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NSW › Chatswood › Hopetoun Ave

12 Hopetoun Ave, Chatswood NSW 2067

House

4

Bedrooms

3

Bathrooms

1

Car spaces

651 m²

Land

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

Why this property?

  • FactLand 651 m²; no building size recorded.(Property record)
  • CalculationRecorded House sales in Chatswood (last 5 years) with land size: median $5,845/m² of land (n=9). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.(Districts recorded sales)

What could make it worth more?

  • FactZoned Public Recreation (RE1) under the Willoughby Local Environmental Plan 2012.(NSW ePlanning Spatial Viewer · 31 Aug 2026)

What could make it worth less?

  • FactConservation Area - General touches the boundary of this parcel in the official layer.(NSW ePlanning Spatial Viewer · 31 Aug 2026)
  • FactItem - General touches the boundary of this parcel in the official layer.(NSW ePlanning Spatial Viewer · 31 Aug 2026)

What should you verify next?

  1. 1Conservation Area - General touches the parcel boundary — verify the mapped extent against the title / planning certificate before relying on unaffected land.
  2. 2Item - General touches the parcel boundary — verify the mapped extent against the title / planning certificate before relying on unaffected land.

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

No recorded sale price for this property yet.

Local land rate: recorded House sales in Chatswood (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $5,845/m² of land (n=9). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

Chatswood at a glance

28,017

People

$4,142,500

Median sale

$816/wk

Median rent

1.02%

Suburb gross yield

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

See the full Chatswood report →

Planning

Planning and development

Planning scheme

Willoughby Local Environmental Plan 2012

Zone

Public Recreation

RE1

Jurisdiction

Willoughby

Willoughby, NSW

Planning overlays

  • heightDetected
  • Conservation Area - GeneralTouches boundary — verify against title

Planning constraints

  • 438
  • 438
  • 448.5
  • 2890
  • 448.5
  • 9490
  • 9490

Development activity

Data unavailable

Source

  • Provider: NSW ePlanning Spatial Viewer
  • Dataset: Planning Portal Principal Planning — Land Zoning Map
  • Retrieved: 31 Aug 2026
  • Version: 1
  • Parcel: 184780439

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

Touches boundary — official

The official layer maps a heritage listed area touching the boundary of this parcel — at the edge, not across it (NSW ePlanning Spatial Viewer, retrieved 31 Aug 2026). Verify the mapped extent against the title before relying on it either way — this is not an all-clear.

Records

Property history

  1. Soldprice unknown23 Oct 2018
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted1 June 2018
  3. Listedprice unknowncompleted1 June 2018

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

Capital growth

NSW

Why this lot, not just this suburb

Why could this property outperform?

Confidence: medium

Zoned Public Recreation · RE1 (Willoughby Local Environmental Plan 2012). Official parcel area about 17,608 m². Dual occupancy is not confirmed from the controls loaded for this lot. Two-lot subdivision is unknown without minimum lot size and frontage. This is a screen, not a planning certificate. Zoning and lot facts are a starting point, not proof this lot outperforms the suburb. Funded catalyst catchments are not loaded. A TOD badge is not this product.

What could kill that thesis?

Confidence: low

Flood overlay has not been queried for this lot. Missing layer is unknown, not “no.” Minimum lot size is not loaded, so two-lot subdivision is not confirmed. NSW has a statewide DA API. Nearby (100–800 m) applications are not loaded for this property yet.

Rental

Income, competition, and yield

What will it realistically rent for?

Confidence: low

No advertised rent is recorded. Suburb median rent $816/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. 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.

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. NSW net yield needs land tax and VG inputs that are not loaded. Gross yield from listings is not net yield.

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.

3 of 10 questions answered so far

  • Development optionality of this lot

    Knownmedium

    Zoned Public Recreation · RE1 (Willoughby Local Environmental Plan 2012). Official parcel area about 17,608 m². Dual occupancy is not confirmed from the controls loaded for this lot. Two-lot subdivision is unknown without minimum lot size and frontage. This is a screen, not a planning certificate.

  • Nearby development pipeline

    Unknown

    NSW has a statewide DA API. Nearby (100–800 m) applications are not loaded for this property yet.

  • 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?

    Knownmedium

    Official parcel about 17,608 m² — land size can look like optionality. No material overlays were returned that would explain a discount. That is not proof the price is fair. Nearby DAs, easements, and flood-layer gaps can still explain a cheap-looking listing — those are not all loaded.

  • Lot-level flood

    Unknown

    Flood overlay has not been queried for this lot. 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

    No DA adapter returned applications for this parcel.

  • Statutory land value versus ask

    Unknown

    NSW Valuer General land values are not loaded for this property yet.

  • Net yield / holding costs

    Unknown

    NSW net yield needs land tax and VG inputs that are not loaded. Gross yield from listings is not net yield.

Area

Chatswood in one glance

Chatswood at a glance

28,017

People

$4,142,500

Median sale

$816/wk

Median rent

1.02%

Suburb gross yield

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

See the full Chatswood report →

Keep researching

  • Why Chatswood? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Chatswood →
  • Other records on Hopetoun Ave →

Listing material

Listed by DiJones Chatswood

Charming period home exuding elegance and comfort

A distinct statement of period charm, this private character home will captivate with its original features and fresh modern updates. It's set on level 651sqm, a walk to Chatswood Station, schools, Westfield and a superb selection of cafes and restaurants.

- Full brick home bordered by mature hedge offering ideal privacy

- Wraparound front verandah, high ceilings and arched hallways

Read the full description

- Open living/dining with gas fireplace and great outdoor flow

- Paved courtyard spills onto level lawn and beautiful gardens

- CaesarStone island kitchen has integrated Miele appliances

- Generous bedrooms, master features walk-in robe and ensuite

- Sleek main bathroom with deep freestanding bath, heated floor

- Vast attic storage, potential to create second storey (STCA)

- Air conditioning, traditional fireplaces and 10kw Solar System

- Carport plus versatile rear studio to convert into gym/office

Listing description written by Adam Wong, DiJones Chatswood — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

Property features

  • Air Conditioning
  • Built-in Robes
  • Deck
  • Dishwasher
  • Gas Heating
  • Grey Water System
  • Solar Panels

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