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QLD › Lowood › Happydale Rd

12 Happydale Rd, Lowood QLD 4311

House

$575,000

Last sold

30 June 2023

5

Bedrooms

3

Bathrooms

3

Car spaces

3,127 m²

Land

269 m²

Building

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What should you know about this lot before spending serious money?

Why this property?

  • FactLast recorded sale $575,000 (30 June 2023).(Recorded sale)
  • CalculationLand 3,127 m² against a 269 m² dwelling — the land is most of what is being bought.(Districts calculation)
  • CalculationRecorded House sales in Lowood (last 5 years) with land size: median $640/m² of land (n=130). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.(Districts recorded sales)

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

What this lot has actually traded at

Last sold

$575,000

30 June 2023 · derived via latest_sale

Local land rate: recorded House sales in Lowood (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $640/m² of land (n=130). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

Lowood at a glance

4,375

People

$785,000

Median sale

$567/wk

Median rent

3.76%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 61 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Lowood report →

Vs Lowood

-26.8%

Median sale

Suburb $785,000

+1.37 pp

Gross yield

Suburb 3.76%

Suburb median $785,000 from 61 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

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.

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

Records

Property history

  1. Sold$575,00030 June 2023
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted2 Feb 2023
  3. Listedprice unknowncompleted2 Feb 2023

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 $567/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

Lowood in one glance

Lowood at a glance

4,375

People

$785,000

Median sale

$567/wk

Median rent

3.76%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 61 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Lowood report →

Keep researching

  • Why Lowood? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Lowood →
  • Other records on Happydale Rd →

Listing material

Listed by Ipswich Real Estate

BIG FAMILIES / WORK FROM HOME / TRADIES

This property has a HUGE amount of space, suitable for those larger families, people that want to work from home, tradies looking for a secure place for their equipment and vehicles and even just people with a lot of stuff! The downstairs room is just like a self-contained granny flat, which would be perfect for the in-laws, teenagers or the older kids returning home. This area would also be great for a home business to be run from, with room out the front for parking, and facilities such a kitchenette and bathroom. Extending the huge front deck out over this area would allow for covered carparking and would change the whole front aspect of the home, as well as improving the already impressive view over the valley!

As mentioned, the front deck would be a beautiful spot to entertain guests or just relax after a big day or week! Coming in off the front deck is the air-conditioned living and dining space that is ideally located just off from the kitchen and you've also got an air-conditioned bedroom. The air-conditioned master bedroom sits on the 3rd level of the home and is complete with en suite, there is also a large room that could be used as a walk-in robe, a nursery or even a study. A total of 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms are upstairs and so is the large internal laundry. A deck has been added on directly beside the master bedroom and the plans were to have French doors opening onto the deck.

Outside is a wonderland - this 3,127m2 block is topped off with a large chicken yard, a dozen healthy fruit tress including a triple apple and 5 other citrus trees - the glass green house for the vege-gargen will be included, so green thumbs at the ready! There is 4 water tanks with a watering system that is perfect for your lawns and crops and the property is connected to full pressure town water! There is a large double lock up 9mx6m shed with carport as well as some other outbuildings - perfect for storage, workshop, cars etc - just to top it off, the ride-on lawn mower & whipper snipper is included in the sale for yard maintenance.

Read the full description

With so much on offer, this is one you've just got to come and check out for yourself! A brief run down is:

5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 3 car garaging + 2 open car spaces

Granny flat style work from home room downstairs

3,127m2 block, full pressure town water + 4 water tanks

4 air-conditioners over 3 levels of living

Polished timber floor boards

HUGE front deck with amazing views

Fully fenced with front gate, yard split into two for dogs

Chicken pen/yard space

Private driveway, great neighbours

Fruit trees, vege garden, glass green house

Ride on mower + whipper snipper included for the yard

Minutes to Lowood Primary & High School & Lowood CBD

13 minutes to Fernvale, 15 minutes to Plainland, 32 minutes to Ipswich

* Disclaimer: Whilst all care has been taken in preparation, no responsibility is accepted for the accuracy of the information contained herein. All information (including but not limited to the property area, floor size, price, address & general property description) within this advertisement is provided as a convenience to you, and has been provided to Ipswich Real Estate Pty Ltd by third parties. Interested persons are advised to make their own inquiries, seek legal advice and satisfy themselves in all respects.

Ipswich Real Estate Pty Ltd does not accept any liability (direct or indirect) for any injury, loss, claim, damage or any incidental or consequential damages, including but not limited to lost profits or savings, arising out of or in any way connected with the use of any information, or any error, omission or defect in the information, contained within this advertisement.

Listing description written by Mitch Edwards, Ipswich Real Estate — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

Property features

  • Air Conditioning
  • Broadband
  • Built-in Robes
  • Deck
  • Dishwasher
  • Ensuites: 1
  • Floorboards
  • Fully Fenced
  • Outdoor Entertaining
  • Shed
  • Toilets: 3
  • Water Tank
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