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NSW › Lake Cathie › Ocean Dr

1571 Ocean Dr, Lake Cathie NSW 2445

House

4

Bedrooms

2

Bathrooms

2

Car spaces

601 m²

Land

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Districts View

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

Why this property?

  • FactLand 601 m²; no building size recorded.(Property record)
  • CalculationRecorded House sales in Lake Cathie (last 5 years) with land size: median $1,393/m² of land (n=64). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.(Districts recorded sales)

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

No recorded sale price for this property yet.

Local land rate: recorded House sales in Lake Cathie (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $1,393/m² of land (n=64). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

Lake Cathie at a glance

5,286

People

$880,000

Median sale

$640/wk

Median rent

3.78%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 25 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Lake Cathie 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 unknown21 Mar 2024
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted5 Mar 2024
  3. Listedprice unknowncompleted5 Mar 2024

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

Capital growth

NSW

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.” NSW has a statewide DA API. Nearby (100–800 m) applications are not loaded for this property yet.

Rental

Income, competition, and yield

What will it realistically rent for?

Confidence: low

No advertised rent is recorded. Suburb median rent $640/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. NSW has a statewide DA API. Nearby (100–800 m) applications are not loaded for this property yet. 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. NSW net yield needs land tax and VG inputs that are not loaded. Gross yield from listings is not net yield.

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

    NSW has a statewide DA API. Nearby (100–800 m) applications are not loaded for this property yet.

  • 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

    NSW Valuer General land values are not loaded for this property yet.

  • Net yield / holding costs

    Unknown

    NSW net yield needs land tax and VG inputs that are not loaded. Gross yield from listings is not net yield.

Area

Lake Cathie in one glance

Lake Cathie at a glance

5,286

People

$880,000

Median sale

$640/wk

Median rent

3.78%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 25 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Lake Cathie report →

Keep researching

  • Why Lake Cathie? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Lake Cathie →
  • Other records on Ocean Dr →

Listing material

Listed by Ray White Port Macquarie

Renovate & Celebrate! Huge Potential - Walk to Shops & Beach!

Purchase before or at the AUCTION DAY!

This conveniently located property presents a fantastic opportunity for a modern renovation or just a good old spruce-up, showcasing charming features such as raked timber beam ceilings and hardwood floors. Additionally, with side access to a spacious, securely fenced backyard, there is immense potential to create your own coastal oasis or even add a granny flat or studio (subject to council approval).

The ground floor comprises a bedroom, or an office, a bathroom, a laundry, and a massive 4-car garage. This area is ideal for a teenagers retreat or perhaps a home business with the bonus of ample parking and excellent street visibility (STCA).

Read the full description

On the upper level discover a spacious open plan kitchen, living, and dining space that flows onto a covered patio and wraparound balcony with panoramic views across treetop reserve. This area exudes character, provides abundant natural light, and features a welcoming wood fire.

This floor also includes three bedrooms, one opening onto a full length balcony at the front and offering direct access to the main bathroom, complete with a large corner bathtub. The kitchen is a beauty, equipped with generous storage, high-quality appliances, and a stainless steel splash back. The elevated east facing aspect perfectly captures a coastal breeze.

Location, location - just a 5-minute walk to Middle Rock Beach and less than 1km to Lake Cathie Beach and the lake foreshore and picnic area. Local amenities such as shops, tavern, Woolworths Supermarket, pharmacy, and popular Caramels Caf� are only 350m from the doorstep.

Whether as an investment or transformation into your dream beach house, this is a chance to let your imagination run wild and take advantage of this property's character, space, and prime location.

Don't hesitate � snap it up before it's gone! Contact Michael Nardi today on 0435 596 604.

- Renovate or spruce up-Enormous potential

- Raked timber beam ceilings and hardwood floors

- Elevated views across surrounding greenery

- Wide side access to blank canvas backyard

- Potential to add a granny flat or studio (STCA)

- Light-filled upper level living area with wood fire

- Spacious kitchen includes quality appliances

- Primary bedroom has access to balcony & bathroom

- East facing aspect captures coastal breeze

- 4-car garage, downstairs bedroom & bathroom

- Close proximity to beaches, shops, lake, caf�

- Ample parking space for home business (STCA)

Listing description written by Michael Nardi, Ray White Port Macquarie — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

Property features

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