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14 The Cres, Mount Evelyn VIC 3796

House

$855,000

Last sold

27 Jan 2026

3

Bedrooms

1

Bathrooms

3

Car spaces

1,186 m²

Land

Districts ViewPrice evidencePlanningSite constraintsHistoryListing

Districts View

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

Why this property?

  • FactLast recorded sale $855,000 (27 Jan 2026).(Recorded sale)
  • FactLand 1,186 m²; no building size recorded.(Property record)
  • CalculationRecorded House sales in Mount Evelyn (last 5 years) with land size: median $824/m² of land (n=94). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.(Districts recorded sales)

What could make it worth more?

  • FactZoned LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL ZONE (LDRZ) under the ZN.(Vicmap Planning · 31 Aug 2026)

What could make it worth less?

  • FactENVIRONMENTAL SIGNIFICANCE OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 2 intersects 99.8% of this parcel.(Vicmap Planning · 31 Aug 2026)
  • FactBUSHFIRE MANAGEMENT OVERLAY intersects 99.8% of this parcel.(Vicmap Planning · 31 Aug 2026)
  • FactSIGNIFICANT LANDSCAPE OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 22 intersects 99.8% of this parcel.(Vicmap Planning · 31 Aug 2026)

What should you verify next?

  1. 1ENVIRONMENTAL SIGNIFICANCE OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 2 affects this parcel — verify the mapped extent against the title / planning certificate before relying on unaffected land.
  2. 2BUSHFIRE MANAGEMENT OVERLAY affects this parcel — verify the mapped extent against the title / planning certificate before relying on unaffected land.
  3. 3SIGNIFICANT LANDSCAPE OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 22 affects this parcel — verify the mapped extent against the title / planning certificate before relying on unaffected land.
  4. 4No 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

$855,000

27 Jan 2026 · 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 Mount Evelyn (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $824/m² of land (n=94). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

Mount Evelyn at a glance

10,065

People

$894,000

Median sale

$574/wk

Median rent

3.34%

Suburb gross yield

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

See the full Mount Evelyn report →

Vs Mount Evelyn

-4.4%

Median sale

Suburb $894,000

+0.15 pp

Gross yield

Suburb 3.34%

Suburb median $894,000 from 21 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation, not a portal figure.

Planning

Planning and development

Planning scheme

ZN

Zone

LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL ZONE

LDRZ

Jurisdiction

Yarra Ranges

Yarra Ranges, VIC

Planning overlays

  • SIGNIFICANT LANDSCAPE OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 22Detected — 99.8% of parcel

Development activity

Data unavailable

Source

  • Provider: Vicmap Planning
  • Dataset: PLAN_ZONE
  • Retrieved: 31 Aug 2026
  • Version: 1
  • Parcel: 1357583

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

Detected — official

The official layer maps a bushfire risk zone on this parcel, intersecting about 99.8% of it (Vicmap Planning, retrieved 31 Aug 2026). Verify the extent against the title before relying on unaffected land.

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

201820222026$615k$810k$855k
  • Sold (recorded)
  1. Sold$855,00027 Jan 2026
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted13 Jan 2026
  3. Listedprice unknowncompleted13 Jan 2026
  4. Sold$810,0002 Sept 2024
  5. Listedprice unknowncompleted13 Aug 2024
  6. Listedprice unknowncompleted13 Aug 2024
  7. Sold$615,00018 Dec 2018
  8. Listedprice unknowncompleted7 Nov 2018
  9. Listedprice unknowncompleted7 Nov 2018

Events are recorded observations from public listings, kept with their source and date. Missing values are shown as unknown, never estimated.

Capital growth

VIC

Why this lot, not just this suburb

Why could this property outperform?

Confidence: medium

Zoned LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL ZONE · LDRZ (ZN). Official parcel area about 1,158 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. Official parcel about 1,158 m² — land size can look like optionality. What reduces it: ENVIRONMENTAL SIGNIFICANCE OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 2; BUSHFIRE MANAGEMENT OVERLAY; SIGNIFICANT LANDSCAPE OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 22. Pay house money or walk — do not pay site money until a planner confirms a pathway through this stack. Victoria has no public statewide property-level DA API. Nearby pipeline is unknown.

