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16 Bowillia Ave, Hawthorn SA 5062

House

2

Bedrooms

1

Bathrooms

1

Car spaces

710 m²

Land

179 m²

Building

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Districts View

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

Why this property?

  • CalculationRecorded House sales in Hawthorn (last 5 years) with land size: median $2,374/m² of land (n=34). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.(Districts recorded sales)

What could make it worth more?

  • FactZoned Established Neighbourhood (EN) under the Planning and Design Code.(Location SA · 30 Aug 2026)
  • Fact21029620 — Two storey detached dwelling (Decision Made), lodged 30 Sept 2021.(Location SA · 30 Sept 2021) source ↗
  • Fact22001134 — Swimming Pool to side of dwelling (Decision Made), lodged 17 Jan 2022.(Location SA · 17 Jan 2022) source ↗
  • Fact25001886 — Change of Use from Retirement Facility to Supported Accommodation (Decision Made), lodged 5 Feb 2025.(Location SA · 5 Feb 2025) source ↗

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. 1Read 21029620 — Two storey detached dwelling in full at council before relying on the development thesis. open ↗
  2. 2Read 22001134 — Swimming Pool to side of dwelling in full at council before relying on the development thesis. open ↗
  3. 3Read 25001886 — Change of Use from Retirement Facility to Supported Accommodation in full at council before relying on the development thesis. open ↗
  4. 4No 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 Hawthorn (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $2,374/m² of land (n=34). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

Hawthorn at a glance

2,223

People

$1,851,000

Median sale

$604/wk

Median rent

1.70%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 5 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Hawthorn report →

Planning

Planning and development

Planning scheme

Planning and Design Code

Zone

Established Neighbourhood

EN

Jurisdiction

Mitcham

Mitcham, SA

Planning overlays

  • Data unavailable

Development activity

  • 21029620

    Two storey detached dwelling

    Decision Made · Lodged 30 Sept 2021

    Council site report
  • 22001134

    Swimming Pool to side of dwelling

    Decision Made · Lodged 17 Jan 2022

    Council site report
  • 25001886

    Change of Use from Retirement Facility to Supported Accommodation

    Decision Made · Lodged 5 Feb 2025

    Council site report
  • 21013197

    Carport

    Decision Made · Lodged 25 June 2021

    Council site report

Source

  • Provider: Location SA
  • Dataset: Planning and Design Code Zones
  • Retrieved: 30 Aug 2026
  • Version: 1
  • Parcel: 0803164009

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. Soldprice unknown27 Feb 2021
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted29 Jan 2021
  3. Listedprice unknowncompleted29 Jan 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 Established Neighbourhood · EN (Planning and Design Code). Official parcel area about 713 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. 4 development applications on this parcel. Code Assessed - Performance Assessed (Decision Made); Accepted (Decision Made); Code Assessed - Performance Assessed (Decision Made) Plus 1 more on this parcel. Latest lodgement recorded 2021-09-30. These are this lot’s applications, not the neighbourhood pipeline. 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 $604/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.

4 of 10 questions answered so far

  • Development optionality of this lot

    Knownlow

    Zoned Established Neighbourhood · EN (Planning and Design Code). Official parcel area about 713 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

    Official parcel about 713 m² — land size can look like optionality. 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

    Knownmedium

    4 development applications on this parcel. Code Assessed - Performance Assessed (Decision Made); Accepted (Decision Made); Code Assessed - Performance Assessed (Decision Made) Plus 1 more on this parcel. Latest lodgement recorded 2021-09-30. These are this lot’s applications, not the neighbourhood pipeline.

  • 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

Hawthorn in one glance

Hawthorn at a glance

2,223

People

$1,851,000

Median sale

$604/wk

Median rent

1.70%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 5 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Hawthorn report →

Keep researching

  • Why Hawthorn? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Hawthorn →
  • Other records on Bowillia Ave →

Listing material

Listed by Ray White Unley

SOLD BY JOSH GILLESPIE

Auction Saturday 27th February at 11:00am (USP)

Nestled in a quiet tree-lined culdesac surrounded by grand homes and quality renovations in the tightly held eastern suburb of Hawthorn, this large allotment of approximately 710sqm presents a fantastic opportunity ripe for renovation or the option to build your dream home (stcc) on a prime parcel of land.

Inside, the original 1940's home boasts two bedrooms, one bathroom, a front lounge room, central kitchen, laundry with ample storage and a light-filled sunroom/living area with effortless access to a large backyard.

Read the full description

A highly desirable peaceful location home to local kookaburras and beautiful birdlife, with easy access to reputable private and public schooling including Mitcham Girls High School, Westbourne Park Primary School, Walford Anglican School for Girls, Scotch College and St Joseph's School. As well as being close to Mitcham Shopping Centre, Wallis Cinema, cosmopolitan King William Road, Unley Road, backstreet hidden cafes and public transport at the end of the street making for an easy commute to Glenelg beach or Adelaide CBD.

This much-loved property is now ready for a new chapter, offering endless potential with scope to renovate or redevelop (stcc) in a location that ticks all the boxes for lifestyle and leisure.

More reasons to love this home:

-Large allotment, 15.85-metre frontage, 45.06-metre depth (approximately)

-Wooden floorboards underneath the carpet

-Master bedroom with mirrored built-in wardrobe

-Ceiling fans in the front lounge room and bedroom

-Ample off-street car parking

-Nearby to world-class amenities and infrastructure

-Thriving location close to schools, shops and transport

Listing description written by Josh Gillespie, Ray White Unley — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

Property features

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