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12 Leigh St, Footscray VIC 3011

House

3

Bedrooms

1

Bathrooms

2

Car spaces

582 m²

Land

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Districts View

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

Why this property?

  • FactLand 582 m²; no building size recorded.(Property record)
  • CalculationRecorded House sales in Footscray (last 5 years) with land size: median $3,769/m² of land (n=15). 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

No recorded sale price for this property yet.

Local land rate: recorded House sales in Footscray (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $3,769/m² of land (n=15). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

Footscray at a glance

20,920

People

$880,000

Median sale

$498/wk

Median rent

2.94%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 31 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Footscray report →

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.

Records

Property history

  1. Soldprice unknown1 May 2026
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted7 Apr 2026
  3. Listedprice unknowncompleted7 Apr 2026

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

Capital growth

VIC

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.” Victoria has no public statewide property-level DA API. Nearby pipeline is unknown.

Rental

Income, competition, and yield

What will it realistically rent for?

Confidence: low

No advertised rent is recorded. Suburb median rent $498/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. Victoria has no public statewide property-level DA API. Nearby pipeline is unknown. 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

    Victoria has no public statewide property-level DA API. Nearby pipeline is unknown.

  • 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

Footscray in one glance

Footscray at a glance

20,920

People

$880,000

Median sale

$498/wk

Median rent

2.94%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 31 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Footscray report →

Keep researching

  • Why Footscray? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Footscray →
  • Other records on Leigh St →

Listing material

Listed by Village Real Estate Seddon

Sold by John Luong

Updated for instant comfort, this three-bedroom family home is set on a huge allotment, offering endless potential for the future. Scope for further updates will excite those seeking a home to put their stamp on, while room to extend (STCA) opens a world of possibilities.

This is a fantastic opportunity to secure a comfortable home on a large parcel of land - an increasingly rare offering this close to the city! Don’t miss your chance to come and see the potential for yourself.

- three-bedroom family home in a prime city-fringe location

Read the full description

- an outstanding opportunity for buyers seeking instant comfort, scope for further updates and plenty of outdoor space

- opportunity to extend (STCA)

- huge north-facing backyard with paved alfresco entertaining zone, large shed and lots of room for the kids to play their favourite sports

- three generous bedrooms, including two with built-in robes

- large living room

- updated kitchen with quality appliances and stone waterfall benchtop

- bathroom with shower and inset bath

- sunroom

- neat walk-in laundry

- split-system heating/cooling + gas heater

- Tasmanian Oak floorboards

- ample off-street parking

- ideally positioned for a fabulous city-fringe family lifestyle! Enjoy a choice of parks and reserves within walking distance and enjoy a great morning coffee from West 48, enviably located a four-minute stroll from your front door. Walk to West Footscray’s vibrant Barkly Village for IGA, cafes, eateries, shops and services and enjoy a short commute to the heart of Footscray, where diverse dining, great nightlife, Coles and the Footscray Market await. Proximity to Footscray Park, Victoria University, Highpoint Shopping Centre and the new Footscray Hospital adds loads of extra appeal, as does the recent opening of the Metro and Westgate tunnels, facilitating more efficient rail and road connectivity to and from the inner west, not to mention the exciting redevelopment of RecWest (YMCA), just a 3 minute walk away

- only 8.4km from the CBD with easy bus access, or walk to West Footscray Station for regular city-bound trains

- sought-after school zone – Footscray North Primary School (walking distance) and Footscray High School’s Barkly campus (catch bus from Essex Street) + St John’s Primary School a six-minute stroll from home

Information provided herein is believed to be accurate at the time of publishing, no responsibility is taken for any errors or omissions. It is the responsibility of the Purchaser to obtain independent professional advice and verification.

Listing description written by John Luong, Village Real Estate Seddon — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

Property features

  • Air Conditioning
  • Alarm System
  • Broadband
  • Built-in Robes
  • Courtyard
  • Dishwasher
  • Floorboards
  • Fully Fenced
  • Gas Heating
  • Grey Water System
  • Outdoor Entertaining
  • Pay TV
  • Reverse Cycle Aircon
  • Secure Parking
  • Shed
  • Solar Panels
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