Rental

Income, competition, and yield

What will it realistically rent for?

Confidence: low

No advertised rent is recorded. Suburb median rent $574/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. Victoria has no public statewide property-level DA API. Nearby pipeline is unknown. 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.

3 of 10 questions answered so far

  • Development optionality of this lot

    Knownmedium

    Zoned LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL ZONE · LDRZ (ZN). Official parcel area about 1,158 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

    Victoria has no public statewide property-level DA API. Nearby pipeline is unknown.

  • 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?

    Knownlow

    Official parcel about 1,158 m² — land size can look like optionality. What reduces it: ENVIRONMENTAL SIGNIFICANCE OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 2; BUSHFIRE MANAGEMENT OVERLAY; SIGNIFICANT LANDSCAPE OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 22. Pay house money or walk — do not pay site money until a planner confirms a pathway through this stack.

  • 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

    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

Mount Evelyn in one glance

Mount Evelyn at a glance

10,065

People

$894,000

Median sale

$574/wk

Median rent

3.34%

Suburb gross yield

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

See the full Mount Evelyn report →

Keep researching

  • Why Mount Evelyn? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Mount Evelyn →
  • Other records on The Cres →

Listing material

Listed by Bell Real Estate Montrose

Freshly Updated Family Allure on a Huge Block

Serenely poised amidst the verdant charm of a tree-change neighbourhood, this freshly updated family home presents an enticing opportunity for young families, multigenerational households, downsizers needing space for boats or caravans and first-time homeowners in a tightly held community-oriented locale. Embrace a lifestyle where café culture is but a stroll away, with the allure of the nearby Warburton Rail Trail for weekend adventures.

Boasting an updated façade that exudes an inviting street presence, step inside to discover light-filled, open plan living seamlessly merging with a recently updated kitchen. Here, culinary endeavours await with new benchtops, a gas cooktop, electric oven, and dishwasher drawers, all complemented by a sociable breakfast bench.

Bedrooms are sun-kissed, generous in size and well placed with two quietly tucked off a hallway and one at the entrance. Luxuriate in the glamour of the brand-new fully tiled bathroom, complete with a bespoke double vanity, rejuvenating monsoon shower, and a sumptuous deep soak bath with niche.

Read the full description

Daily life effortlessly extends outdoors to an expansive covered alfresco overlooking a generous yard, secured for family enjoyment and potentially the ideal setting for a granny flat or studio (STCA). Here you can host memorable gathering throughout the seasons or simply keep an eye on the kids whilst you enjoy a quiet cuppa.

The property excels in utility, with ample storage solutions and allure for tradies or those with caravans, boats or trailers including a single garage with workshop space, additional sheds, and the undeniable benefit of a semi-circular drive with dual driveways leading to an oversized double carport. You’ll be able to accommodate multiple cars (ideal for then the kids get their Ps) and guests with ease.

Situated in a quiet leafy street setting the stage for a life of quiet ambience, the home is just a short walk to Mt Evelyn shops, primary school and pre-school with the Warby trail just down the road. It is also close to Lilydale shopping and transport, with proximity to some of the area's best schools and with easy connection to the Maroondah Highway and Eastlink.

At a Glance:

• 3 bedroom, 1 bathroom modern family home on a huge 1187m2.

• Brand-new glamorous bathroom.

• Brand-new European-inspired space-saving laundry.

• Updated kitchen.

• Mostly double-glazed windows,

• Huge rear alfresco area overlooking generous and tiered fully fenced backyard.

• Brand new front deck.

• Stylish timber laminate flooring and updated lighting.

• Reverse cycle central heating/cooling system for seasonal comfort.

• Rainwater tank.

• Semi-circular driveway, double carport and single garage with workshop space.

• Walk to Mount Evelyn township.

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 advice.

Listing description written by Allan Dowdell, Bell Real Estate Montrose — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

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