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NT › Howard Springs › Aken Rd

15 Aken Rd, Howard Springs, NT, 835

House

1

Bedrooms

1

Bathrooms

6

Car spaces

20,234 m²

Land

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Districts View

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

View not ready — official layers are still retrieving for this property. Official planning layers still retrieving. Flood / bushfire / heritage not yet retrieved. No recorded sale price for this property. Districts does not score a property it cannot yet see.

Why this property?

  • FactLand 20,234 m²; no building size recorded.(Property record)

What could make it worth more?

No upside evidence detected in the data Districts holds for this lot.

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. 1Official planning layers are still retrieving for this parcel — check back before relying on zoning or overlay absence.
  2. 2No 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

No recorded sale price for this property yet.

Howard Springs at a glance

4,241

People

$955,000

Median sale

$400/wk

Median rent

2.18%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 14 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Howard Springs report →

Planning

Planning and development

Planning data is being calculated

Development activity

Data unavailable

Source

  • Provider: unavailable
  • Dataset: unavailable
  • Retrieved: not yet retrieved
  • Version: planning-v1

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.

Records

Property history

  1. Listedprice unknowncompleted30 Mar 2023
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted30 Mar 2023

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

Capital growth

NT

Why this lot, not just this suburb

Why could this property outperform?

NT bulk cadastre is not an open commercial product. Lot optionality cannot be computed from official geometry. Listed land size is 20,234 m² — that is not official geometry. 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.

What could kill that thesis?

Confidence: low

Official flood overlay has not been retrieved (pending). Missing layer is unknown, not “no.” 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 $400/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 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.

1 of 10 questions answered so far

  • Development optionality of this lot

    Unknown

    NT bulk cadastre is not an open commercial product. Lot optionality cannot be computed from official geometry. Listed land size is 20,234 m² — that is not official geometry.

  • 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. This jurisdiction has no comparable official bond series in the free set.

  • Rental supply pressure

    Unknown

    Supply pressure needs comparable listings near this lot plus a nearby DA pipeline. Neither is loaded.

  • Why is this cheap?

    Unknown

    The constraint stack has not been retrieved for this lot, so Districts cannot explain a discount versus land size.

  • Lot-level flood

    Unknown

    Official flood overlay has not been retrieved (pending). 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

    Development applications have not been queried 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

Howard Springs in one glance

Howard Springs at a glance

4,241

People

$955,000

Median sale

$400/wk

Median rent

2.18%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 14 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Howard Springs report →

Keep researching

  • Why Howard Springs? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Howard Springs →
  • Other records on Aken Rd →

Listing material

Listed by Real Estate Central

Functional Rural Escape – Elite Location

Text 15AKE to 0472 880 252 for all property information

Break free with this tranquil rural abode in the heart of Howard Springs – moments from the bustle of the township with a great local tavern and of course schools, a GP and a local IGA as well as daycare and vet literally within 2 minutes of this home. Not that you would know it, this home is positioned on a tree lined street with a semi cleared underbrush that exposes the established native bushland belt that rings the entire property with a cluster of tropical gardens intertwined throughout all finding their feet.

This oasis is a move in ready abode with loads of potential and a versatility that will appeal. There is a massive enclosed outdoor living space which showcases the gardens and bushlands without bringing the bugs in. the kitchen is great with banks of built in storage space and cupboards galore plus workbenches to prep off of. There is plenty of space here for living, dining and play time with the kids.

Read the full description

Step into the bedroom area with an ensuite style bathroom that has a shower and a storage nook as well as vanity with storage space. There is a study nook with a desk and A/C to keep you cool along with endless banks of louvered windows that showcase the gardens and other outdoor areas.

Off of the side of the home are twin water tanks and a parking bay for the caravan with power. There are other outdoor concrete pads perfect for dining or play, workshop or parking.

10 mins up the street is the Howard Springs Primary School and Daycare along with a local shop with GP and newsagent plus a tavern for a cheeky midweek meal or trivia nights to enjoy. Approx. 10 minutes from Coolalinga, 15 from Palmerston – this is rural living without the trek.

Tranquil rural abode with an established bushland belt

Driveway winds past established native trees and tropical gardens

Semi cleared underbrush allows for walking paths

Dual water tanks on the property with space for caravans with power

Enclosed outdoor entertaining areas / living space

Kitchen has banks of built in storage and plenty of prep areas

Island bench within the kitchen for added function

Step up into the home with an airconditioned bedroom

Banks of louvered windows let in the natural light and breezes

Ensuite style bathroom with shower and storage nook

Study nook with a desk or use as a robe / dresser

Garden sheds on the property for the tools and toys

Around the Suburb:

Rural lifestyle address, nearby to local GP and shops

5 mins to the Howard Springs School, shops, bakery and tavern

15 minutes from Coolalinga Shops

Quiet location with large lots of land

McMinns Lagoon nearby

Markets at Fred’s Pass throughout the year

Schools at Humpty Doo and Bees Creek

Easy highway access

Auction on site: Thursday May 4th at 6pm on site

Council Rates: $1,368 per annum (approx.)

Date Built: 1979

Area Under Title: 2 hectares 234 square metres (5.057 acres)

Zoning Information: RL (Rural Living)

Status: Vacant possession

Building Report: Available on request

Pest Report: Available on request

Easements as per title: None found

Listing description written by Daniel Harris, Real Estate Central — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

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