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VIC › Olinda › Mount Dandenong Tourist Rd

1445 Mount Dandenong Tourist Rd, Olinda VIC 3788

House

$1,470,000

Last sold

28 Oct 2025

9

Bedrooms

3

Bathrooms

4

Car spaces

8,645 m²

Land

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

Why this property?

  • FactLast recorded sale $1,470,000 (28 Oct 2025).(Recorded sale)
  • FactLand 8,645 m²; no building size recorded.(Property record)
  • CalculationRecorded House sales in Olinda (last 5 years) with land size: median $445/m² of land (n=80). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.(Districts recorded sales)

What could make it worth more?

  • FactZoned GREEN WEDGE A ZONE - SCHEDULE 1 (GWAZ1) under the ZN.(Vicmap Planning · 2 Sept 2026)

What could make it worth less?

  • FactBUSHFIRE MANAGEMENT OVERLAY intersects 99.8% of this parcel.(Vicmap Planning · 2 Sept 2026)
  • FactSIGNIFICANT LANDSCAPE OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 1 intersects 99.8% of this parcel.(Vicmap Planning · 2 Sept 2026)
  • FactENVIRONMENTAL SIGNIFICANCE OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 1 intersects 3% of this parcel.(Vicmap Planning · 2 Sept 2026)
  • FactEROSION MANAGEMENT OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 3 intersects 1.9% of this parcel.(Vicmap Planning · 2 Sept 2026)

What should you verify next?

  1. 1BUSHFIRE MANAGEMENT OVERLAY affects this parcel — verify the mapped extent against the title / planning certificate before relying on unaffected land.
  2. 2SIGNIFICANT LANDSCAPE OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 1 affects this parcel — verify the mapped extent against the title / planning certificate before relying on unaffected land.
  3. 3ENVIRONMENTAL SIGNIFICANCE OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 1 affects this parcel — verify the mapped extent against the title / planning certificate before relying on unaffected land.
  4. 4EROSION MANAGEMENT OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 3 affects this parcel — verify the mapped extent against the title / planning certificate before relying on unaffected land.
  5. 5No 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

$1,470,000

28 Oct 2025 · 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 Olinda (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $445/m² of land (n=80). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

Olinda at a glance

1,741

People

$1,180,000

Median sale

$629/wk

Median rent

2.77%

Suburb gross yield

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

See the full Olinda report →

Vs Olinda

+24.6%

Median sale

Suburb $1,180,000

-0.54 pp

Gross yield

Suburb 2.77%

Suburb median $1,180,000 from 13 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation, not a portal figure.

Planning

Planning and development

Planning scheme

ZN

Zone

GREEN WEDGE A ZONE - SCHEDULE 1

GWAZ1

Jurisdiction

Yarra Ranges

Yarra Ranges, VIC

Official property report

The original government planning document for this property. Sign in to view or download the PDF. Districts facts are a separate GIS extract and may not include every statement in the report.

Planning overlays

  • SIGNIFICANT LANDSCAPE OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 1Detected — 99.8% of parcel

Development activity

Data unavailable

Source

  • Provider: Vicmap Planning
  • Dataset: PLAN_ZONE
  • Retrieved: 2 Sept 2026
  • Version: 1
  • Parcel: 1349277

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 2 Sept 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

202120232025$1.2m$1.47m
  • Sold (recorded)
  1. Sold$1,470,00028 Oct 2025
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted29 Aug 2025
  3. Listedprice unknowncompleted29 Aug 2025
  4. Sold$1,200,00016 Dec 2021
  5. Listedprice unknowncompleted30 Nov 2021
  6. Listedprice unknowncompleted30 Nov 2021

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 GREEN WEDGE A ZONE - SCHEDULE 1 · GWAZ1 (ZN). Official parcel area about 8,842 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 8,842 m² — land size can look like optionality. What reduces it: BUSHFIRE MANAGEMENT OVERLAY; SIGNIFICANT LANDSCAPE OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 1; ENVIRONMENTAL SIGNIFICANCE OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 1; EROSION MANAGEMENT OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 3. 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 $629/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 GREEN WEDGE A ZONE - SCHEDULE 1 · GWAZ1 (ZN). Official parcel area about 8,842 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 8,842 m² — land size can look like optionality. What reduces it: BUSHFIRE MANAGEMENT OVERLAY; SIGNIFICANT LANDSCAPE OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 1; ENVIRONMENTAL SIGNIFICANCE OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 1; EROSION MANAGEMENT OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 3. 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

