Upper Ferntree Gully at a glance
3,403
People
$910,000
Median sale
$589/wk
Median rent
3.37%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 38 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
VIC › Upper Ferntree Gully › Baldwin Ave
$1,080,000
Last sold
4 Nov 2025
4
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Car spaces
1,252 m²
Land
Districts View
No upside evidence detected in the data Districts holds for this lot.
No detected risks — but see the checklist: absence of evidence is not an all-clear.
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
Last sold
$1,080,000
4 Nov 2025 · derived via latest_sale
Local land rate: recorded House sales in Upper Ferntree Gully (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $791/m² of land (n=134). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.
Upper Ferntree Gully at a glance
3,403
People
$910,000
Median sale
$589/wk
Median rent
3.37%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 38 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
Vs Upper Ferntree Gully
+18.7%
Median sale
Suburb $910,000
-0.53 pp
Gross yield
Suburb 3.37%
Suburb median $910,000 from 38 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation, not a portal figure.
Planning
Planning data is being calculated
Data unavailable
Source
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 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 exposure has not been retrieved from any source for this property yet. Unknown is not the same as clear.
Bushfire exposure has not been retrieved from any source for this property yet. Unknown is not the same as clear.
Heritage listing has not been retrieved from any source for this property yet. Unknown is not the same as clear.
Records
Events are recorded observations from public listings, kept with their source and date. Missing values are shown as unknown, never estimated.
Capital growth
VICPlanning 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.
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
No advertised rent is recorded. Suburb median rent $589/week — not this address. An inferred likely-rent range is not shown until official bond series are loaded for this dwelling type and bedrooms.
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.
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
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.”
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
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
UnknownPlanning layers have not been retrieved for this property yet.
Nearby development pipeline
UnknownArea
Upper Ferntree Gully at a glance
3,403
People
$910,000
Median sale
$589/wk
Median rent
3.37%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 38 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
Listing material
Listed by Bell Real Estate OlindaThis remarkable Upper Ferntree Gully residence has been lovingly maintained for over 40 years; its solid natural stone and brick bones preserving both strength and soul. Evoking the timeless charm of a Swiss mountain lodge, it’s a place where craftsmanship meets comfort, where firelight flickers against timber cathedral ceilings, and where the sweeping valley views - stretching all the way to the city skyline – provide an ever-changing canvas to admire. Beautifully bespoke and radiating warmth, character, and a rare kind of authenticity – it’s ready to embrace its next chapter with the same devotion it has given for decades.
Stepping inside, you’re welcomed into a two-level design that feels both expansive and intimate. Open plan living on the main level offer versatility for gatherings of all sizes, anchored by not one but two toasty wood fires (a brick fireplace and a central Coonara) - the kind that make you linger longer over dinner or lose track of time in conversation. At the helm, a generous kitchen is warm and functional with a gas cooktop, Miele dishwasher, character-rich copper rangehood and a new combi-steam oven from V-ZUG. The curved breakfast bar all but insists on long morning chats over coffee.
The sleeping quarters are equally inviting, with three generous bedrooms and a skylit family bathroom on the upper level, including a main retreat complete with ensuite and walk-in robe. But it’s downstairs where the home takes on a whole new persona. Here, two further living domains unfold, both warmed by wood fires, one with a jaw-dropping solid stone custom built fireplace in a room so grand it begs for a pool table and a crowd. Through double timber doors lies a bar, dining nook and further entertaining space transporting you to back to a place high in the European alps. A fourth bedroom and third bathroom make this level a dream for guests, older children, or multigenerational living.
Outdoors, the romance continues. A terraced garden cascades past fruit trees and a perfectly landscaped stone vegetable garden, whist the front gardens spill over with natives, Japanese maples, roses, a China doll tree and a spectacular hand-crafted rock water feature and pond. For relaxing or entertaining take your pick from the lower paved patio with BBQ or the north-westerly oriented merbau deck that becomes the stage for sunsets and the nightly lightshow of Melbourne in the distance. For the self-sufficiency minded, there are rainwater tanks, solar panels, and woodsheds - an invitation to live more lightly and deliberately.
Add in the double carport with workshop, bonus bungalow, and a tightly held no-through road location, and it’s clear this is more than just a house - it’s a generational legacy waiting for its next custodian.
The home delivers easy access to The Angliss Hospital, Maxi Foods, Upper Ferntree Gully Station, Burwood highway, Ferntree Plaza, the thousand steps (Kokoda Memorial Trail), primary and secondary schools and public transport hubs.
At a Glance:
- 1,252 Sqm allotment with sweeping valley and city views
- Solid construction of natural stone and brick with Swiss lodge charm
- Three living areas in total - upstairs including open-plan kitchen/meals, dining and wood fires
- Kitchen with new combi steam oven, gas cooktop, copper rangehood, and round breakfast bar
- Three bedrooms on main level including master with ensuite and WIR
- Downstairs with two further living areas, stone fireplace, bar, cellar, fourth bedroom, and third bathroom
- Timber cathedral ceilings, and solid timber floors throughout
- Alfresco merbau deck, landscaped terraced gardens, paved patio with BBQ
- Spacious laundry with access to under house storage/cellar
- Self-sufficient features: solar power, rainwater tanks, veggie garden, two woodsheds
- Double carport with workshop plus additional parking
- Bonus bungalow
- Central cooling
- Held in one extended family for 45 years.
Disclaimer: All information provided has been obtained from sources we believe to be accurate, however, we cannot guarantee the information is accurate and we accept no liability for any errors or omissions (including but not limited to a property's land size, floor plans and size, building age and condition) Interested parties should make their own enquiries and obtain their own legal advice.
Listing description written by Amanda Rakusic, Bell Real Estate Olinda — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.
Victoria has no public statewide property-level DA API. Nearby pipeline is unknown.
Honest achievable rent
KnownlowThis 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
UnknownSupply pressure needs comparable listings near this lot plus a nearby DA pipeline. Neither is loaded.
Why is this cheap?
UnknownThe constraint stack has not been retrieved for this lot, so Districts cannot explain a discount versus land size.
Lot-level flood
UnknownOfficial flood overlay has not been retrieved (pending). Missing layer is unknown, not “no.”
Catalyst exposure
UnknownFunded catalyst catchments are not loaded. A TOD badge is not this product.
This lot's DA history
UnknownDevelopment applications have not been queried for this parcel.
Statutory land value versus ask
UnknownStatutory land value is not available as free bulk data in this jurisdiction. Do not fake it with a suburb median.
Net yield / holding costs
UnknownNet yield / holding costs are not estimated outside NSW without inventing land tax.