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VIC › Upper Ferntree Gully › Hilltop Rd

15 Hilltop Rd, Upper Ferntree Gully VIC 3156

House

$993,000

Last sold

4 Oct 2024

4

Bedrooms

2

Bathrooms

0

Car spaces

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Districts View

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

Why this property?

  • FactLast recorded sale $993,000 (4 Oct 2024).(Recorded sale)

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

$993,000

4 Oct 2024 · derived via latest_sale

Upper Ferntree Gully at a glance

3,403

People

$910,000

Median sale

$589/wk

Median rent

3.37%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 38 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Upper Ferntree Gully report →

Vs Upper Ferntree Gully

+9.1%

Median sale

Suburb $910,000

-0.29 pp

Gross yield

Suburb 3.37%

Suburb median $910,000 from 38 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation, not a portal figure.

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. Sold$993,0004 Oct 2024
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted24 Sept 2024
  3. Listedprice unknowncompleted24 Sept 2024

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?

Planning 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.

What could kill that thesis?

Confidence: low

Official flood overlay has not been retrieved (pending). Missing layer is unknown, not “no.” 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 $589/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. 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.

1 of 10 questions answered so far

  • Development optionality of this lot

    Unknown

    Planning layers have not been retrieved for this property yet.

  • 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?

    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

Upper Ferntree Gully in one glance

Upper Ferntree Gully at a glance

3,403

People

$910,000

Median sale

$589/wk

Median rent

3.37%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 38 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Upper Ferntree Gully report →

Keep researching

  • Why Upper Ferntree Gully? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Upper Ferntree Gully →
  • Other records on Hilltop Rd →

Listing material

Listed by Barry Plant Boronia

Beautifully preserved 1920s classic with multigeneration or home business allure.

Tucked away within a glorious gardenscape lies "Heartwood", a monument to art-deco style that showcases southerly vistas across the valley and a flexible floorplan for multigen families or those who operate a home business. Brimming with beautifully preserved century old architectural features including hardwood floors, sash windows, picture rails, fretwork and the most exquisite etched glass and leadlight windows and doors, you'll feel like you've stepped back in time to the Great Gatsby era whilst enjoying modern comforts such as a renovated bathroom, functional kitchen and a cosy gas log fire. Originally built circa 1920, this grand dame welcomes you to either move straight in or upgrade and renovate and enjoy a hills lifestyle whilst still being walking distance to the village and station.

Highlights:

The home greets with a traditional front porch and flows over two levels with dual living zones.

Read the full description

Lavishly sized lounge with original fireplace upgraded to a toasty gas log fire and built-in cabinetry.

Generous dining room and adjacent sitting room with rich timber floors underfoot.

Skylit kitchen with gas cooktop, dishwasher, breakfast bar and the charming original walk-in larder intact.

Four queen sized bedrooms arrayed over two levels (two on each).

Master with wall to wall, floor to ceiling robes and gorgeous garden outlook through sash windows.

Renovated main bathroom upstairs, sympathetically styled with a dual vanity, deluxe monsoon shower and gold tapware.

Second ensuite sized bathroom downstairs with shower, basin and toilet.

Second living zone downstairs with in-built acoustics (perfect for musicians) or an ideal multigeneration/teen zone with a separate entrance.

Indoor/outdoor flow throughout with multiple access points to the outdoors.

Lush and leafy terraced gardens that cascade over multiple levels with curated flat areas framed by manicured hedges and towering tree ferns.

Brick paving, a large pond, a greenhouse and a firepit zone.

Birdsong as a soundtrack including rosellas and kookaburras that call the garden home.

Relax or entertain in one of the multiple alfresco zones including a charming semi-covered verandah off the dining room.

A separate powered shed/workshop with two rooms ideal as a gym, art studio or teen retreat.

Excellent storage options throughout the house including a dark room downstairs that would also make a great wine cellar.

Ducted heating.

Secure, gated entrance with off-street parking.

Location Highlights:

500m to Upper Ferntree Gully Station

650m to shopping and eateries

160m to Ferntree Gully Quarry Recreation Reserve

1.3km to Upper Ferntree Gully Primary School

1.7km to The 1000 Steps Kokoda Walk

Close to highly regarded schools and childcare centres

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 advice.

During Wishtober we donate a portion of our fee from every property sold to the Make-A-Wish Foundation, a wonderful organisation that grants wishes for critically ill children and teenagers.

Listing description written by Alan Garbuio, Barry Plant Boronia — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

Property features

  • Balcony
  • Built-in Robes
  • Dishwasher
  • Ducted Heating
  • Floorboards
  • Toilets: 2
  • Workshop
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