kotara (last 5 years) with land size: median $1,471/m² of land (n=107). 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

$990,000

10 May 2025 · derived via latest_sale

Local land rate: recorded House sales in Kotara (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $1,471/m² of land (n=107). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

Kotara at a glance

4,154

People

$1,062,500

Median sale

$821/wk

Median rent

4.02%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 24 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Kotara report →

Vs Kotara

-6.8%

Median sale

Suburb $1,062,500

+0.29 pp

Gross yield

Suburb 4.02%

Suburb median $1,062,500 from 24 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$990,00010 May 2025
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted16 Apr 2025
  3. Listedprice unknowncompleted16 Apr 2025

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 $821/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

Kotara in one glance

Kotara at a glance

4,154

People

$1,062,500

Median sale

$821/wk

Median rent

4.02%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 24 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Kotara report →

Keep researching

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

Listing material

Listed by First National Real Estate Newcastle City

Lifestyle, Location and Room to Grow on Corner Block

This classic brick and tile home sits on a 650sqm corner block just a short stroll from Westfield Kotara. Step inside and you'll be surprised by its generous layout, updated with fresh flooring, neutral décor, and a renovated kitchen and laundry that lift the everyday, while gorgeous ornate cornices throughout add character. There are three bedrooms, a large, air-conditioned lounge, and a covered outdoor deck that's spot-on for alfresco entertaining. Comfortable as-is, there's still room to add value with a bathroom refresh, a pool, or even a second dwelling (STCA) thanks to the wide 42.67m frontage to Joanne Street.

You're walking distance to the shops, cafés, and rooftop of Westfield and the Homemaker Centre, with local gems like The Letter Q and Flo nearby at Joslin Street for your morning coffee fix. Easy access to schools, Kotara Station and the bypass seals the deal for city commuters and weekend explorers alike.

- Single level brick/tile home on 650sqm corner block with dual frontage to Joanne Street

Read the full description

- Spacious lounge room with air-con, fan, gas heating, and new flooring, bi-fold door opening to front verandah

- Open plan dining and renovated kitchen with stone benches, gas cooktop, wall oven

- Three bedrooms, two with air-conditioning, all with built-in robes

- Original bathroom with bath and shower, renovated laundry with second w/c

- 7.1m long single garage and carport

- Zoned Kotara South Public & Kotara High, St James Primary & Trinity Catholic College

- Kotara Park on your doorstep stroll to Westfield Kotara, plus an easy drive to beaches, CBD and harbourside

- Council rates are approximately $2400 per year

- Water rates are approximately $888 per year

- Rental appraisal of $700 - $750 per week

Disclaimer: We have obtained all information in this document from sources we believe to be reliable; however, we cannot guarantee its accuracy. Prospective purchasers are advised to carry out their own investigations.

Listing description written by George Rafty, First National Real Estate Newcastle City — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

Property features

  • Air Conditioning
  • Built-in Robes
  • Deck
  • Outdoor Entertaining
  • Remote Garage
  • Toilets: 2
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