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156 Duke St, Castlemaine VIC 3450

House

4

Bedrooms

1

Bathrooms

2

Car spaces

759 m²

Land

142 m²

Building

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Districts View

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

Why this property?

  • CalculationLand 759 m² against a 142 m² dwelling — the land is most of what is being bought.(Districts calculation)
  • CalculationRecorded House sales in Castlemaine (last 5 years) with land size: median $987/m² of land (n=150). 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.

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.

Local land rate: recorded House sales in Castlemaine (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $987/m² of land (n=150). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

Castlemaine at a glance

7,306

People

$735,000

Median sale

$488/wk

Median rent

3.45%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 95 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Castlemaine 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. Soldprice unknown2 Sept 2025
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted15 Apr 2025
  3. Listedprice unknowncompleted15 Apr 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?

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 $488/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.

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

Castlemaine in one glance

Castlemaine at a glance

7,306

People

$735,000

Median sale

$488/wk

Median rent

3.45%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 95 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Castlemaine report →

Keep researching

  • Why Castlemaine? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Castlemaine →
  • Other records on Duke St →

Listing material

Listed by Cantwell Property Castlemaine

Contemporary Comfort with Development Potential

Beautifully updated and positioned opposite Wesley Hill Market and backing onto the historic Forest Creek Tourist Mine and Goldfields National Park, this four-bedroom home on 759 sqm (approx) delivers easy modern living with the rare bonus of a deep block and rear access - ideal for families, investors or those exploring future subdivisions (STCA).

Tastefully renovated for modern living, the home features a stylish contemporary kitchen with a Bosch dishwasher, gas cooktop, undermount oven, stone benchtops and soft-close drawers, all flowing into a light-filled open-plan living and dining area. Perfect for entertaining or relaxed family time, it is a space designed with everyday ease in mind.

Double glazing at the front enhances energy efficiency, and three of the four bedrooms include built-in robes. The fourth is ideal as a home office or creative retreat. A central bathroom has a separate toilet, the laundry has external access, and comfort is assured with a gas space heater.

Read the full description

A single garage with a remote roller door provides internal access, while the front garden includes additional stone-paved parking and is easy to maintain. At the rear, the true potential of this property begins to unfold.

With its separate access, the expansive backyard opens up future possibilities. The house is uniquely positioned on the block, creating a sense of separation that invites further development (STCA). From the potential to subdivide or build a second dwelling to establishing a large family garden, studio, or guest accommodation, the layout is as flexible as your vision.

This home already offers contemporary comfort and thoughtful updates, with the bonus of untapped potential - ideal for families looking to expand over time, multi-generational living, or those thinking about future investment.

Set just minutes from Castlemaine's town centre, schools, cafes and train station, and with nature, community and convenience all at your doorstep, this property is ready to live in today while holding exciting promises for tomorrow.

Listing description written by Tom Robertson, Cantwell Property Castlemaine — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

Property features

  • Built-in Robes
  • Dishwasher
  • Gas Heating
  • Living Areas: 1
  • Outdoor Entertaining
  • Study
  • Toilets: 1
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