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VIC › Belgrave South › Colby Dr

149 Colby Dr, Belgrave South VIC 3160

House

$1,125,000

Last sold

13 July 2023

4

Bedrooms

2

Bathrooms

2

Car spaces

2,193 m²

Land

160 m²

Building

Districts ViewPrice evidencePlanningSite constraintsHistoryListing

Districts View

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

Why this property?

  • FactLast recorded sale $1,125,000 (13 July 2023).(Recorded sale)
  • CalculationLand 2,193 m² against a 160 m² dwelling — the land is most of what is being bought.(Districts calculation)
  • CalculationRecorded House sales in Belgrave South (last 5 years) with land size: median $555/m² of land (n=49). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.(Districts recorded sales)

What could make it worth more?

  • InterpretationA large lot with a small dwelling means the value case rests on the land and what the zone allows on it, not the house.
  • FactZoned GREEN WEDGE A ZONE - SCHEDULE 1 (GWAZ1) under the ZN.(Vicmap Planning · 1 Sept 2026)

What could make it worth less?

  • FactSIGNIFICANT LANDSCAPE OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 1 intersects 99.8% of this parcel.(Vicmap Planning · 1 Sept 2026)
  • FactBUSHFIRE MANAGEMENT OVERLAY intersects 99.8% of this parcel.(Vicmap Planning · 1 Sept 2026)

What should you verify next?

  1. 1SIGNIFICANT LANDSCAPE OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 1 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. 3No 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

$1,125,000

13 July 2023 · 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 Belgrave South (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $555/m² of land (n=49). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

Belgrave South at a glance

1,646

People

$1,027,500

Median sale

$628/wk

Median rent

3.18%

Suburb gross yield

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

See the full Belgrave South report →

Vs Belgrave South

+9.5%

Median sale

Suburb $1,027,500

-0.28 pp

Gross yield

Suburb 3.18%

Suburb median $1,027,500 from 12 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

Planning overlays

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

Development activity

Data unavailable

Source

  • Provider: Vicmap Planning
  • Dataset: PLAN_ZONE
  • Retrieved: 31 Aug 2026
  • Version: 1
  • Parcel: 173060794

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

202120222023$1.11m$1.13m
  • Sold (recorded)
  1. Sold$1,125,00013 July 2023
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted10 May 2023
  3. Listedprice unknowncompleted10 May 2023
  4. Sold$1,115,0007 Apr 2021
  5. Listedprice unknowncompleted29 Mar 2021
  6. Listedprice unknowncompleted29 Mar 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 2,135 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 2,135 m² — land size can look like optionality. What reduces it: SIGNIFICANT LANDSCAPE OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 1; BUSHFIRE MANAGEMENT OVERLAY. 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 $628/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 2,135 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 2,135 m² — land size can look like optionality. What reduces it: SIGNIFICANT LANDSCAPE OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 1; BUSHFIRE MANAGEMENT OVERLAY. 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

Belgrave South in one glance

Belgrave South at a glance

1,646

People

$1,027,500

Median sale

$628/wk

Median rent

3.18%

Suburb gross yield

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

See the full Belgrave South report →

Keep researching

  • Why Belgrave South? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Belgrave South →
  • Other records on Colby Dr →

Listing material

Listed by Bell Real Estate Belgrave

Spacious Family Living in Premier Street with Park Like Grounds

A lifestyle of convenience, comfort and class is assured in this stately family residence prestigiously located on the flat and “connected to everything” Colby Drive. Framed by beautifully landscaped gardens, the home’s walk-to-everything locale means you can leave the car at home with school, kindergartens football oval, tennis courts, parklands, reserves and cafes all a leisurely stroll away. Belgrave station is also just a 5-minute drive away for those who want to commute to the city and return to this incredible retreat at the end of the day. Your own park like allotment that spans 2192m2 is a haven for kids of all ages with the generous grounds also perfect for entertaining and hosting family milestones and celebrations.

You’ll Appreciate:

• The thoughtfully zoned layout that includes living areas downstairs and bedrooms upstairs.

Read the full description

• Ample relaxation and entertaining zones catering for toddlers to teens and everything in-between.

• Alluring picture windows that frame lush garden aspects.

• Congregating around the crackling Coonara-style wood fire as you enjoy your down-time in the family room.

• Cooking up a storm in the stylishly updated kitchen with high-bench and sleek stainless-steel appliances including one-year old oven and new rangehood.

• The upstairs accommodation zone comprising four spacious bedrooms (master with ensuite and walk-in robe) that create serene, restful sanctuaries for each member of the family.

• Entertaining friends and family in the vine-clad alfresco precinct that flows from the family room or toasting marshmallows on cold winter nights.

• The incredible backyard with private fern gully that is a paradise for kids of all ages with ample room for a menagerie of pets including chooks and an amazing cubby house!

An outstanding property that offers year-round comfort with ducted heating and evaporative cooling along with ducted vacuum (hose required), woodshed, garden shedding, powder room, NBN connected for those who work from home and roof tiles replaced/re-sealed/re-capped. A remote double garage also has rear roller door access to the rear and with a road base drive already prepared you could easily add another shed/workshop. Enquire today.

Listing description written by Elliot Bell, Bell Real Estate Belgrave — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

Property features

  • Built-in Robes
  • Ducted Heating
  • Shed
  • Toilets: 3
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