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148 Holberton St, Newtown QLD 4350

House

$490,000

Last sold

20 Oct 2023

3

Bedrooms

1

Bathrooms

1

Car spaces

809 m²

Land

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Districts View

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

Why this property?

  • FactLast recorded sale $490,000 (20 Oct 2023).(Recorded sale)
  • FactLand 809 m²; no building size recorded.(Property record)
  • CalculationRecorded House sales in Newtown (last 5 years) with land size: median $1,117/m² of land (n=111). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.(Districts recorded sales)

What could make it worth more?

  • FactZoned Low-Medium Density Residential (Low-Medium Density Residential) under the Toowoomba Regional Planning Scheme.(Toowoomba Regional Council · 31 Aug 2026)

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. 1No 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

$490,000

20 Oct 2023 · derived via latest_sale

Local land rate: recorded House sales in Newtown (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $1,117/m² of land (n=111). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

Newtown at a glance

10,761

People

$741,250

Median sale

$487/wk

Median rent

3.42%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 104 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Newtown report →

Vs Newtown

-33.9%

Median sale

Suburb $741,250

+1.75 pp

Gross yield

Suburb 3.42%

Suburb median $741,250 from 104 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation, not a portal figure.

Planning

Planning and development

Planning scheme

Toowoomba Regional Planning Scheme

Zone

Low-Medium Density Residential

Low-Medium Density Residential

Jurisdiction

Toowoomba Regional Council

Toowoomba, QLD

Planning overlays

  • Data unavailable

Development activity

Data unavailable

Source

  • Provider: Toowoomba Regional Council
  • Dataset: Toowoomba Regional Planning Scheme Zones
  • Retrieved: 31 Aug 2026
  • Version: 29
  • Parcel: 4RP43251

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

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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.

For more information on this property, visit Queensland Globe↗.

Records

Property history

  1. Sold$490,00020 Oct 2023
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted5 Sept 2023
  3. Listedprice unknowncompleted5 Sept 2023

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

Capital growth

QLD

Why this lot, not just this suburb

Why could this property outperform?

Confidence: medium

Zoned Low-Medium Density Residential (Toowoomba Regional Planning Scheme). Official parcel area about 823 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. 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 $487/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.

3 of 10 questions answered so far

  • Development optionality of this lot

    Knownmedium

    Zoned Low-Medium Density Residential (Toowoomba Regional Planning Scheme). Official parcel area about 823 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 823 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

    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

Newtown in one glance

Newtown at a glance

10,761

People

$741,250

Median sale

$487/wk

Median rent

3.42%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 104 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Newtown report →

Keep researching

  • Why Newtown? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Newtown →
  • Other records on Holberton St →

Listing material

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SO WHAT'S NEARBY?

- 160m to Our Lady of Lourdes School

- 270m to Newtown State Primary School

- 350m to McPhie Park

- 700m to Queensland State Rose Garden / Newtown Park

- 850m to Norman Park

- 850m to Clifford Gardens Shopping Centre

- 1Km to The Glennie School

- 1.2Km to St Ursula's College

- 1.3Km to Clifford Park Racecourse

- 1.3Km to St Mary's College

- 2.3Km to Toowoomba CBD

- 2.9Km to Harristown High School

- 2.9Km to Toowoomba Hospital

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***USEFUL INFO courtesy of The Jacqui Walker Sells Team:

- Recent General Rates and Charges: $1,282.72 net 1/2 yr

- Recent Water Infrastructure Charge: $314.60 net 1/2 yr + consumption

- Local Government Area: Toowoomba Regional Council

- State School Zone: Newtown State Primary, P-6; Harristown State High, 7-12

- Disclaimer: All care taken, however you are encouraged to independently verify all figures, measurements and indications.

Listing description written by Jacqui Walker, RE/MAX Success Toowoomba — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

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