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15A Spencer St, Cowandilla SA 5033

House

$690,000

Last sold

21 Nov 2021

3

Bedrooms

2

Bathrooms

2

Car spaces

439 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 $690,000 (21 Nov 2021).(Recorded sale)
  • FactLand 439 m²; no building size recorded.(Property record)
  • CalculationRecorded House sales in Cowandilla (last 5 years) with land size: median $1,628/m² of land (n=17). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.(Districts recorded sales)

What could make it worth more?

  • FactZoned General Neighbourhood (GN) under the Planning and Design Code.(Location SA · 31 Aug 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

$690,000

21 Nov 2021 · derived via latest_sale

Local land rate: recorded House sales in Cowandilla (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $1,628/m² of land (n=17). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

Cowandilla at a glance

1,536

People

$976,000

Median sale

$566/wk

Median rent

3.02%

Suburb gross yield

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

See the full Cowandilla report →

Vs Cowandilla

-29.3%

Median sale

Suburb $976,000

+1.25 pp

Gross yield

Suburb 3.02%

Suburb median $976,000 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

General Neighbourhood

GN

Jurisdiction

West Torrens

West Torrens, SA

Planning overlays

  • Data unavailable

Development activity

Data unavailable

Source

  • Provider: Location SA
  • Dataset: Planning and Design Code Zones
  • Retrieved: 31 Aug 2026
  • Version: 1
  • Parcel: 2125255014

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$690,00021 Nov 2021
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted11 Nov 2021
  3. Listedprice unknowncompleted11 Nov 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 General Neighbourhood · GN (Planning and Design Code). Official parcel area about 440 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 $566/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.

3 of 10 questions answered so far

  • Development optionality of this lot

    Knownlow

    Zoned General Neighbourhood · GN (Planning and Design Code). Official parcel area about 440 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

    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

Cowandilla in one glance

Cowandilla at a glance

1,536

People

$976,000

Median sale

$566/wk

Median rent

3.02%

Suburb gross yield

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

See the full Cowandilla report →

Keep researching

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

Listing material

Listed by Toop & Toop Norwood

Secure, private and presented like new!

Auction Location: On Site

Welcome home to your new found address on the cusp of beautiful beaches, plentiful walking trails and great schooling options.

Desirably Torrens Titled, built in 2008 and meticulously maintained, this owner built home has been carefully curated to please the most fastidious buyer. Good quality appliances, fixtures and fittings plus ducted reverse cycle, heating and cooling, alarm system and automated front entry gates are the must haves that this home exudes - Nothing to do and move in ready - What a perfect spot to call home within right now.

Read the full description

Enjoy the undercover alfresco with an oversized pergola, creating an entertainers delight, there has been many family functions held here and this would be the perfect spot to host the ultimate Christmas Day lunch within.

Boasting three, light-filled bedrooms paired with two bathrooms and a cleverly thought out, open floor plan creates a fuss free lifestyle that we all desire. Enjoy the bonus of double car garaging with further room to park multiple cars off street or store that prized boat and or caravan if desired. Established and low maintenance gardens are evident across the sizeable block of 439 SQM (Approx.) The avid cook will appreciate engineered stone bench-tops matched with an abundance of storage space including a walk in pantry to utilise.

Zoned to excellent schooling options such as St John Bosco and Tennison Woods Schools just to name a few options and spoilt for choice on local shopping areas with Hilton Plaza and Henley Beach Road close by, this highly desirable quiet spot will ensure a happy medium of lifestyle living.

We look forward to welcoming you to this fantastic offering within a suburb that has shown consistent growth over the past month, perfect for the astute investor, first home buyer or down sizer wanting to gain a solid investment for the future. This would be the ideal time to snap up this opportunity before the rest of the market as it will not last long! Enjoy that new home feel without the headache of building now.

Features you will love:

Private and secure

Spacious, light filled bedrooms

Home alarm system

Electric, automated front entry gates

NBN connected

Parking for four cars and a boat or caravan

Sizeable tool shed for garden equipment

Securely fenced for children and pets

Data cables to all bedrooms

Ducted vaccum

R/C, ducted and zoned heating and cooling

Spacious, open plan living

Engineered Stone bench-tops

Proximity to all local shopping and amenities

Zoned to fantastic schooling options

2008 build yet presented like new

Move in ready!

Listing description written by Alexander Parzis, Toop & Toop Norwood — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

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