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TAS › Cambridge › Houston Dr

149 Houston Dr, Cambridge TAS 7170

Land

$445,000

Last sold

14 Apr 2021

0

Bedrooms

0

Bathrooms

0

Car spaces

27,000 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 $445,000 (14 Apr 2021).(Recorded sale)
  • FactLand 27,000 m²; no building size recorded.(Property record)
  • CalculationRecorded Land sales in Cambridge (last 5 years) with land size: median $24/m² of land (n=4). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.(Districts recorded sales)

What could make it worth more?

  • FactZoned Rural Living (107.11.2) under the Clarence Local Provisions Schedule.(theLIST · 1 Sept 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

$445,000

14 Apr 2021 · derived via latest_sale

Local land rate: recorded Land sales in Cambridge (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $24/m² of land (n=4). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

Cambridge at a glance

1,715

People

$850,000

Median sale

$609/wk

Median rent

3.73%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 9 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Cambridge report →

Vs Cambridge

-47.6%

Median sale

Suburb $850,000

+3.39 pp

Gross yield

Suburb 3.73%

Suburb median $850,000 from 9 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation, not a portal figure.

Planning

Planning and development

Planning scheme

Clarence Local Provisions Schedule

Zone

Rural Living

107.11.2

Jurisdiction

Clarence

Clarence, TAS

Planning overlays

  • Data unavailable

Development activity

Data unavailable

Source

  • Provider: theLIST
  • Dataset: Tasmanian Planning Scheme Zones
  • Retrieved: 31 Aug 2026
  • Version: 1
  • Parcel: 0

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. Sold$445,00014 Apr 2021
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted9 Oct 2020
  3. Listedprice unknowncompleted9 Oct 2020

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

Capital growth

TAS

Why this lot, not just this suburb

Why could this property outperform?

Confidence: medium

Zoned Rural Living · 107.11.2 (Clarence Local Provisions Schedule). Official parcel area about 10,347 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 for this property.

Rental

Income, competition, and yield

What will it realistically rent for?

Confidence: low

No advertised rent is recorded. Suburb median rent $609/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 for this property. 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 Rural Living · 107.11.2 (Clarence Local Provisions Schedule). Official parcel area about 10,347 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 for this property.

  • 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 10,347 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

Cambridge in one glance

Cambridge at a glance

1,715

People

$850,000

Median sale

$609/wk

Median rent

3.73%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 9 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Cambridge report →

Keep researching

  • Why Cambridge? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Cambridge →
  • Other records on Houston Dr →

Listing material

Listed by Harcourts Hobart

Acreage Lifestyle with City Conveniences ready for building

Harcourts Hobart are proud to present an exciting acreage block positioned in growing and popular Cambridge, situated approximately 15 minutes from the CBD of Hobart.

This already developed building allotment is part of the first release of land in Houston Drive from 2016. There is dual access, from both Houston Drive and Mount Rumney Road.

Here you can enjoy the benefits of a rural lifestyle without having to give up the convenience of being close to the City and local services.

Read the full description

The elevated position enjoys lots of sun with a leafy bush outlook to the surrounding hills, there is also water and mountain views to complete its appeal. The land has been developed to create the perfect house position that is level and ready to go.

The quiet cul-de-sac road and bush surrounds provide a peaceful setting where you can build the dream home and enjoy the tranquillity and privacy that exists in Houston Drive.

The central Eastern Shore location allows for easy access to Hobart's Airport, Rosny Shopping Precinct, the CBD of Hobart, as well as Cambridge Retail Park.

For further information please contact Ben Vance or Rob Henry.

Listing description written by Ben Vance, Harcourts Hobart — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

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