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12 Escape Cl, Clifton Beach QLD 4879

House

$650,000

Last sold

19 Apr 2022

4

Bedrooms

2

Bathrooms

2

Car spaces

920 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 $650,000 (19 Apr 2022).(Recorded sale)
  • FactLand 920 m²; no building size recorded.(Property record)
  • CalculationRecorded House sales in Clifton Beach (last 5 years) with land size: median $1,246/m² of land (n=49). 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

$650,000

19 Apr 2022 · derived via latest_sale

Local land rate: recorded House sales in Clifton Beach (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $1,246/m² of land (n=49). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

Clifton Beach at a glance

3,489

People

$1,215,000

Median sale

$676/wk

Median rent

2.89%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 29 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Clifton Beach report →

Vs Clifton Beach

-46.5%

Median sale

Suburb $1,215,000

+2.52 pp

Gross yield

Suburb 2.89%

Suburb median $1,215,000 from 29 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.

For more information on this property, visit Queensland Globe↗.

Records

Property history

  1. Sold$650,00019 Apr 2022
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted9 Apr 2022
  3. Listedprice unknowncompleted9 Apr 2022

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

Capital growth

QLD

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 $676/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

Clifton Beach in one glance

Clifton Beach at a glance

3,489

People

$1,215,000

Median sale

$676/wk

Median rent

2.89%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 29 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Clifton Beach report →

Keep researching

  • Why Clifton Beach? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Clifton Beach →
  • Other records on Escape Cl →

Listing material

Listed by Ray White Cairns

BOHEMIAN BEACH COTTAGE

This Bohemian Styled Beach Cottage has been carefully modernised and updated without losing any of its soul and offers buyers the opportunity to crack into one of Cairns most popular Beach Suburbs, Clifton Beach. With property and lot sizes shrinking every year, No.12 offers you a massive 920m2 with in ground pool, big back yard and endless lawn for the children and dogs to run around.

Lovingly restored, full of character and natural charm, this cute Moroccan inspired cottage offers cool living conditions perfect for the tropics thanks to solid block construction, and beautiful rendered feature walls. It's rare that we are lucky enough to see a property that has retained its original style that befits this incredible beach location and lifestyle.

STAND OUT FEATURES

Read the full description

- Moroccan inspired beach cottage, full of character and natural charm with exposed timber beams.

- Huge outdoor entertainment and alfresco with outdoor dining and lounge area overlooking the inground saltwater pool (doubles as additional living space under roof).

- New galley style kitchen, with bamboo kitchen counter tops, 900mm freestanding Italian gas cooker, glass splashbacks overlooking gardens and pool.

- Modern renovated Dining area with integrated entertainment buffet and cocktail bar. Open plan Kitchen, Dining, and lounge.

- Large Master Bedroom with adult retreat and reading nook, bay window and updated ensuite with oversize rainwater shower head.

- Fourth Bedroom is set up as a private self-contained Apartment with open plan Bedroom, Meditation and Office space with direct access through sliding doors and views over gardens.

- Main Bathroom with vanity, shower, plenty of storage, and separate toilet.

- Bedrooms with fans, tiled and large picture windows with garden views.

- Moroccan style terracotta tiles, Fans, Fly screen and security screens throughout, with bonus Solar

- Large 920m2 block, fully fenced block, with established low maintenance tropical gardens and big back yard and endless lawn for the children and dogs to run around.

- Double Car Port with high clearance and plenty of roof space to store the kayaks, mountain bikes and fishing gear for your new beach lifestyle.

An amazing location, situated at the end of a safe cul-de-sac with no through traffic and only a dozen homes. You are literally 400 metres from one of Cairns most famous Beaches Clifton Beach, and 200 metres to the village shops and cafés. With local bike tracks, nature trails and tennis club. Welcome to Paradise!

Please call SEAN THORPE on 0431 052 490 or JAN HOOGHE 0406 520 941 for more information or to book your very own private inspection.

Listing description written by Sean Thorpe, Ray White Cairns — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

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