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SA › Novar Gardens › Sycamore Ave

15 Sycamore Ave, Novar Gardens SA 5040

House

$650,000

Last sold

20 Jan 2021

3

Bedrooms

1

Bathrooms

4

Car spaces

587 m²

Land

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Districts View

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

Why this property?

  • FactLast recorded sale $650,000 (20 Jan 2021).(Recorded sale)
  • FactLand 587 m²; no building size recorded.(Property record)
  • CalculationRecorded House sales in Novar Gardens (last 5 years) with land size: median $1,777/m² of land (n=33). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.(Districts recorded sales)

What could make it worth more?

  • FactZoned Established Neighbourhood (EN) under the Planning and Design Code.(Location SA · 2 Sept 2026)

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. 1No 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

$650,000

20 Jan 2021 · derived via latest_sale

Local land rate: recorded House sales in Novar Gardens (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $1,777/m² of land (n=33). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

Novar Gardens at a glance

2,519

People

$1,450,000

Median sale

$576/wk

Median rent

2.07%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 7 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Novar Gardens report →

Vs Novar Gardens

-55.2%

Median sale

Suburb $1,450,000

+2.54 pp

Gross yield

Suburb 2.07%

Suburb median $1,450,000 from 7 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation, not a portal figure.

Planning

Planning and development

Planning scheme

Planning and Design Code

Zone

Established Neighbourhood

EN

Jurisdiction

West Torrens

West Torrens, SA

Planning overlays

  • Data unavailable

Development activity

Not detected

Source

  • Provider: Location SA
  • Dataset: Planning and Design Code Zones
  • Retrieved: 2 Sept 2026
  • Version: 1
  • Parcel: 2132692001

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$650,00020 Jan 2021
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted13 Jan 2021
  3. Listedprice unknowncompleted13 Jan 2021

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

Capital growth

SA

Why this lot, not just this suburb

Why could this property outperform?

Confidence: low

Zoned Established Neighbourhood · EN (Planning and Design Code). Official parcel area about 589 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.” Street frontage and true lot geometry are not confirmed without open cadastre. Minimum lot size is not loaded, so two-lot subdivision is not confirmed. Nearby development applications are not loaded. This lot’s own applications are a separate question.

Rental

Income, competition, and yield

What will it realistically rent for?

Confidence: low

No advertised rent is recorded. Suburb median rent $576/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. 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.

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.

4 of 10 questions answered so far

  • Development optionality of this lot

    Knownlow

    Zoned Established Neighbourhood · EN (Planning and Design Code). Official parcel area about 589 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

    Nearby development applications are not loaded. This lot’s own applications are a separate question.

  • 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

    No material overlays were returned that would explain a discount. That is not proof the price is fair. Nearby DAs, easements, and flood-layer gaps can still explain a cheap-looking listing — those are not all loaded.

  • 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

    Knownmedium

    No development applications were returned for this parcel. That is not a statement about nearby lots.

  • 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

Novar Gardens in one glance

Novar Gardens at a glance

2,519

People

$1,450,000

Median sale

$576/wk

Median rent

2.07%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 7 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Novar Gardens report →

Keep researching

  • Why Novar Gardens? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Novar Gardens →
  • Other records on Sycamore Ave →

Listing material

Listed by OC

A CLASSIC BEAUTY IN NOVAR GARDENS

OFFERS CLOSE Tue 2 Feb at 2pm (usp)

This 1969 classic, is located in the heart of Novar Gardens and is your perfect opportunity to upgrade, enhance or transform. Immaculately presented, this neat and comfortable home has been in the same family for approaching 40 years. It is now looking for the next stage of its life and is ready for its new owners to enjoy and create memories as much as they have.

Upon entering the home, you are greeted with a formal living area which benefits from a large bay window, spilling an abundance of natural light into the space. It is also serviced by a gas heater for optimum comfort in the colder months as well as reverse cycle heating and cooling all year round.

Read the full description

Continuing through, we arrive at the kitchen/dining space. The kitchen offers an electric stove and oven as well as ample bench and cupboard space for storage convenience. The dining area will comfortably seat the entire family and is the perfect area for hosting family & friends.

The layout of this home is exceptionally functional, and all bedrooms are in close proximity to the home's main bathroom. The rear of the property offers a spacious rumpus room that can be utilised as a parents retreat, kids play room, or second living area; as per your preference.

Outdoor entertaining is a breeze with a well-designed pergola creating a perfect place to hold year-round BBQ's for family and friends. The front and rear gardens have been impeccably maintained and provide the ideal place for family time.

What we love about the home:

- Master bedroom with built in wardrobe

- Reverse cycle heating and cooling throughout

- Gas Fireplace

- Sensor lights out the front

- Expansive lawn area with beautiful undercover entertaining to enjoy the outdoors all year round

- Ducted reverse cycle air conditioning

- Outdoor shades at the front of the home

- Security Alarm system

- Utility area for bins behind the shed

Situated on 587sqm approx. and located near the esteemed Immanuel College and Immanuel Early Learning Centre, public playgrounds, tennis courts, various sporting clubs, Glenelg Beach and Jetty Road shopping and cafe precinct, be prepared to enjoy convenience on your doorstep.

OUWENS CASSERLY - MAKE IT HAPPEN™

RLA 304568

Listing description written by Dianne Ladhams, OC — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

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