Strathalbyn at a glance
8,199
People
$812,500
Median sale
$562/wk
Median rent
3.60%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 68 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
SA › Strathalbyn › Melville St
$1,070,000
Last sold
19 Dec 2025
4
Bedrooms
2
Bathrooms
2
Car spaces
1,270 m²
Land
Districts View
No upside evidence detected in the data Districts holds for this lot.
No detected risks — but see the checklist: absence of evidence is not an all-clear.
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
Last sold
$1,070,000
19 Dec 2025 · derived via latest_sale
Local land rate: recorded House sales in Strathalbyn (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $887/m² of land (n=71). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.
Strathalbyn at a glance
8,199
People
$812,500
Median sale
$562/wk
Median rent
3.60%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 68 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
Vs Strathalbyn
+31.7%
Median sale
Suburb $812,500
-0.87 pp
Gross yield
Suburb 3.60%
Suburb median $812,500 from 68 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation, not a portal figure.
Planning
Planning data is being calculated
Data unavailable
Source
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 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 exposure has not been retrieved from any source for this property yet. Unknown is not the same as clear.
Bushfire exposure has not been retrieved from any source for this property yet. Unknown is not the same as clear.
Heritage listing has not been retrieved from any source for this property yet. Unknown is not the same as clear.
Records
Events are recorded observations from public listings, kept with their source and date. Missing values are shown as unknown, never estimated.
Capital growth
SAPlanning layers have not been retrieved for this property yet. A suburb median or growth rate is not a reason this particular lot would outperform. Funded catalyst catchments are not loaded. A TOD badge is not this product.
Official flood overlay has not been retrieved (pending). Missing layer is unknown, not “no.” Nearby development applications are not loaded. This lot’s own applications are a separate question.
Rental
No advertised rent is recorded. Suburb median rent $562/week — not this address. An inferred likely-rent range is not shown until official bond series are loaded for this dwelling type and bedrooms.
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.
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
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.”
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
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.
1 of 10 questions answered so far
Development optionality of this lot
UnknownPlanning layers have not been retrieved for this property yet.
Nearby development pipeline
UnknownNearby development applications are not loaded. This lot’s own applications are a separate question.
Honest achievable rent
KnownlowThis 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
UnknownSupply pressure needs comparable listings near this lot plus a nearby DA pipeline. Neither is loaded.
Why is this cheap?
UnknownThe constraint stack has not been retrieved for this lot, so Districts cannot explain a discount versus land size.
Lot-level flood
UnknownOfficial flood overlay has not been retrieved (pending). Missing layer is unknown, not “no.”
Catalyst exposure
UnknownFunded catalyst catchments are not loaded. A TOD badge is not this product.
This lot's DA history
UnknownDevelopment applications have not been queried for this parcel.
Statutory land value versus ask
UnknownStatutory land value is not available as free bulk data in this jurisdiction. Do not fake it with a suburb median.
Net yield / holding costs
UnknownNet yield / holding costs are not estimated outside NSW without inventing land tax.
Area
Strathalbyn at a glance
8,199
People
$812,500
Median sale
$562/wk
Median rent
3.60%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 68 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
Listing material
Listed by Harris Real Estate Kent TownYou won't expect this from the street. An architecturally designed oasis that escapes the world, keeps the town heart close, and makes every season a breeze, in solar-passive serenity.
Perfect for families, retirees, even the Airbnb-curious, this private four-bedroom home pays it forward through clever, quality craftsmanship - every quietly luxurious detail bringing calm, just as its contemporary design intended.
Solar power, sash-less and louvred windows, high-set heat-releasing vents at its 3m ceiling peaks, underfloor heating, and a Nectre combustion fire work in unison, allowing the home to meet every season comfortably and efficiently.
With so many floor-skimming panes, dusk becomes golden hour. Step out to the shaded alfresco, wrapped in bird-attracting gardens, and restorative magic happens.
The irrigated, drought-hardy landscape includes a fenced kitchen garden for herbs and vegetables, while the inter-connecting front and backyards form a kids' haven with rolling lawns, and chicken coop.
The quality kitchen serves Miele and ILVE appliances, solid beech timber benchtops, and sweeping 180-degree garden views. The walk-through pantry doubles as a functional corridor of open and closed storage; the adjoining laundry linking the bedrooms to the gardens.
While solid blackbutt floors line the bedrooms, the primary suite offers a walk-in dressing robe, a fully tiled ensuite, and a window seat that feeds off the landscape. Off entry, bedroom four enjoys its own seclusion - ideal for guests or an undisturbed work zone.
Exceptional on-site parking offers space for the boat, caravan, and invited guests, leading to the dual carport with slide-away utility storage.
And beyond the arrival gates, Strath turns on its small-town charm: coffee at The Vault, The Pickled Pot, or The Bean Machine, a playground within walking distance, and a history tour through the pretty Soldier's Memorial Gardens along the banks of the Angas River.
This shared gravel driveway reveals something truly rare - a family retreat curated for wellbeing in absolute privacy.
What a place to call home.
Take a closer look:
- c.2008 master-built 4-bedroom design on a secretly set 1270m2 parcel
- Pitched 3m ceilings with exposed rafters
- Efficient solar-passive design
- Sunlit open plan living
- Full height & cornering garden views at every turn
- Underfloor heating to ceramic tiled zones
- Independent radiant heating in all bedrooms
- Ducted evaporative cooling
- Nectre slow combustion fire
- Zinc aluminium roofing with 2 roof ventilation ridges
- 2.55kW solar (14 panels)
- Primary bedroom offers a window storage seat, walk-in robe & sparkling ensuite
- Cavity sliding doors divide the 2 main bedrooms
- Spacious guest/ second bathroom
- NBN installed
- 45,000L of plumbed rainwater (with mains switchover)
- Walking distance to the local playground & town centre
- Close to Strathalbyn P.S. & H.S.
- 10-minute drive to Mt Barker & Langhorne Creek wineries
Specifications:
CT / 5999/694
Council / Alexandrina
Zoning / EN
Built / 2007
Land / 1270m2 (approx)
Frontage / 8m
Council Rates / $3,437.40pa
Community Rates / $627.78pa - shared insurance over driveway
Community Manager / Self managed
Emergency Services Levy / $97.85pa
SA Water / $82.30pq
Estimated rental assessment $650 - $700per week/ Written rental assessment can be provided upon request
Nearby Schools / Eastern Fleurieu Strathalbyn R-6 Campus, Eastern Fleurieu Strathalbyn 7-12 Campus, Eastern Fleurieu R-12 School
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 | 226409
Listing description written by Laura Prest, Harris Real Estate Kent Town — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.