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14 Sassafras Dr, Highbury SA 5089

House

$1,240,000

Last sold

14 Aug 2026

4

Bedrooms

2

Bathrooms

4

Car spaces

690 m²

Land

365 m²

Building

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Districts View

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

Why this property?

  • FactLast recorded sale $1,240,000 (14 Aug 2026).(Recorded sale)
  • CalculationRecorded House sales in Highbury (last 5 years) with land size: median $1,321/m² of land (n=92). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.(Districts recorded sales)

What could make it worth more?

  • FactZoned General Neighbourhood (GN) under the Planning and Design Code.(Location SA · 30 Aug 2026)
  • Fact21016435 — Variation to original DA 119550 (Decision Made), lodged 1 July 2021.(Location SA · 1 July 2021) source ↗

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. 1Read 21016435 — Variation to original DA 119550 in full at council before relying on the development thesis. open ↗
  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

What this lot has actually traded at

Last sold

$1,240,000

14 Aug 2026 · derived via latest_sale

Local land rate: recorded House sales in Highbury (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $1,321/m² of land (n=92). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

Highbury at a glance

7,394

People

$1,103,000

Median sale

$597/wk

Median rent

2.81%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 31 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Highbury report →

Vs Highbury

+12.4%

Median sale

Suburb $1,103,000

-0.31 pp

Gross yield

Suburb 2.81%

Suburb median $1,103,000 from 31 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation, not a portal figure.

Planning

Planning and development

Planning scheme

Planning and Design Code

Zone

General Neighbourhood

GN

Jurisdiction

Tea Tree Gully

Tea Tree Gully, SA

Planning overlays

  • Data unavailable

Development activity

  • 21016435

    Variation to original DA 119550

    Decision Made · Lodged 1 July 2021

    Council site report

Source

  • Provider: Location SA
  • Dataset: Planning and Design Code Zones
  • Retrieved: 30 Aug 2026
  • Version: 1
  • Parcel: 2801139001

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. Sold$1,240,00014 Aug 2026
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted23 June 2026
  3. Listedprice unknowncompleted23 June 2026

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 General Neighbourhood · GN (Planning and Design Code). Official parcel area about 690 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. 1 development application on this parcel. Code Assessed - Performance Assessed (Decision Made) Latest lodgement recorded 2021-07-01. These are this lot’s applications, not the neighbourhood pipeline. 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 $597/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.

4 of 10 questions answered so far

  • Development optionality of this lot

    Knownlow

    Zoned General Neighbourhood · GN (Planning and Design Code). Official parcel area about 690 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 690 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

    Knownmedium

    1 development application on this parcel. Code Assessed - Performance Assessed (Decision Made) Latest lodgement recorded 2021-07-01. These are this lot’s applications, not the neighbourhood pipeline.

  • 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

Highbury in one glance

Highbury at a glance

7,394

People

$1,103,000

Median sale

$597/wk

Median rent

2.81%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 31 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Highbury report →

Keep researching

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

Listing material

Listed by All Adelaide

Linear Park and Tree-Lined Streets Lead to this Magnificent Family Home

Peacefully nestled on the high side of the road, offering commanding views across the local neighbourhood, and within walking distance to the renowned Torrens River Linear Park, this stunning, upgraded solid brick home boasts spacious living and thoughtful décor.

Being offered to the market for the first time in the modern era, the home has been fastidiously upgraded by the current owners to produce a vibrant, contemporary living environment that will appeal to the sophisticated executive family.

Enjoy the benefits of formal, casual and alfresco living zones with plenty of space for your family to relax, grow and entertain. Quality floor coverings, fresh neutral tones and LED downlights flow effortlessly throughout the living spaces, while ducted reverse cycle air-conditioning ensures year-round comfort.

Read the full description

Receive your guests in a generous formal lounge with built-in bar and step on through to a private formal dining room. A fully upgraded kitchen offers central social hub for the home, providing service to a spacious tiled family room, access to the bar and servery breakfast bar to a massive atrium alfresco sunroom where you can enjoy the outdoors all year-round.

All 4 bedrooms are well proportioned, all double bed capable. The master suite features 'his & hers' walk-in robes and a clever ensuite bathroom. Bedrooms 3 and 4 both have built-in robes and are serviced by a well designed three-way main bathroom with wide vanity.

A downstairs study/bedroom 5/private retreat/hobby room, under stair storage and wine cellar continue to add to the list of outstanding features this home offers.

Enjoy the outdoors all year-round in the gabled alfresco entertaining atrium. Ceiling fans ensure your comfort while stacker sliding doors open to allow the garden ambience to infuse, providing a fabulous winter comfort zone and plenty of space for your summer entertaining.

A tiered backyard provides a fabulous level lawn area for the kids to play, while a double garage with lock-up roller doors offers secure accommodation for the family cars, completing a value packed offering that is bound to appeal to the established executive family.

Briefly:

* Upgraded solid brick home on generous 688m² block

* Constructed in 1989, now offering contemporary comfort and modern appeal

* Both formal and casual living zones across a spacious 4 bedroom + study design

* Spacious and sophisticated formal lounge with built-in bar

* Formal dining room adjacent the living, with sliding door to alfresco

* Upgraded central kitchen featuring crisp modern cabinetry, stone look bench tops, stainless steel appliances, walk-in pantry, double sink with filtered water, servery window to alfresco, breakfast bar to family room and access to the living room bar

* Spacious casual family room adjacent kitchen, with alfresco access

* Massive tiled alfresco atrium/pergola complete with sliding stacker doors and ceiling fans

* Established gardens in the front and rear

* Upper level lawn area, perfect for kids and pets

* All 4 bedrooms are well proportioned, all with quality floor coverings

* Bedroom 1 with 'his & hers' walk-in robes and a clever ensuite bathroom

* Bedrooms 3 & 4 with built-in robes

* Spacious three-way main bathroom with wide vanity

* Massive traditional laundry/utility room

* Spacious entrance hall

* Ducted reverse cycle air-conditioning

* Oversized double garage with lock-up roller doors

* Under stair storage area

* Lower level study/bedroom 5/private retreat/hobby room

* Wine cellar

* Ample off street parking in a wide driveway

Ideally located within easy reach of all amenities. The River Torrens Linear Reserve is just around the corner, a great place for an evening walk or enjoy the upgraded amenities of Rotary Park and the Mahogany Wetlands.

Newton Village & Dernancourt Shopping Centres are nearby for your daily requirements and Tea Tree Plaza is also easily reachable, with the Adelaide City Centre a short 25 minute drive.

Local unzoned primary schools include Highbury Primary School, Modbury South Primary School, Paradise Primary, Charles Campbell College & Dernancourt School R-7 while the zoned secondary school for this address is Modbury High School.

Zoning information is obtained from www.education.sa.gov.au Purchasers are responsible for ensuring by independent verification its accuracy, currency or completeness.

Listing description written by Ben Krieg, All Adelaide — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

Property features

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