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NSW › Sylvania Waters › James Cook Island

16 James Cook Island, Sylvania Waters NSW 2224

House

$6,100,000

Last sold

19 Dec 2025

5

Bedrooms

2

Bathrooms

3

Car spaces

890 m²

Land

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

Why this property?

  • FactLast recorded sale $6,100,000 (19 Dec 2025).(Recorded sale)
  • FactLand 890 m²; no building size recorded.(Property record)
  • CalculationRecorded House sales in Sylvania Waters (last 5 years) with land size: median $3,954/m² of land (n=45). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.(Districts recorded sales)

What could make it worth more?

  • FactZoned Recreational Waterways (W2) under the Sutherland Shire Local Environmental Plan 2015.(NSW ePlanning Spatial Viewer · 31 Aug 2026)

What could make it worth less?

  • FactItem - General touches the boundary of this parcel in the official layer.(NSW ePlanning Spatial Viewer · 31 Aug 2026)

What should you verify next?

  1. 1Item - General touches the parcel boundary — verify the mapped extent against the title / planning certificate before relying on unaffected land.

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

$6,100,000

19 Dec 2025 · derived via latest_sale

Local land rate: recorded House sales in Sylvania Waters (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $3,954/m² of land (n=45). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

Sylvania Waters at a glance

3,028

People

$2,550,000

Median sale

$1,004/wk

Median rent

2.05%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 11 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Sylvania Waters report →

Vs Sylvania Waters

+139.2%

Median sale

Suburb $2,550,000

-1.19 pp

Gross yield

Suburb 2.05%

Suburb median $2,550,000 from 11 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation, not a portal figure.

Planning

Planning and development

Planning scheme

Sutherland Shire Local Environmental Plan 2015

Zone

Recreational Waterways

W2

Jurisdiction

Sutherland

Sutherland, NSW

Planning overlays

  • heightDetected
  • Item - GeneralTouches boundary — verify against title

Planning constraints

  • 98.5

Development activity

Data unavailable

Source

  • Provider: NSW ePlanning Spatial Viewer
  • Dataset: Planning Portal Principal Planning — Land Zoning Map
  • Retrieved: 31 Aug 2026
  • Version: 1
  • Parcel: 101178061

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

Touches boundary — official

The official layer maps a heritage listed area touching the boundary of this parcel — at the edge, not across it (NSW ePlanning Spatial Viewer, retrieved 31 Aug 2026). Verify the mapped extent against the title before relying on it either way — this is not an all-clear.

Records

Property history

  1. Sold$6,100,00019 Dec 2025
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted30 Sept 2025
  3. Listedprice unknowncompleted30 Sept 2025

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

Capital growth

NSW

Why this lot, not just this suburb

Why could this property outperform?

Confidence: medium

Zoned Recreational Waterways · W2 (Sutherland Shire Local Environmental Plan 2015). Official parcel area about 892 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. NSW has a statewide DA API. Nearby (100–800 m) applications are not loaded for this property yet.

Rental

Income, competition, and yield

What will it realistically rent for?

Confidence: low

No advertised rent is recorded. Suburb median rent $1,004/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. NSW has a statewide DA API. Nearby (100–800 m) applications are not loaded for this property yet. 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. NSW net yield needs land tax and VG inputs that are not loaded. Gross yield from listings is not net yield.

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 Recreational Waterways · W2 (Sutherland Shire Local Environmental Plan 2015). Official parcel area about 892 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

    NSW has a statewide DA API. Nearby (100–800 m) applications are not loaded for this property yet.

  • 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 892 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

    Unknown

    No DA adapter returned applications for this parcel.

  • Statutory land value versus ask

    Unknown

    NSW Valuer General land values are not loaded for this property yet.

  • Net yield / holding costs

    Unknown

    NSW net yield needs land tax and VG inputs that are not loaded. Gross yield from listings is not net yield.

Area

Sylvania Waters in one glance

Sylvania Waters at a glance

3,028

People

$2,550,000

Median sale

$1,004/wk

Median rent

2.05%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 11 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Sylvania Waters report →

Keep researching

  • Why Sylvania Waters? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Sylvania Waters →
  • Other records on James Cook Island →

Listing material

Listed by DJW Property Sylvania Waters

Immaculate turn-key deep waterfront home enjoys premier inner circle island position

Claiming a privileged deep waterfront position and coveted inner circle island address, this immaculate turn-key home sits on a sunny (approx) 880sqm block of prime deep waterfront land with a sprawling 30m street frontage (approx.) & 18.9m waterfront width featuring oversized C-shape custom built pontoon & dry dock for large vessels. Impeccably presented and tastefully styled with tranquil views throughout, the 2-storey family residence offers spacious living and luxury outdoor entertaining in a highly sought-after blue-ribbon location. Highlights include, brand new timber flooring and new quality carpets thoughout, formal lounge with soaring ceiling & formal dining area, flowing family room, dining/living/bar area & quality granite kitchen equipped with European appliances & walk-in pantry, all of which enjoy underfloor heating. Interiors transition outdoors to the beautifully landscaped sunny backyard complete with undercover entertaining area, level lawns and solar heated salt water pool. Upstairs reveals 4 great sized bedrooms with built/walk-in robes and ceiling fans, oversized master bedroom with ensuite, his & her walk-in wardrobes & stunning views, plus a well appointed family bathroom with corner bath tub. Additional highlights include study/fifth bedroom, guest powder room, ducted air conditioning, power/water connection to pontoon, automated irrigation system plus secure 3 car garaging with internal access.

Features Include:

-Immaculate 4/5 bedroom home on sprawling 872.6sqm deep waterfront block

Read the full description

-30m street frontage (approx.) and 18.9m waterfront width

-Oversized C-shape custom built pontoon with dry dock for large vessels

-Sunny backyard with covered entertaining area, solar heated salt water pool

-Level lawns framed by beautifully landscaped gardens

-Granite finished kitchen and bathroom vanities

-New timber floors and new high quality carpets throughout

-Heating floors in living/dining/kitchen/bar area, zoned ducted air conditioning

-Outdoor shower, water tank, security system, ample storage options

-Internal laundry with direct outdoor access to sunny courtyard

-Internal access to secure 3 car garaging, off street parking

-Side access allows for additional secure off street parking for car/boat/trailer

-Close proximity to village shops, local schools, public transport

-Moments to Southgate Shopping Centre and Westfield Miranda

Listing description written by Dave Watkins, DJW Property Sylvania Waters — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

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