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VIC › Montmorency › Sherbourne Rd

159 Sherbourne Rd, Montmorency VIC 3094

House

$797,000

Last sold

23 Dec 2020

4

Bedrooms

2

Bathrooms

2

Car spaces

990 m²

Land

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

Why this property?

  • FactLast recorded sale $797,000 (23 Dec 2020).(Recorded sale)
  • FactLand 990 m²; no building size recorded.(Property record)
  • CalculationRecorded House sales in Montmorency (last 5 years) with land size: median $1,548/m² of land (n=70). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.(Districts recorded sales)

What could make it worth more?

  • FactZoned TRANSPORT ZONE 2 - PRINCIPAL ROAD NETWORK (TRZ2) under the ZN.(Vicmap Planning · 31 Aug 2026)

What could make it worth less?

  • FactDESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 8 intersects 99.8% of this parcel.(Vicmap Planning · 31 Aug 2026)
  • FactVEGETATION PROTECTION OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 1 intersects 99.8% of this parcel.(Vicmap Planning · 31 Aug 2026)
  • FactDEVELOPMENT CONTRIBUTIONS PLAN OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 1 intersects 99.8% of this parcel.(Vicmap Planning · 31 Aug 2026)
  • FactSPECIAL BUILDING OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 1 intersects 73.4% of this parcel.(Vicmap Planning · 31 Aug 2026)

What should you verify next?

  1. 1DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 8 affects this parcel — verify the mapped extent against the title / planning certificate before relying on unaffected land.
  2. 2VEGETATION PROTECTION OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 1 affects this parcel — verify the mapped extent against the title / planning certificate before relying on unaffected land.
  3. 3DEVELOPMENT CONTRIBUTIONS PLAN OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 1 affects this parcel — verify the mapped extent against the title / planning certificate before relying on unaffected land.
  4. 4SPECIAL BUILDING OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 1 affects this parcel — verify the mapped extent against the title / planning certificate before relying on unaffected land.
  5. 5No 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

$797,000

23 Dec 2020 · derived via latest_sale

Local land rate: recorded House sales in Montmorency (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $1,548/m² of land (n=70). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

Montmorency at a glance

9,482

People

$1,120,000

Median sale

$574/wk

Median rent

2.67%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 41 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Montmorency report →

Vs Montmorency

-28.8%

Median sale

Suburb $1,120,000

+1.08 pp

Gross yield

Suburb 2.67%

Suburb median $1,120,000 from 41 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation, not a portal figure.

Planning

Planning and development

Planning scheme

ZN

Zone

TRANSPORT ZONE 2 - PRINCIPAL ROAD NETWORK

TRZ2

Jurisdiction

Banyule

Banyule, VIC

Planning overlays

  • DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 8Detected — 99.8% of parcel

Development activity

Data unavailable

Source

  • Provider: Vicmap Planning
  • Dataset: PLAN_ZONE
  • Retrieved: 31 Aug 2026
  • Version: 1
  • Parcel: 992149

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

i

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$797,00023 Dec 2020
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted18 Dec 2020
  3. Listedprice unknowncompleted18 Dec 2020

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 TRANSPORT ZONE 2 - PRINCIPAL ROAD NETWORK · TRZ2 (ZN). Official parcel area about 978 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 978 m² — land size can look like optionality. What reduces it: DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 8; VEGETATION PROTECTION OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 1; DEVELOPMENT CONTRIBUTIONS PLAN OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 1; SPECIAL BUILDING OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 1. 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 $574/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 TRANSPORT ZONE 2 - PRINCIPAL ROAD NETWORK · TRZ2 (ZN). Official parcel area about 978 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 978 m² — land size can look like optionality. What reduces it: DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 8; VEGETATION PROTECTION OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 1; DEVELOPMENT CONTRIBUTIONS PLAN OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 1; SPECIAL BUILDING OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 1. 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

Montmorency in one glance

Montmorency at a glance

9,482

People

$1,120,000

Median sale

$574/wk

Median rent

2.67%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 41 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Montmorency report →

Keep researching

  • Why Montmorency? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Montmorency →
  • Other records on Sherbourne Rd →

Listing material

Listed by Darren Jones Greensborough

Spacious Indoor-Outdoor Family Living

OFFERS CLOSE - Wednesday 23 December at 5.00pm (unless sold prior)

Wide frontage to a large fenced allotment, a generous turn-around space and plenty of off-street parking introduce the well-proportioned, single-level interior of this surprisingly spacious family home. Four bedrooms (main with spa ensuite), lounge fitted with premium theatre equipment and a striking stone kitchen featuring a 900 mm range, and soft-close cabinetry (sliding pull-out baskets) and sitting central to the family meals and the dining provide complete, comfortable current day living, while still offering an opportunity to bring your own changes as time and budget allow. With the bus past the door, Meruka Park footsteps away and Were Street and the station within an easy walk your future here looks very bright indeed!

~ Enormous decked alfresco area

Read the full description

~ Ducted heating and cooling

~ Woodfire heater to living

~ Fitted laundry. Study area

~ Abundant, secure gated parking. Double garage. shed

~ Raised veggie beds

~ Benefits of 16 solar panels

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Listing description written by Ashley Croall, Darren Jones Greensborough — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

Property features

  • Deck
  • Fully Fenced
  • Outdoor Entertaining
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