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SA › Onkaparinga Hills › Upper Penneys Hill Rd

128 Upper Penneys Hill Rd, Onkaparinga Hills SA 5163

Rural Property

$920,000

Last sold

30 Apr 2021

5

Bedrooms

2

Bathrooms

13

Car spaces

32,200 m²

Land

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

Why this property?

  • FactLast recorded sale $920,000 (30 Apr 2021).(Recorded sale)
  • FactLand 32,200 m²; no building size recorded.(Property record)
  • CalculationRecorded Rural Property sales in Onkaparinga Hills (last 5 years) with land size: median $38/m² of land (n=3). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.(Districts recorded sales)

What could make it worth more?

  • FactZoned Hills Face (HF) under the Planning and Design Code.(Location SA · 1 Sept 2026)

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. 1No 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

$920,000

30 Apr 2021 · derived via latest_sale

Local land rate: recorded Rural Property sales in Onkaparinga Hills (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $38/m² of land (n=3). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

Onkaparinga Hills at a glance

2,634

People

$1,080,000

Median sale

$638/wk

Median rent

3.07%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 11 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Onkaparinga Hills report →

Vs Onkaparinga Hills

-14.8%

Median sale

Suburb $1,080,000

+0.54 pp

Gross yield

Suburb 3.07%

Suburb median $1,080,000 from 11 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation, not a portal figure.

Planning

Planning and development

Planning scheme

Planning and Design Code

Zone

Hills Face

HF

Jurisdiction

Onkaparinga

Onkaparinga, SA

Planning overlays

  • Data unavailable

Development activity

Data unavailable

Source

  • Provider: Location SA
  • Dataset: Planning and Design Code Zones
  • Retrieved: 1 Sept 2026
  • Version: 1
  • Parcel: 8690002359

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$920,00030 Apr 2021
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted23 Mar 2020
  3. Listedprice unknowncompleted23 Mar 2020

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

Capital growth

SA

Why this lot, not just this suburb

Why could this property outperform?

Confidence: low

Zoned Hills Face · HF (Planning and Design Code). Official parcel area about 41,800 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.” Street frontage and true lot geometry are not confirmed without open cadastre. Minimum lot size is not loaded, so two-lot subdivision is not confirmed. 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 $638/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.

3 of 10 questions answered so far

  • Development optionality of this lot

    Knownlow

    Zoned Hills Face · HF (Planning and Design Code). Official parcel area about 41,800 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

    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?

    Knownmedium

    Official parcel about 41,800 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

    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

Onkaparinga Hills in one glance

Onkaparinga Hills at a glance

2,634

People

$1,080,000

Median sale

$638/wk

Median rent

3.07%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 11 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Onkaparinga Hills report →

Keep researching

  • Why Onkaparinga Hills? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Onkaparinga Hills →
  • Other records on Upper Penneys Hill Rd →

Listing material

Listed by Harcourts Morphett Vale

Under Contract - Historic Cottage c.1900 & adj accommodation

Contact Agent for price guide and inspection details.

All the peace and serenity of country living just 35 minutes from the CBD!

5 - 10 minutes - schools, public transport, local shops.

Read the full description

10 - 15 minutes - major shopping centre, train station, cinemas, local beaches, hospitals.

15 minutes - McLaren Vale wine region.

What are we selling . . .

Don't expect a splash back and modern designer kitchen.

Don't expect walk-in wardrobes, ensuite bathrooms and LED dimmers in the ceiling. Don't expect polished floor boards or floor to ceiling glass.

What are you purchasing . . .

A 1900's historic cottage on 8 acres of what could virtually be described as 'Wetlands'. Visualise views through panelled sash windows with ever changing panoramas.

Visualise bagged washed walls two feet thick and you are living history.

Nestled at the base of a vineyard the property is silhouetted amongst manicured gardens overlooking a dam abundant with fish and shrouded by massive gum trees, frequented by waterbirds and local wildlife, tokens of the uniqueness this property hides.

Although the commercial potential of this property is not currently utilised, for the astute investor the property could readily transform into a highly desirable Bed & Breakfast, Cellar Door, Boutique Distillery, Artists Retreat or Renovators Delight.

An expansive brick paved outbuilding offers further potential with the adjoining independent modern accommodation vastly increasing the property's commercial viability.

This is arguably one of the most unique properties to come onto the market in the Southern Metropolitan area for many years.

Historic properties are a rare find.

Historic properties with commercial potential are an even rarer find (STCC)

TAKE A BREAK

Alternatively, you may prefer to simply encompass the tranquillity of a secluded stone cottage, close the gate and lock yourself away.

NOTATION:

The vendors have endeavoured to retain the heritage and originality of the cottage but appreciate a new purchaser may consider the kitchen and floor coverings could require updating or replacement.

With this in mind the vendors have reduced the price to $900,000 - $950,000.

For the astute investor or multi-generation families, there are abundant sites for placement of additional dwellings or cabins. (STCC)

Call Shane Moore 0418 669 448 for further details or to arrange inspection.

Listing description written by Shane Moore, Harcourts Morphett Vale — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

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