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NSW › Sylvania Waters › James Cook Island

13 James Cook Island, Sylvania Waters NSW 2224

House

4

Bedrooms

3

Bathrooms

2

Car spaces

720.8 m²

Land

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Districts View

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

Why this property?

  • FactLand 721 m²; no building size recorded.(Property record)
  • CalculationRecorded House sales in Sylvania Waters (last 5 years) with land size: median $3,981/m² of land (n=46). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.(Districts recorded sales)

What could make it worth more?

  • FactZoned Recreational Waterways (W2) under the Sutherland Shire Local Environmental Plan 2015.(NSW ePlanning Spatial Viewer · 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?

No verification items generated for this record.

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 Sylvania Waters (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $3,981/m² of land (n=46). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

Sylvania Waters at a glance

3,028

People

$2,550,000

Median sale

$1,004/wk

Median rent

2.05%

Suburb gross yield

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

See the full Sylvania Waters report →

Planning

Planning and development

Planning scheme

Sutherland Shire Local Environmental Plan 2015

Zone

Recreational Waterways

W2

Jurisdiction

Sutherland

Sutherland, NSW

Planning overlays

  • heightDetected
  • heritageNot detected

Planning constraints

  • 98.5

Development activity

Data unavailable

Source

  • Provider: NSW ePlanning Spatial Viewer
  • Dataset: Planning Portal Principal Planning — Land Zoning Map
  • Retrieved: 1 Sept 2026
  • Version: 1
  • Parcel: 101178002

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 detected — official

The official layer was queried and no heritage listed area was detected on this parcel (NSW ePlanning Spatial Viewer, retrieved 1 Sept 2026). Mapped layers change — this is the strongest all-clear Districts can give, not a certificate.

Records

Property history

  1. Soldprice unknown12 Sept 2024
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted1 Jan 2001
  3. Listedprice unknowncompleted1 Jan 2001

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 Recreational Waterways · W2 (Sutherland Shire Local Environmental Plan 2015). Official parcel area about 712 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 $1,004/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 Recreational Waterways · W2 (Sutherland Shire Local Environmental Plan 2015). Official parcel area about 712 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 712 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

Sylvania Waters in one glance

Sylvania Waters at a glance

3,028

People

$2,550,000

Median sale

$1,004/wk

Median rent

2.05%

Suburb gross yield

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

See the full Sylvania Waters report →

Keep researching

  • Why Sylvania Waters? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Sylvania Waters →
  • Other records on James Cook Island →

Listing material

Listed by DJW Property Sylvania Waters

Original brick beauty in premium James Cook island

Rarely offered and placed within an incredibly sought-after outer horse shoe position, opportunities like this are few and far between. Set on a large level block offering deep water frontage, it is perfectly set up for year round enjoyment with the glistening waters at your fingertips. Presenting a generous dual-level floorplan, the entire home is bathed in abundant northerly light whilst being wrapped around a gorgeous sun-soaked pool, allowing most rooms to enjoy stunning water views. Awaiting vision and transformation, it is ready to move into as is, while exuding tantalising scope to further enhance with a makeover or knockdown rebuild to create the ultimate family sanctuary (STCA). Lovingly kept, highlights include, superb in-outdoor flow, a spacious dine-in kitchen, multiple in-outdoor living/entertaining options plus a fully equipped wet bar extending to a covered alfresco terrace featuring direct water access, lush lawns plus an exclusive private jetty. This fantastic family home is brimming with alluring possibilities and will appeal to those seeking a relaxed waterside lifestyle in a premium location. Placed within a peaceful cul-de-sac, it is short walk to buses, Sylvania Waters village and parks with local schools, South Gate Shopping Centre plus Miranda Westfield’s just minutes away.

-4 beds, 3 baths, double garage w/ internal access, off-street parking, side entry, set on 720.8sqm’s

-Wide entrance foyer w/ exposed timber beams flows to formal lounge/billiard room/teenage retreat

Read the full description

-Versatile study or ideal home office on lower level, opportunity to convert into a fifth bedroom

-Modern open-plan kitchen

-Relaxed living room enjoys beautiful water views, opens to north facing terrace, pool and gardens

-Family-sized pool with 8ft depth, pontoon plus two mooring poles would easily fit a 70ft cruiser boat

-Upper master bedroom with airy windows, floor-to-ceiling built-ins and tiled ensuite including shower

-Additional dbl beds, all enjoy lovely outlooks, one with BIR’s plus a sunlit balcony offering water views

-Large tiled bathroom with shower, bathtub, double basins plus a separate lavatory, scope to update

-Internal laundry with abundant storage cupboards plus second bathroom with separate lavatory

-High ceilings, adequate storage throughout, solid foundations, terracotta roof tiles, well-kept interiors

-Undeniably one of Sylvania’s most prized waterfront locations within the outer horse shoe of James Cook Island

Listing description written by Dave Watkins, DJW Property Sylvania Waters — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

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