Olinda in one glance

Olinda at a glance

1,741

People

$1,180,000

Median sale

$629/wk

Median rent

2.77%

Suburb gross yield

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

See the full Olinda report →

Keep researching

  • Why Olinda? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Olinda →
  • Other records on Mount Dandenong Tourist Rd →

Listing material

Listed by First National Real Estate Ranges

Flat acreage. Private, yet central! ‘Bray Lodge Guest House’ Circa 1930 Homestead.

Did you say you wanted flat land with a large character home?

Well, here it is! Extensively refurbished with a private yet central location, this property offers a golden opportunity to acquire an iconic and prime landholding in Olinda. Walking distance to the charm and allure of Mt Dandenong village yet emanating a distinct feeling of timeless country ambience. Just over 2 lush acres of predominately flat grounds dotted with European classics such as pines, elms, fir, oak, beech and pine trees this is a lifestyle or investment opportunity of grand proportions that will bring joy to future generations.

Formerly known as “Bray Lodge Guest House” the property offers beautiful grounds of over 8645m2 (2.13 Acres) that are home to an original homestead circa 1930's including the perfectly flat lawn at the rear that was once a tennis court.

Read the full description

The property also houses a double roller door garage, privacy fencing and abundant off-street parking for multiple vehicles.

Over the last 3 years the owners have been busy!

A list of the works undertaken include:

Restumping the whole property and any joists requiring replacement were done.

New hot water.

New large gas ducted heating system.

The two new split systems are only 18 months old installed after the renovation for air con as well as heating. They are 10Kw each.

All the cosmetics, lights, kitchen, oven range hood etc and the tiling

The entire entrance veranda, electrical and lights have been completely replaced and has concrete stumps under the veranda floor now and you will see that whole section of roof is also brand new.

Most of the core electrical wiring through the roof was replaced and quite a bit throughout the house as well. All the electrical and gas compliance testing has been done as the property was tenanted and required this.

The water piping to the house underground from the meter has been replaced and nearly all the water pipes in the house were also replaced as they were original Galvanised pipes.

A good portion of the outside wall cladding and all the base boards have been replaced

Any portions of the plaster (even some areas that look “old” are actually new and were replaced in the renovation).

All the aged insulation in the roof was removed by suction, cleaned out and all new insulation installed as part of the renovation.

The owners have decided to hand the baton on, so here is your opportunity to make this property what you will, a large home, an accommodation business or whatever you have in mind (Subject to council approval of course!).

The hard work in infrastructure has been done!.

Enjoy a picnic in your own park like gardens, meander your way down the road to the Mount Dandenong Hotel for a pub meal, get a coffee and a pie from the bakery, enjoy live music at Kellys Bar or walk the trails off Ridge Road. The location is rich in lifestyle amenities and will bring a lifetime of joy to growing families.

This property truly is your piece of paradise in the hills – and only around an hour from central Melbourne – so be quick, this one won’t last!

Call Mick Dolphin 0429 684 522 or Caiti Ellis 0493 136 937 to find out more or to arrange an inspection.

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Disclaimer: We have in preparing this information used our best endeavours to ensure that the information contained is true and accurate, but accept no responsibility and disclaim all liability in respect to any errors, omissions, inaccuracies or misstatements. Prospective purchasers should make their own enquiries to verify the information.

Photos may include virtual staging.

Purchasers should make their own enquiries and refer to the due diligence check-list provided by Consumer Affairs. Click on the link for a copy of the due diligence check-list from Consumer Affairs. http://www.consumer.vic.gov.au/duediligencechecklist

Listing description written by Mick Dolphin, First National Real Estate Ranges — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

Property features

  • Air Conditioning
  • Ducted Heating
  • Floorboards

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