West Launceston at a glance
4,336
People
$705,000
Median sale
$527/wk
Median rent
3.89%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 41 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
TAS › West Launceston › Esther St
$573,000
Last sold
4 Mar 2025
3
Bedrooms
1
Bathrooms
1
Car spaces
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
Last sold
$573,000
4 Mar 2025 · derived via latest_sale
West Launceston at a glance
4,336
People
$705,000
Median sale
$527/wk
Median rent
3.89%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 41 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
Vs West Launceston
-18.7%
Median sale
Suburb $705,000
+0.89 pp
Gross yield
Suburb 3.89%
Suburb median $705,000 from 41 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation, not a portal figure.
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
TASPlanning 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.” Nearby development applications are not loaded for this property.
Rental
No advertised rent is recorded. Suburb median rent $527/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. Nearby development applications are not loaded for this property. 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. Net yield / holding costs are not estimated outside NSW without inventing land tax.
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
UnknownNearby development applications are not loaded for this property.
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
UnknownStatutory land value is not available as free bulk data in this jurisdiction. Do not fake it with a suburb median.
Net yield / holding costs
UnknownNet yield / holding costs are not estimated outside NSW without inventing land tax.
Area
West Launceston at a glance
4,336
People
$705,000
Median sale
$527/wk
Median rent
3.89%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 41 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
Listing material
Listed by Howell Property GroupThe mid 1920's facade of this quaint 3-bedroom house welcomes you - from the neat, picketed gate, past the fence line of elegant standard Iceberg roses into what can only be considered a warm and inviting home.
The 9ft ceilings are impressive and enhance the sense of space, while picture rails and a fresh, neutral palette create a light, bright, and inviting atmosphere.
Polished timber floors are featured throughout most of the home, along with other appealing characteristics of this era; beautiful paneled doors, deep base boards, and a timber arched fretwork in the hallway.
Outside, the expansive near level yard is calling out for a green thumb to work their magic, or better still, extend the house footprint and add on a specky extension (STCA).
Situated in the heart of West Launceston this character home has a location hard to match. An easy walk to the local Tamar Valley Grocer, with its adjoining café Canteen, West Launceston Primary School and a short walk to the Cataract Gorge - this location is elite.
• 3 bedrooms, 2 with carpet + fireplaces.
• Family bathroom featuring gorgeous claw foot bath.
• Simply designed kitchen with garden view + huge walk-in pantry.
• Separate dining & lounge with adjoining sunroom.
• Solid internal doors, picture rails & open fire places.
• Original timber flooring, 9ft ceilings & timber fretwork.
• Large laundry that could double as a mud room.
• Garage parking for 1 car.
• Fully fenced low maintenance rear yard.
• Pretty front yard with loads of street appeal.
• Central West Launceston locale.
Howell Property Group has no reason to doubt the accuracy of the information in this document which has been sourced from means which are considered reliable, however we cannot guarantee its validity. Prospective clients are advised to carry out their own investigations.
Listing description written by Alex Robinson, Howell Property Group — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.