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VIC › Maldon › Nelson St

11 Nelson St, Maldon VIC 3463

For saleHouse for Sale

$885,000

For sale

Asking

2

Bedrooms

2

Bathrooms

2

Car spaces

9,267.301 m²

Land

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Given the $885,000 ask, is this worth your time?

Why this ask?

  • FactListed for sale, asking $885,000(Listing record · 18 Mar 2026)
  • CalculationLand 9,267 m² against a 112 m² dwelling — the land is most of what is being bought.(Districts calculation)
  • CalculationAsk is 21% above the Maldon median recorded sale ($730,000, n=23, last 12 months).(Districts calculation from recorded sales)
  • CalculationIf it leased at Maldon's advertised median rent ($441/wk), implied gross yield would be 2.59% — this is not a rent for this listing.(Districts scenario calculation)

What could make it worth more?

  • InterpretationA large lot with a small dwelling means the value case rests on the land and what the zone allows on it, not the house.

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

The ask against the evidence

Asking

$885,000

Asking · $95/m² of land

No recorded sale for this property.

Maldon at a glance

1,656

People

$730,000

Median sale

$441/wk

Median rent

3.14%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 23 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Maldon report →

Vs Maldon

+21.2%

Median sale

Suburb $730,000

-0.55 pp

Gross yield

Suburb 3.14%

Suburb median $730,000 from 23 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation, not a portal figure.

Total cost to purchase

Purchase Price
$885,000
Stamp Duty (Victoria)
$48,170
Transfer/Registration Fee
$2,175
Mortgage Registration (est., if financed)
$200
Legal & Conveyancing (est.)
$2,000
Building & Pest Inspection (est.)
$700
Rates & Water Adjustment at Settlement (est.)
$800
Total cash required
$939,045

$54,045 on top of the price (6.1% extra)

  • Stamp Duty (Victoria)
  • Transfer/Registration Fee
  • Mortgage Registration
  • Legal & Conveyancing
  • Building & Pest Inspection
  • Rates & Water Adjustment

Estimates only, at standard investor rates — no first-home or owner-occupier concessions applied. Not included: lenders mortgage insurance (usually applies when borrowing more than 80% of the price), loan application and settlement fees from your lender, the foreign-purchaser duty surcharge, and building insurance — in Queensland the property is at your risk from the first business day after signing, not from settlement. Verify with your conveyancer.

Stamp duty and transfer fees: Victoria schedules from 2026-07-01. Ongoing council rates and land tax are not included.

Rental yield

Pre-filled with Maldon's advertised median rent — not a rent for this listing.

Net yield
1.09%
Annual cashflow (pre-tax)
$-36,363
Interest cover (DSCR)
0.21
Annual rent
$22,932
Operating expenses
$13,275
Loan amount
$708,000
Annual interest
$46,020
Gross yield
2.59%

Gross yield is weekly rent × 52 ÷ price. Net yield subtracts operating expenses. Cashflow then subtracts interest-only interest on price × LVR. Tax, vacancies, and principal repayments are not included.

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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

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. Listed$885,000available18 Mar 2026

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

Capital growth

VIC

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.” Victoria has no public statewide property-level DA API. Nearby pipeline is unknown.

Rental

Income, competition, and yield

What will it realistically rent for?

Confidence: low

No advertised rent is recorded. Suburb median rent $441/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. Victoria has no public statewide property-level DA API. Nearby pipeline is unknown. 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

Gross yield if leased at the suburb aggregate is 2.6%. The yield that matters is the one on achieved rent, which has not been inferred for this address. Net yield (land tax, rates, insurance, vacancy) is not loaded. 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

    Victoria has no public statewide property-level DA API. Nearby pipeline is unknown.

  • 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

Maldon in one glance

Maldon at a glance

1,656

People

$730,000

Median sale

$441/wk

Median rent

3.14%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 23 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Maldon report →

Keep researching

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

Listing material

Listed by Cantwell Property Castlemaine

Quietly Considered | A View That Stops You in Your Tracks

Don't be fooled by the curved roofline and the wisteria-framed entrance. Step inside and the landscape opens up, sweeping south views across the Maldon countryside unfold from an elevated deck that feels, quite simply, like the best seat in Central Victoria.

This is a home that wears its thoughtfulness lightly. Unassuming from the street, it reveals itself as a carefully designed, energy-efficient residence where every detail has been considered for long-term, low-impact living, and where the land, at approx 2.29 acres, offers genuine space to breathe, grow, and be.

What the façade hints at, the interior confirms. The curved roofline that catches the eye from the street translates inside to angled ceiling lines that lend the living spaces a quiet artistic character, an interplay of form that feels intentional and unhurried. Plywood flooring grounds the interior with warmth and texture, while the north-facing orientation ensures the home is flooded with natural light throughout the day.

Read the full description

The open-plan kitchen, dining and living space is practical and inviting, fitted with a wall oven, electric cooktop, dishwasher and split-system heating and cooling. Double-glazed windows throughout ensure comfort in every season, further supported by an integrated solar system and heat pump hot water.

The main bedroom offers built-in robes, a well-proportioned ensuite with a walk-in shower, vanity and toilet, and doors that open directly to an east-facing deck where morning light arrives early and lingers. A second bedroom serves equally well as a study or guest room, and the second bathroom, complete with shower and toilet, is cleverly tucked away with a sense of privacy that feels considered rather than incidental.

The living space opens to a large, elevated deck where those south-facing views across the Maldon countryside become the centrepiece of daily life. It is the kind of outlook that earns its place, spectacular at first glance, endlessly satisfying in the long term.

Outdoors, the property rewards at every turn. Established gardens, wicking beds, productive fruit gardens and a chook pen speak to a life well-lived on the land. Under-house storage houses water tanks, subfloor insulation and a ducted vacuum system. A two-car carport, separate laundry and a paddock complete the picture of a property designed for genuine self-sufficiency.

Located in Maldon, Victoria's first Notable Town and one of the most beloved communities in Central Victoria, with easy access to Castlemaine and the Calder Highway for Melbourne connections. A home for those who understand that the good life doesn't announce itself loudly.

Listing description written by Tom Robertson, Cantwell Property Castlemaine — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

Property features

  • Balcony
  • Built-in Robes
  • Deck
  • Living Areas: 1
  • Outdoor Entertaining
  • Solar Hot Water
  • Solar Panels
  • Study
  • Toilets: 2
  • Vacuum System
  • Water Tank
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