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15 Homebush Dr, Junortoun VIC 3551

House

$980,000

Last sold

1 June 2026

4

Bedrooms

2

Bathrooms

5

Car spaces

12,400 m²

Land

255.5 m²

Building

Districts ViewPrice evidencePlanningSite constraintsHistoryListing

Districts View

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

Why this property?

  • FactLast recorded sale $980,000 (1 June 2026).(Recorded sale)
  • CalculationLand 12,400 m² against a 256 m² dwelling — the land is most of what is being bought.(Districts calculation)
  • CalculationRecorded House sales in Junortoun (last 5 years) with land size: median $501/m² of land (n=93). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.(Districts recorded sales)

What could make it worth more?

  • InterpretationA large lot with a small dwelling means the value case rests on the land and what the zone allows on it, not the house.
  • FactZoned LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL ZONE - SCHEDULE 1 (LDRZ1) under the ZN.(Vicmap Planning · 30 Aug 2026)

What could make it worth less?

  • FactDEVELOPMENT PLAN OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 4 intersects 99.8% of this parcel.(Vicmap Planning · 30 Aug 2026)
  • FactVEGETATION PROTECTION OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 2 intersects 99.8% of this parcel.(Vicmap Planning · 30 Aug 2026)

What should you verify next?

  1. 1DEVELOPMENT PLAN OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 4 affects this parcel — verify the mapped extent against the title / planning certificate before relying on unaffected land.
  2. 2VEGETATION PROTECTION OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 2 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

$980,000

1 June 2026 · derived via latest_sale

Local land rate: recorded House sales in Junortoun (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $501/m² of land (n=93). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

Junortoun at a glance

3,678

People

$937,500

Median sale

$540/wk

Median rent

3.00%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 16 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Junortoun report →

Vs Junortoun

+4.5%

Median sale

Suburb $937,500

-0.13 pp

Gross yield

Suburb 3.00%

Suburb median $937,500 from 16 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation, not a portal figure.

Planning

Planning and development

Planning scheme

ZN

Zone

LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL ZONE - SCHEDULE 1

LDRZ1

Jurisdiction

Greater Bendigo

Greater Bendigo, VIC

Planning overlays

  • DEVELOPMENT PLAN OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 4Detected — 99.8% of parcel

Development activity

Data unavailable

Source

  • Provider: Vicmap Planning
  • Dataset: PLAN_ZONE
  • Retrieved: 30 Aug 2026
  • Version: 1
  • Parcel: 5116917

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$980,0001 June 2026
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted10 Dec 2025
  3. Listedprice unknowncompleted10 Dec 2025

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 LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL ZONE - SCHEDULE 1 · LDRZ1 (ZN). Official parcel area about 12,418 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. Official parcel about 12,418 m² — land size can look like optionality. What reduces it: DEVELOPMENT PLAN OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 4; VEGETATION PROTECTION OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 2. 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 $540/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. 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.

3 of 10 questions answered so far

  • Development optionality of this lot

    Knownmedium

    Zoned LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL ZONE - SCHEDULE 1 · LDRZ1 (ZN). Official parcel area about 12,418 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

    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?

    Knownlow

    Official parcel about 12,418 m² — land size can look like optionality. What reduces it: DEVELOPMENT PLAN OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 4; VEGETATION PROTECTION OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 2. 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

Junortoun in one glance

Junortoun at a glance

3,678

People

$937,500

Median sale

$540/wk

Median rent

3.00%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 16 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Junortoun report →

Keep researching

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

Listing material

Listed by Belle Property Bendigo | Castlemaine | Maldon

Spacious family living on 3 acres with room for everyone

Set amid the peaceful bush surrounds of Homebush Drive, this much-loved family property offers a wonderful combination of space, flexibility and lifestyle on approximately 3 acres.

The long ranch-style brick home, framed by verandahs front and back and a circular gravel driveway, has been beautifully maintained and is ready for its next owner to refresh and continue its story.

With four bedrooms, three living zones and a wealth of outdoor features, it's a property designed for families who value room to move and a relaxed country feel close to town.

Read the full description

• The entry leads to the left wing of the home, where the main bedroom includes a walk-in robe and ensuite, accompanied by a separate study and lounge room with a woodfire heater and sliding doors to the outdoors.

• At the heart of the home, the kitchen, dining and second living area create a warm and welcoming hub, perfectly positioned for family connection.

• To the right, three additional bedrooms all feature built-in robes and share a family bathroom, separate WC and large laundry with ample storage.

• A huge multipurpose rumpus room with secure external entry provides outstanding versatility – ideal as a kids' retreat, guest accommodation or home business space.

• Enjoy year-round comfort with evaporative cooling, wood heating and split system.

• Outdoor living is where this property truly shines, with verandahs on both sides, a gazebo with split-system heating and cooling, and a paved pergola with swings and a fountain.

• A two-bay garage with workshop (concrete floor and power) sits alongside an extra-height carport for cars, boats or work vehicles, plus a second powered at the rear of the property includes a carport with power for a caravan.

• Families will love the cricket pitch with nets, soccer goal, cubby house with chook run beneath, trampoline and wide open lawns.

• The land includes fenced paddocks suitable for horses, sheep or hobby farming, complemented by established gardens, wicking beds and raised vegetable boxes.

• Additional features include ducted evaporative cooling, 3kW solar system, a large garden shed and a flexible outdoor storage room.

• Peacefully positioned among natural bushland yet only minutes from Strathfieldsaye and Strathdale shops, schools and amenities.

Offering exceptional space, solid foundations and endless potential, this Homebush Drive property delivers the perfect balance of country atmosphere and modern convenience – a true family retreat ready for a new family to cherish it.

Listing description written by Mark Keck, Belle Property Bendigo | Castlemaine | Maldon — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

Property features

  • Air Conditioning
  • Built-in Robes
  • Dishwasher
  • Ducted Cooling
  • Ensuites: 1
  • Fully Fenced
  • Living Areas: 3
  • Solar Panels
  • Study
  • Toilets: 3
  • Workshop
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