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SA › Port Elliot › Watson Cres

14 Watson Cres, Port Elliot SA 5212

House

3

Bedrooms

2

Bathrooms

0

Car spaces

573 m²

Land

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

Why this property?

  • FactLand 573 m²; no building size recorded.(Property record)
  • CalculationRecorded House sales in Port Elliot (last 5 years) with land size: median $1,181/m² of land (n=68). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.(Districts recorded sales)

What could make it worth more?

  • FactZoned Neighbourhood (N) under the Planning and Design Code.(Location SA · 30 Aug 2026)
  • Fact25029500 — Carport (Decision Made), lodged 30 Sept 2025.(Location SA · 30 Sept 2025) 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 25029500 — Carport 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

No recorded sale price for this property yet.

Local land rate: recorded House sales in Port Elliot (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $1,181/m² of land (n=68). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

Port Elliot at a glance

2,321

People

$820,000

Median sale

$505/wk

Median rent

3.20%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 13 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Port Elliot report →

Planning

Planning and development

Planning scheme

Planning and Design Code

Zone

Neighbourhood

N

Jurisdiction

Alexandrina

Alexandrina, SA

Planning overlays

  • Data unavailable

Development activity

  • 25029500

    Carport

    Decision Made · Lodged 30 Sept 2025

    Council site report

Source

  • Provider: Location SA
  • Dataset: Planning and Design Code Zones
  • Retrieved: 30 Aug 2026
  • Version: 1
  • Parcel: 4533738751

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. Soldprice unknown17 Feb 2025
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted16 Jan 2025
  3. Listedprice unknowncompleted16 Jan 2025

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 Neighbourhood (Planning and Design Code). Official parcel area about 574 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 2025-09-30. 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 $505/week — not this address. An inferred likely-rent range is not shown until official bond series are loaded for this dwelling type and bedrooms. No recorded off-street parking — often a discount versus the suburb median for the same beds.

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 Neighbourhood (Planning and Design Code). Official parcel area about 574 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

    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 2025-09-30. 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

Port Elliot in one glance

Port Elliot at a glance

2,321

People

$820,000

Median sale

$505/wk

Median rent

3.20%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 13 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Port Elliot report →

Keep researching

  • Why Port Elliot? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Port Elliot →
  • Other records on Watson Cres →

Listing material

Listed by Harris South Coast

Relaxing haven in Port Elliot

This beautifully private beach house is a relaxing escape for family and friends, recently lived in permanently and also enjoyed as a short term escape.

Positioned perfectly at the end of a cul-de-sac in the township and filled with a chilled beach style, this perfect Port Elliot house is a short stroll to the beach, The Strand cafes and homeware stores plus Lakala reserve just down the road.

Built in 2010, this Sarah Homes build has been enhanced with upgraded finishes. The property includes three bedrooms, two bathrooms, open plan living areas plus a separate studio at the rear.

Read the full description

The entry is via the front deck to the lounge that extends to the open plan living and dining area with split system air-conditioning and sliding doors to the delightful rear undercover patio, ideal for entertaining all year round. Expansive hardwood decking and walkways frame the property both front, back and side.

The light filled north facing kitchen with dishwasher and breakfast bar overlooks the living spaces. The lounge features split system air conditioning, combustion fireplace, tassie oak style flooring, louvre windows and glass sliding doors.

The master bedroom enjoys his and hers built in robes, split system air conditioning, quality flooring, sliding doors to catch the sea breeze off the front deck and white ensuite with heated towel rail, basin, shower and toilet. Bedrooms two and three have wool carpet, roller blinds and built in robes. The main bathroom continues the coastal theme with white tiles and timber panelling, vanity, toilet and shower.

The separate studio completes the offering with industrial style lighting, ply clad ceiling and storage space.

Other features to the home include new antenna, 21 solar panels, garden shed and wood shed, water wise gardens filled with agaves, magnolia and frangipani tree, fully fenced rear yard for children and pets to play and off street parking for two vehicles.

This is a beach house haven in beautiful Port Elliot!

Specifications:

CT / 5933/795

Council / Alexandrina

Zoning / N

Built / 2008

Land / 573m2 (approx)

Frontage / 12m

Council Rates / $4,065.05pa (approx)

Emergency Services Levy / $112.95pa

SA Water / $74.20pq

Estimated rental assessment: $540 - $560 p/w (Written rental assessment can be provided upon request)

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 | 337539

Listing description written by Beth Stratfold, Harris South Coast — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

Property features

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