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NSW › Empire Bay › Empire Bay Dr

135 Empire Bay Dr, Empire Bay NSW 2257

For saleHouse for Sale

$1,700,000

For sale

Asking

4

Bedrooms

2

Bathrooms

2

Car spaces

898 m²

Land

Districts ViewPrice evidencePlanningSite constraintsHistoryListing

Districts View

Given the $1,700,000 ask, is this worth your time?

Why this ask?

  • FactListed for sale, asking $1,700,000(Listing record · 21 Apr 2026)
  • FactLand 898 m²; no building size recorded.(Property record)
  • CalculationAsk is 31% above the Empire Bay median recorded sale ($1,300,000, n=21, last 12 months).(Districts calculation from recorded sales)
  • CalculationIf it leased at Empire Bay's advertised median rent ($615/wk), implied gross yield would be 1.88% — this is not a rent for this listing.(Districts scenario calculation)

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

The ask against the evidence

Asking

$1,700,000

Asking · $1,893/m² of land

No recorded sale for this property.

Empire Bay at a glance

2,375

People

$1,300,000

Median sale

$615/wk

Median rent

2.46%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 21 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Empire Bay report →

Vs Empire Bay

+30.8%

Median sale

Suburb $1,300,000

-0.58 pp

Gross yield

Suburb 2.46%

Suburb median $1,300,000 from 21 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation, not a portal figure.

Total cost to purchase

Purchase Price
$1,700,000
Stamp Duty (New South Wales)
$75,512
Transfer/Registration Fee
$167
Mortgage Registration (est., if financed)
$200
Legal & Conveyancing (est.)
$2,000
Building & Pest Inspection (est.)
$700
Rates & Water Adjustment at Settlement (est.)
$800
Total cash required
$1,779,379

$79,379 on top of the price (4.7% extra)

  • Stamp Duty (New South Wales)
  • Transfer/Registration Fee
  • Mortgage Registration
  • Legal & Conveyancing
  • Building & Pest Inspection
  • Rates & Water Adjustment

Estimates only, at standard investor rates — no first-home or owner-occupier concessions applied. Not included: lenders mortgage insurance (usually applies when borrowing more than 80% of the price), loan application and settlement fees from your lender, the foreign-purchaser duty surcharge, and building insurance — in Queensland the property is at your risk from the first business day after signing, not from settlement. Verify with your conveyancer.

Stamp duty and transfer fees: New South Wales schedules from 2026-07-01. Ongoing council rates and land tax are not included.

Rental yield

Pre-filled with Empire Bay's advertised median rent — not a rent for this listing.

Net yield
0.38%
Annual cashflow (pre-tax)
$-81,920
Interest cover (DSCR)
0.07
Annual rent
$31,980
Operating expenses
$25,500
Loan amount
$1,360,000
Annual interest
$88,400
Gross yield
1.88%

Gross yield is weekly rent × 52 ÷ price. Net yield subtracts operating expenses. Cashflow then subtracts interest-only interest on price × LVR. Tax, vacancies, and principal repayments are not included.

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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

i

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. Listed$1,700,000available21 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

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 $615/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

Gross yield if leased at the suburb aggregate is 1.9%. The yield that matters is the one on achieved rent, which has not been inferred for this address. Net yield (land tax, rates, insurance, vacancy) is not loaded. 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

Empire Bay in one glance

Empire Bay at a glance

2,375

People

$1,300,000

Median sale

$615/wk

Median rent

2.46%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 21 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Empire Bay report →

Keep researching

  • Why Empire Bay? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Empire Bay →
  • Other records on Empire Bay Dr →

Listing material

Listed by REDFOX International

Elevated Luxury, Lifestyle And Location

Some homes are designed to impress; this is one of them. Spanning three expansive levels, this architecturally designed residence captures a prized near-north rear aspect, drawing in natural light, coastal breezes and soft water glimpses through a private, lush green leafy setting.

The design is bold yet refined—clean lines, a calm palette and rich blackbutt hardwood floors, with bifold doors dissolving the boundary between indoors and out.

Open-plan living flows to an oversized covered deck, creating a natural space for entertaining, relaxing or simply slowing down. The striking contemporary stylish kitchen with breakfast bar, anchors the home with a stone island, gas cooking and walk-in pantry, designed with flexibility to perform just as well midweek as it does on weekends.

Read the full description

Multiple living zones and a dedicated home office provide flexibility for growing families, remote work or multi-generational living—without compromise, with a second living space on the lower ground floor connecting to a second oversized entertainers deck for year-round enjoyment.

Upstairs, the master retreat with freestanding bath, is privately set and intentionally separated, complete with its own Fujitsu split system AC, a generous walk-in robe and a refined ensuite. Additional bedrooms feature built-ins, one with access to the deck, while a lower-level rumpus creates a versatile second living zone for teenagers or guests.

The outdoors is equally considered. Set on a 898sqm parcel, the property has been extensively improved with landscaped gardens, rock features, new fencing and productive vegetable beds—creating a space that is both usable and private. A custom front staircase enhances street presence, while direct access from the lower deck connects seamlessly to the large garden for the children to play.

Six 1,000L rainwater tanks with pump support garden irrigation and grey water use, with the flexibility to switch to town water as needed.

Comfort is delivered year-round with dual Fujitsu systems—a ducted split system servicing the main and lower levels, plus a separate unit for the master retreat.

A home that delivers space, flexibility and coastal ease in equal measure—designed for families, refined for lifestyle, and positioned for long-term value. The property presents potential for a secondary dwelling/granny flat, (STCA),

Positioned 2 minutes’ drive (approx.) to the waterfront, marina, local cafés, restaurants including Daleys kitchen & juice bar. 4 minutes’ drive to Ettalong Beach, 7 minutes to Ocean Beach or Killcare Beach. Woy Woy train station is a 10-minute drive (approx.) Time to St Leonard's via fast train, 65 minutes with Sydney CBD 85-90 minutes by car (approx.)

This is a compelling option for buyers seeking space, quality and a genuine shift in pace in a location that supports both everyday living and weekend escape.

Key Features:

• Architecturally designed tri-level residence

• Near-north rear aspect on a 898sqm parcel

• Water glimpses and private, lush leafy surrounds

• Expansive composite decks (low-maint, long lifespan)

• Bifold doors for seamless indoor-outdoor living

• Designer kitchen w/ stone island, gas, dishwasher & w/in pantry

• Multiple living zones plus dedicated study/home office

• Whole floor master with WIR, ensuite, freestanding bath & A/C

• Potential for a secondary dwelling/granny flat, (STCA),

• Three more bedrooms with built-ins plus lower-level rumpus

• Blackbutt hardwood flooring, garden access from lower deck

• Dual Fujitsu air conditioning (ducted + separate upper-level unit)

• Six 1,000L rainwater tanks with pump + town water option

• Landscaped gardens with rock features and two vegetable gardens

• New fencing and improved, fully usable backyard

• Dble garage with internal access, Gas hot water system, NBN

Please note: Some images (3) include digitally generated people for illustrative purposes only. The property itself has not been altered.

Listing description written by Christian Fry, REDFOX International — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

Property features

  • Built-in Robes
  • Deck
  • Dishwasher
  • Floorboards
  • Study
  • Water Tank

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