Waratah West at a glance
3,392
People
$958,000
Median sale
$575/wk
Median rent
3.12%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 38 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
NSW › Waratah West › Lorna St
$795,000–$850,000
For sale
Asking range
3
Bedrooms
1
Bathrooms
1
Car spaces
387 m²
Land
Districts View
No upside evidence detected in the data Districts holds for this lot.
No detected risks — but see the checklist: absence of evidence is not an all-clear.
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
Asking
$795,000–$850,000
Asking range · $2,054/m² of land
No recorded sale for this property.
Local land rate: recorded House sales in Waratah West (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $1,598/m² of land (n=105). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.
Waratah West at a glance
3,392
People
$958,000
Median sale
$575/wk
Median rent
3.12%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 38 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
Vs Waratah West
-17.0%
Median sale
Suburb $958,000
+0.64 pp
Gross yield
Suburb 3.12%
Suburb median $958,000 from 38 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation, not a portal figure.
Based on the low end of the asking range, not a contract price.
$34,054 on top of the price (4.3% extra)
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: New South Wales schedules from 2026-07-01. Ongoing council rates and land tax are not included.
Based on the low end of the asking range, not a contract price.
Pre-filled with Waratah West's advertised median rent — not a rent for this listing.
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.
Planning
Planning data is being calculated
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.
Heritage listing has not been retrieved from any source for this property yet. Unknown is not the same as clear.
Records
Events are recorded observations from public listings, kept with their source and date. Missing values are shown as unknown, never estimated.
Capital growth
NSWPlanning 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.
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
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.
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.
Gross yield if leased at the suburb aggregate is 3.8%. 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. NSW net yield needs land tax and VG inputs that are not loaded. Gross yield from listings is not net yield.
Verdict
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.”
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
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
UnknownPlanning layers have not been retrieved for this property yet.
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?
UnknownThe constraint stack has not been retrieved for this lot, so Districts cannot explain a discount versus land size.
Lot-level flood
UnknownOfficial flood overlay has not been retrieved (pending). 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
UnknownDevelopment applications have not been queried 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
Waratah West at a glance
3,392
People
$958,000
Median sale
$575/wk
Median rent
3.12%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 38 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
Listing material
Listed by LaneCamposThis one gets the everyday stuff right. Three bedrooms, separate living and dining, a yard out back and a kitchen that's had the attention where it matters most. It's the kind of home you can move straight into, find your rhythm and make your own over time, without arriving with a renovation schedule in hand. Morning coffee belongs on the front porch, dinner tends to happen around the kitchen bench, and home feels refreshingly straightforward.
What You'll Love
-- Renovated kitchen. Easily the main event
-- Three bedrooms, two with robes
-- Separate living and dining spaces
-- Kitchen bench made for breakfast and conversation
-- Front porch with a good view of the passing parade
-- Carport plus additional off-street parking
-- Air conditioning and ceiling fans
-- Internal laundry tucked away at the rear
-- Move straight in and make it yours over time
Our Local Favourites
-- Lords Coffee Waratah for the morning caffeine run
-- Waratah Village for groceries and the everyday stuff
-- Braye Park for playground time and burning off some energy
-- Acacia Avenue Dog Park for four-legged family members
-- The Forum Sports & Aquatic Centre for laps, classes and keeping active
-- Approx. weekly rental return: in the vicinity of $700 - $720
-- Approx. council rates per quarter: $577
-- Approx. water rates per third: $300 (not incl. usage)
For more information, please contact Dave Lane or Will Doeland on 4967 6770.
Disclaimer:
All information contained herein has been gathered from sources we consider reliable. We do not accept any responsibility to any person for its accuracy and do no more than pass it on. All interested parties should make and rely upon their own inquiries in order to determine whether or not this information is in fact accurate.
Listing description written by Dave Lane, LaneCampos — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.
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