Kensington at a glance
1,860
People
$1,210,000
Median sale
$590/wk
Median rent
2.54%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 5 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
SA › Kensington › Bowen St
$950,000
Last sold
22 Oct 2024
3
Bedrooms
1
Bathrooms
1
Car spaces
160 m²
Land
174.12 m²
Building
Districts View
No upside evidence detected in the data Districts holds for this lot.
No detected risks — but see the checklist: absence of evidence is not an all-clear.
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
Last sold
$950,000
22 Oct 2024 · derived via latest_sale
Sources disagree on the sale price. All recorded figures are shown in the history below — Districts does not pick a winner.
Local land rate: recorded House sales in Kensington (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $3,881/m² of land (n=13). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.
Kensington at a glance
1,860
People
$1,210,000
Median sale
$590/wk
Median rent
2.54%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 5 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
Vs Kensington
-21.5%
Median sale
Suburb $1,210,000
+0.69 pp
Gross yield
Suburb 2.54%
Suburb median $1,210,000 from 5 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation, not a portal figure.
Planning
Planning data is being calculated
Data unavailable
Source
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 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 exposure has not been retrieved from any source for this property yet. Unknown is not the same as clear.
Bushfire exposure has not been retrieved from any source for this property yet. Unknown is not the same as clear.
Heritage listing has not been retrieved from any source for this property yet. Unknown is not the same as clear.
Records
Events are recorded observations from public listings, kept with their source and date. Missing values are shown as unknown, never estimated.
Capital growth
SAPlanning 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.
Official flood overlay has not been retrieved (pending). Missing layer is unknown, not “no.” Nearby development applications are not loaded. This lot’s own applications are a separate question.
Rental
No advertised rent is recorded. Suburb median rent $590/week — not this address. An inferred likely-rent range is not shown until official bond series are loaded for this dwelling type and bedrooms.
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.
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
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.”
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
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
UnknownPlanning layers have not been retrieved for this property yet.
Nearby development pipeline
UnknownNearby development applications are not loaded. This lot’s own applications are a separate question.
Honest achievable rent
KnownlowThis 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
UnknownSupply pressure needs comparable listings near this lot plus a nearby DA pipeline. Neither is loaded.
Why is this cheap?
UnknownThe constraint stack has not been retrieved for this lot, so Districts cannot explain a discount versus land size.
Lot-level flood
UnknownOfficial flood overlay has not been retrieved (pending). Missing layer is unknown, not “no.”
Catalyst exposure
UnknownFunded catalyst catchments are not loaded. A TOD badge is not this product.
This lot's DA history
UnknownDevelopment applications have not been queried for this parcel.
Statutory land value versus ask
UnknownStatutory land value is not available as free bulk data in this jurisdiction. Do not fake it with a suburb median.
Net yield / holding costs
UnknownNet yield / holding costs are not estimated outside NSW without inventing land tax.
Area
Kensington at a glance
1,860
People
$1,210,000
Median sale
$590/wk
Median rent
2.54%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 5 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
Listing material
Listed by Harris Real Estate Kent TownSo close to The Parade you can almost smell the sourdough baking at 30 Acres, your soon-to-be-local for long lunches and quick coffees, this 2-storey townhouse is also tranquilly tucked just off Kensington's famed High Street, ensuring its enviable strolling distance proximity to Adelaide's favourite east-end shopping precinct comes at no cost to peace or privacy.
Glorious natural light bathes each floor of this warmly inviting home. Downstairs, expansive floor to ceiling window banks and a screened slider are all that separate the combined living/dining area and a chef-ready kitchen with every mod con, from a brick paved rear courtyard with dappled shade for alfresco diners feasting beneath the pergola. Treacle-toned hybrid timber floors further soften this blissful social space and continue down a short passage to a handy powder room and the laundry.
Above, up to 3 bedrooms await – all plush carpeted and kept cool or cosy as the seasons dictate, by ducted A/C. The front 2 are natural retreats, each fitted with built-in clothes storage, the larger with bespoke windows from which you can spy the grand steeple of a nearby church, the other boasting leafy views through tree-tops from an elegantly curved panelled arched window rising from the floor. Double doors open into the rear room, so it could work equally as an office, and the chic contemporary bathroom is central to all 3, offering a deep bath and shower either side of a stylish floating vanity.
The single garage will safely store your wheels here but, with every amenity one could require, whatever stage of life, just beyond the grassy front yard, a leisurely walk will get you most places. It's literally about 200m to the 'top of The Parade' and an array of cafes, restaurants, boutique clothing stores, supermarkets, health services, and the cinema. Top east-side schools like Marryatville, Pembroke and Loreto, are all a short walk or bike ride, and town is just 15 minutes by bus. For luxurious yet low-maintenance living in a 5-star location, this sets the benchmark!
Features you'll love:
- Beautifully appointed 2-storey townhouse with a versatile floorplan to meet multiple needs
- Light-filled open-plan living, dining and kitchen with hybrid timber floors connecting seamlessly through a wall of windows and a slider to a private, brick paved courtyard
- Subway tile kitchen splashbacks, sleek bench tops, crisp white overheads, dishwasher, electric cooker/oven & rangehood
- Up to 3 carpeted bedrooms above, or sleep in the 2 out front and use third as a study/office
- Exquisite main bathroom with lux tiling, bath and shower, the WC on its own next door
- Handy downstairs powder room opposite a dedicated laundry
- Ducted A/C through the bedrooms and a split system in main living area
- Internal entry off secure single garage with valuable storage recess on one side, extra parking on the brick paved drive
- Pretty front garden with lawns framed by leafy hedges
Location highlights:
- Prime eastside position only moments from The Parade in a leafy side street
- Stroll to cafes, restaurants, supermarket, boutique shops, live concerts and local footy
- 4 min walk down the street to city-bound bus stops
- A leisurely walk or cycle to zoned (Marryatville Primary/High) and private schools
- Only 6-minutes' drive to expanding Burnside Village or 10 into town
Specifications:
CT / 5075/370
Council / Norwood Payneham & St Peters
Zoning / EN
Built / 1992
Land / 160m2
Frontage / 7.09m
Council Rates / $1,061.75pa
Emergency Services Levy / $161.85pa
SA Water / $187.79pq
Estimated rental assessment / $670 to $700 per week / Written rental assessment can be provided upon request
Nearby Schools / Marryatville P.S, Marryatville H.S
Disclaimer: All information provided has been obtained from sources we believe to be accurate, however, we cannot guarantee the information is accurate and we accept no liability for any errors or omissions (including but not limited to a property's land size, floor plans and size, building age and condition). Interested parties should make their own enquiries and obtain their own legal and financial advice. Should this property be scheduled for auction, the Vendor's Statement may be inspected at any Harris Real Estate office for 3 consecutive business days immediately preceding the auction and at the auction for 30 minutes before it starts. RLA | 226409
Listing description written by Tom Hector, Harris Real Estate Kent Town — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.