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12 Paperbark Dr, Forest Hill NSW 2651

House

$625,000

Last sold

16 Jan 2024

4

Bedrooms

2

Bathrooms

2

Car spaces

743 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 $625,000 (16 Jan 2024).(Recorded sale)
  • FactLand 743 m²; no building size recorded.(Property record)
  • CalculationRecorded House sales in Forest Hill (last 5 years) with land size: median $824/m² of land (n=102). 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

$625,000

16 Jan 2024 · derived via latest_sale

Local land rate: recorded House sales in Forest Hill (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $824/m² of land (n=102). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

Forest Hill at a glance

3,227

People

$579,000

Median sale

$530/wk

Median rent

4.76%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 52 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Forest Hill report →

Vs Forest Hill

+7.9%

Median sale

Suburb $579,000

-0.35 pp

Gross yield

Suburb 4.76%

Suburb median $579,000 from 52 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.

Records

Property history

  1. Sold$625,00016 Jan 2024
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted29 Sept 2023
  3. Listedprice unknowncompleted29 Sept 2023

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?

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.” 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 $530/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.

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

    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?

    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

    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

Forest Hill in one glance

Forest Hill at a glance

3,227

People

$579,000

Median sale

$530/wk

Median rent

4.76%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 52 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Forest Hill report →

Keep researching

  • Why Forest Hill? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Forest Hill →
  • Other records on Paperbark Dr →

Listing material

Listed by Macarthur Real Estate Agency

Modern Family Home in Forest Hill

Located in the sort after location of Brunslea Park and situated on a 743m2 parcel of land, 12 Paperbark Drive is 8 years young and designed for comfortable family living. Boasting modern amenities, spacious living areas, and a great location. Whether you're an investor or homeowner, this property offers the perfect blend of style and functionality.

-Four generously sized bedrooms ensure ample space for the whole family. The master bedroom complete with a built-in robe and ensuite, offering a private retreat at the front of the home while the remaining three bedrooms are located at the rear and serviced by the main bathroom and separate toilet

- Enjoy two separate living areas - an open plan kitchen, dining, and living space as well as a separate formal lounge room

Read the full description

- The well-appointed modern kitchen features a walk-in pantry, breakfast bar, 900mm gas cooktop and oven, plus space to install a dishwasher

- Stay comfortable all year-round with evaporative cooling and ducted gas heating, other features include low maintenance flooring and LED downlights

- Remote controlled double garage with internal access provides secure parking and additional storage options, plus side gate drive-through access to the secured backyard

- Undercover entertaining area flows from the main living area with plenty of room for the kids and pets to run and play

- Currently leased to fantastic tenants until 07/12/2023 paying $500 per week, with the potential to achieve $500 - $540 per week in the current market conditions

This property offers the perfect blend of comfort, style, and functionality. Don't miss the chance to make it your own or add it to your investment portfolio. Contact us today to arrange a viewing and experience the charm and convenience of this remarkable family home.

Council Rates: $1,903.07 per annum

Land Size: 743m2

*All information contained herein is gathered from sources we believe to be reliable, however, we cannot guarantee its accuracy and interested persons should rely on their own enquiries.

Listing description written by Chloe Chamberlain, Macarthur Real Estate Agency — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

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