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15 Frank St, Ballarat Central VIC 3350

House

$1,030,000

Last sold

10 Dec 2021

4

Bedrooms

2

Bathrooms

1

Car spaces

600 m²

Land

Districts ViewPrice evidencePlanningSite constraintsHistoryListing

Districts View

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

Why this property?

  • FactLast recorded sale $1,030,000 (10 Dec 2021).(Recorded sale)
  • FactLand 600 m²; no building size recorded.(Property record)
  • CalculationRecorded House sales in Ballarat Central (last 5 years) with land size: median $1,433/m² of land (n=79). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.(Districts recorded sales)

What could make it worth more?

  • FactZoned GENERAL RESIDENTIAL ZONE - SCHEDULE 1 (GRZ1) under the ZN.(Vicmap Planning · 31 Aug 2026)

What could make it worth less?

  • FactDESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 7 intersects 99.8% of this parcel.(Vicmap Planning · 31 Aug 2026)
  • FactHERITAGE OVERLAY (HO166) intersects 99.8% of this parcel.(Vicmap Planning · 31 Aug 2026)

What should you verify next?

  1. 1DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 7 affects this parcel — verify the mapped extent against the title / planning certificate before relying on unaffected land.
  2. 2HERITAGE OVERLAY (HO166) 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

$1,030,000

10 Dec 2021 · derived via latest_sale

Local land rate: recorded House sales in Ballarat Central (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $1,433/m² of land (n=79). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

Ballarat Central at a glance

5,311

People

$615,000

Median sale

$415/wk

Median rent

3.51%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 35 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Ballarat Central report →

Vs Ballarat Central

+67.5%

Median sale

Suburb $615,000

-1.41 pp

Gross yield

Suburb 3.51%

Suburb median $615,000 from 35 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation, not a portal figure.

Planning

Planning and development

Planning scheme

ZN

Zone

GENERAL RESIDENTIAL ZONE - SCHEDULE 1

GRZ1

Jurisdiction

Ballarat

Ballarat, VIC

Planning overlays

  • DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 7Detected — 99.8% of parcel

Development activity

Data unavailable

Source

  • Provider: Vicmap Planning
  • Dataset: PLAN_ZONE
  • Retrieved: 31 Aug 2026
  • Version: 1
  • Parcel: 5250396

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

Detected — official

The official layer maps a heritage listed area 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.

Records

Property history

  1. Sold$1,030,00010 Dec 2021
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted16 Nov 2021
  3. Listedprice unknowncompleted16 Nov 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 GENERAL RESIDENTIAL ZONE - SCHEDULE 1 · GRZ1 (ZN). Official parcel area about 599 m². Dual occupancy looks constrained by site overlays or terrain. Two-lot subdivision looks unlikely on the loaded constraints. 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: medium

Flood overlay has not been queried for this lot. Missing layer is unknown, not “no.” Heritage constraint may block demolition or dual occupancy even on a large block. Minimum lot size is not loaded, so two-lot subdivision is not confirmed. The listing may look cheap relative to land or the street. What reduces it: DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 7; HERITAGE OVERLAY (HO166). 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 $415/week — not this address. An inferred likely-rent range is not shown until official bond series are loaded for this dwelling type and bedrooms. Heritage constraints are a maintenance and alteration cost, not usually a rent premium by themselves.

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

Loaded constraints look like they kill a naive land-size story. Pay house money, or walk, until a planner confirms a pathway.

Detail

The listing may look cheap relative to land or the street. What reduces it: DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 7; HERITAGE OVERLAY (HO166). Pay house money or walk — do not pay site money until a planner confirms a pathway through this stack.

Read more

Nearby competing dwellings and net yield are still unknown.

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 GENERAL RESIDENTIAL ZONE - SCHEDULE 1 · GRZ1 (ZN). Official parcel area about 599 m². Dual occupancy looks constrained by site overlays or terrain. Two-lot subdivision looks unlikely on the loaded constraints. 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?

    Knownmedium

    The listing may look cheap relative to land or the street. What reduces it: DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 7; HERITAGE OVERLAY (HO166). 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

Ballarat Central in one glance

Ballarat Central at a glance

5,311

People

$615,000

Median sale

$415/wk

Median rent

3.51%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 35 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Ballarat Central report →

Keep researching

  • Why Ballarat Central? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Ballarat Central →
  • Other records on Frank St →

Listing material

Listed by Buxton Ballarat

Magnificent 1920’s Original Masterpiece

Located in one of Ballarat’s finest tree-lined streets, sits this splendid family home set on almost 600m2. The home has been lovingly owned by the one family for almost 30 years and is now ready for new owners to call it home.

Having already undergone some renovation, in this premium location you can renovate further to your hearts content.

From the formal entrance, the hardwood boards lead you into the lounge with bay window and stunning outlook across the front garden with the beautiful oak tree backdrop.

Read the full description

The master bedroom is complete with walk through robe and ensuite. There are three remaining bedrooms or one may be used as a study leading from the second living area.

A formal dining room greets you just past the entrance and remains in pristine original condition, complete with a gas fireplace.

The kitchen is functional with gas oven and stove along with an island bench, ideal for entertaining. There is an open plan lounge dining area which also leads to the main bathroom and separate laundry.

The home has gas central heating and high ceilings iconic to homes of this period.

With laneway access to the rear of the property there is an option to even upgrade to a new garage with a habitable space above.

Within walking distance to the hospital precinct, Sturt St and Lake Wendouree, this home is sure to impress

Please call Tim to arrange your own inspection.

Listing description written by Tim Veal, Buxton Ballarat — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

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