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132 Lake Ave, Cringila NSW 2502

Block of Units

$679,995

Last sold

29 Mar 2023

6

Bedrooms

2

Bathrooms

2

Car spaces

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Districts View

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

Why this property?

  • FactLast recorded sale $679,995 (29 Mar 2023).(Recorded sale)

What could make it worth more?

  • FactZoned Low Density Residential (R2) under the Wollongong Local Environmental Plan 2009.(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

$679,995

29 Mar 2023 · derived via latest_sale

Cringila at a glance

2,128

People

$780,000

Median sale

$634/wk

Median rent

4.23%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 18 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Cringila report →

Vs Cringila

-12.8%

Median sale

Suburb $780,000

+0.62 pp

Gross yield

Suburb 4.23%

Suburb median $780,000 from 18 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation, not a portal figure.

Planning

Planning and development

Planning scheme

Wollongong Local Environmental Plan 2009

Zone

Low Density Residential

R2

Jurisdiction

Wollongong

Wollongong, NSW

Planning overlays

  • heightDetected
  • heritageNot detected

Planning constraints

  • 109

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: 101334686

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 31 Aug 2026). Mapped layers change — this is the strongest all-clear Districts can give, not a certificate.

Records

Property history

  1. Sold$679,99529 Mar 2023
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted22 Mar 2023
  3. Listedprice unknowncompleted22 Mar 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?

Confidence: medium

Zoned Low Density Residential · R2 (Wollongong Local Environmental Plan 2009). Official parcel area about 884 m². Dual occupancy is a permitted housing type in this NSW zone under statewide settings, subject to DCP and site constraints. That is not confirmation this lot qualifies. Two-lot subdivision is unknown without minimum lot size and frontage. This is a screen, not a planning certificate. If the dual occupancy pathway survives a planner’s check, this lot can outperform a same-suburb house that is hold-as-is only. That is not a forecast. 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 $634/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

This looks more compelling as a land / capital-growth play than a pure yield play — if the dual occupancy pathway survives a planner’s check.

Detail

Zoned Low Density Residential · R2 (Wollongong Local Environmental Plan 2009). Official parcel area about 884 m². Dual occupancy is a permitted housing type in this NSW zone under statewide settings, subject to DCP and site constraints. That is not confirmation this lot qualifies. Two-lot subdivision is unknown without minimum lot size and frontage. This is a screen, not a planning certificate.

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Achieved rent for this address has not been inferred. Gross yield on advertising copy is not the deal.

Nearby DA pipeline is unknown, so neighbourhood change is not in this verdict.

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 Low Density Residential · R2 (Wollongong Local Environmental Plan 2009). Official parcel area about 884 m². Dual occupancy is a permitted housing type in this NSW zone under statewide settings, subject to DCP and site constraints. That is not confirmation this lot qualifies. 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 884 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

Cringila in one glance

Cringila at a glance

2,128

People

$780,000

Median sale

$634/wk

Median rent

4.23%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 18 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Cringila report →

Keep researching

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

Listing material

Listed by Right Choice Real Estate

Dual living, dual income, dual purpose property – 898sqm block!

Another SOLD by Right Choice, make us your choice…

You’ll be seeing double when you come and inspect these two units on title.

Just off Lake Avenue facing Auburn Parade, this solidly built home is in need of some work, but the rewards are there for those who put in the effort.

Read the full description

Upstairs, unit 1 features a sunny aspect, three large bedrooms and a combination of characterful original features such as high ceilings balanced with modern updates. The bathroom has a separate shower and bath, with a powder room off the rear sunroom. The loungeroom enjoys a sunny easterly aspect across to the reserve and storage is covered with a solid single garage downstairs.

Presently let by great tenants on an expired lease, the exterior of unit 1 needs a repaint and some maintenance swiftly to bring it back to its best.

Downstairs, the double brick three-bedroom unit is neat, clean and businesslike. Sound, solid and secure, but definitely ready for your stylistic touch. Topped off by a single remote garage with internal access and external laundry, this unit is vacant and move in ready.

Positioned on a leafy 898sqm block set back well from the street, 132 Lake Avenue is a place of possibilities. Live in one, rent out the other, renovate one after the other, invest with family to gain a foothold on the property ladder, investigate the future potential of the whole 898sqm, the options are many.

Big block, bright future

• Two three bedrooms units with single lockup garage each

• Renovate one, while one still generates income

• 898sqm block with plenty of space

***Available 7 Days by Appointment***

- For more detailed information please call the Sales Team at Right Choice Real Estate

Listing description written by Anthony King, Right Choice Real Estate — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

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