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ACT › Garran › Brereton St

16 Brereton St, Garran ACT 2605

House

5

Bedrooms

3

Bathrooms

2

Car spaces

951 m²

Land

224 m²

Building

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Districts View

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

Why this property?

  • CalculationLand 951 m² against a 224 m² dwelling — the land is most of what is being bought.(Districts calculation)
  • CalculationRecorded House sales in Garran (last 5 years) with land size: median $1,649/m² of land (n=13). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.(Districts recorded sales)

What could make it worth more?

  • InterpretationA large lot with a small dwelling means the value case rests on the land and what the zone allows on it, not the house.

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 Garran (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $1,649/m² of land (n=13). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

Garran at a glance

3,740

People

$1,192,500

Median sale

$550/wk

Median rent

2.40%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 10 recorded sales (last 24 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Garran 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 unknown17 Nov 2018
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted24 Oct 2018
  3. Listedprice unknowncompleted24 Oct 2018

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

Capital growth

ACT

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.” Nearby development applications are not loaded for this property.

Rental

Income, competition, and yield

What will it realistically rent for?

Confidence: low

No advertised rent is recorded. Suburb median rent $550/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 for this property. 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.

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

    Nearby development applications are not loaded for this property.

  • 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. This jurisdiction has no comparable official bond series in the free set.

  • 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

    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

Garran in one glance

Garran at a glance

3,740

People

$1,192,500

Median sale

$550/wk

Median rent

2.40%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 10 recorded sales (last 24 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Garran report →

Keep researching

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

Listing material

Listed by Ray White Canberra

A spacious family home offering charm, lifestyle and location

Located in one of Garran's most sought after streets this spacious two-story family home offers charm and versatile accommodation for the larger family. Positioned towards the front of the generous block of over 950 square meters the spacious home is surrounded by private landscaped gardens and enjoys panoramic views to the Brindabellas.

On the ground floor, there are three separate living areas ensuring space and privacy for family members of all ages. To the right of the light-filled entry is a large sunken lounge and dining room. This elegant space is surrounded by glass and features a bay window and sliding glass doors opening onto a cleverly designed wrap-around deck which is ideal for the largest of gatherings and features glass panels designed for privacy.

The kitchen is to the left of the entry and it has been renovated to the highest standard. A bay window, stunning marble bench tops, stainless steel appliances, and a very large island bench are all features of this beautiful space. The open plan kitchen and informal meals area have a view to the front garden and a view to the side garden through French doors that open to a terrace and the back garden on the northern side of the home. Alfresco entertaining and relaxing will be a dream with a covered Balinese style entertaining area, a built-in pizza oven, and a heated in-ground swim spa. The beautifully designed terraced back garden offers privacy, shade, and colour.

Read the full description

Back inside and towards the rear of the home is a versatile area that is currently being used as a family room and adjacent study; however, it could easily be converted to more bedroom space if desired. Also on the lower level is a double bedroom with a sunny deck, an upgraded family bathroom, a separate toilet, and a laundry.

Upstairs is the master suite with an ensuite and walk-in robe plus two other good-sized bedrooms with built-in robes. These two bedrooms are serviced by an original family bathroom.

Other features of the home include brush box timber floors to the living areas, ducted reverse cycle air conditioning, a split system air conditioner to bedroom 4, surround-sound ceiling speakers and back to grid solar panels, a spacious double garage with automatic door and a fully fenced landscaped garden with an automatic watering system.

Located within easy walking distance to Red Hill reserve, excellent schools, shops, medical facilities, and transport. A short drive to the Woden Town Centre, the Parliamentary triangle and the CBD.

A versatile floorplan spread over two levels

Three separate indoor living areas on the lower level

Combined sunken lounge and dining room opening onto a wrap-around deck with feature glass panels designed for privacy

Open-plan kitchen and meals area

Renovated kitchen with marble bench tops, a large island bench, an abundance of cupboards, stainless steel appliances and a bar fridge with bar tap

Family room with adjacent study could easily be converted to the fifth bedroom

Master suite with ensuite and walk-in robe upstairs

Two good sized bedrooms with built-in robes upstairs

Double bedroom downstairs with sliding doors to private deck

Two bathrooms, an ensuite and separate toilet

Laundry with direct access to the back garden

Separate outdoor entertaining areas

Outdoor electric patio heater

Pizza Oven

Heated in-ground swim spa

Beautifully landscaped garden with mature plantings

Two separate Toshiba ducted reverse cycle air conditioning systems

Split system air-conditioning to bedroom 4

Surround sound ceiling speakers wired to an audio-visual panel

Instantaneous gas hot water upstairs

Electric hot water system downstairs

Back to grid solar panels

Security alarm

Double garage with large storage area and automatic doors

Second driveway

Automatic irrigation system

Listing description written by Nicky Symon, Ray White Canberra — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

Property features

  • Air Conditioning
  • Pool
  • In-Ground Pool
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