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16 Joy Ave, Mount Evelyn VIC 3796

House

$735,000

Last sold

29 May 2023

5

Bedrooms

2

Bathrooms

2

Car spaces

1,400 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 $735,000 (29 May 2023).(Recorded sale)
  • FactLand 1,400 m²; no building size recorded.(Property record)
  • CalculationRecorded House sales in Mount Evelyn (last 5 years) with land size: median $824/m² of land (n=94). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.(Districts recorded sales)

What could make it worth more?

No upside evidence detected in the data Districts holds for this lot.

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

$735,000

29 May 2023 · derived via latest_sale

Local land rate: recorded House sales in Mount Evelyn (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $824/m² of land (n=94). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

Mount Evelyn at a glance

10,065

People

$894,000

Median sale

$574/wk

Median rent

3.34%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 21 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Mount Evelyn report →

Vs Mount Evelyn

-17.8%

Median sale

Suburb $894,000

+0.72 pp

Gross yield

Suburb 3.34%

Suburb median $894,000 from 21 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation, not a portal figure.

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. Sold$735,00029 May 2023
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted16 Mar 2023
  3. Listedprice unknowncompleted16 Mar 2023

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

Capital growth

VIC

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.” Victoria has no public statewide property-level DA API. Nearby pipeline is unknown.

Rental

Income, competition, and yield

What will it realistically rent for?

Confidence: low

No advertised rent is recorded. Suburb median rent $574/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. 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.

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

    Victoria has no public statewide property-level DA API. Nearby pipeline is unknown.

  • 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?

    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

Mount Evelyn in one glance

Mount Evelyn at a glance

10,065

People

$894,000

Median sale

$574/wk

Median rent

3.34%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 21 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Mount Evelyn report →

Keep researching

  • Why Mount Evelyn? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Mount Evelyn →
  • Other records on Joy Ave →

Listing material

Listed by Jellis Craig Yarra Ranges Mooroolbark & Lilydale

FIVE BEDROOMS SURROUNDED BY NATURAL BEAUTY BACKING ON TO AQUEDUCT TRAIL

Leafy privacy minutes' walk along Aqueduct Trail to Mount Evelyn town centre, Primary School and Joy Avenue Pre-school, this flexible five bedroom, two bathroom, two living area home on 1400m2 (approx.) block, is sure to be a family favourite.

Freshly painted with airy raked ceilings and large windows taking in lush treed views, this spacious, light-filled home is an absolute winner. Connecting beautifully to its leafy bushland environment, the five bedroom layout includes light-filled master opening to sunny deck at the front of the home with 2nd bedroom next door, ideal as a nursery or, alternately, could be used as a parent’s retreat, dressing room or study with easy access to bathroom. A further three bedrooms are peacefully positioned on the other side of the home, offering flexible options here too, with the front bedroom off an entrance hall, ideal as an office for a home business along with two additional large bedrooms served by second bathroom.

Two spacious living areas are separated by sliding doors and include serene lounge room and an open light-filled kitchen, dining and family room with dual aspect to the front and backyards. The large granite topped kitchen features generous bench space and dishwasher. Modern comforts include ducted heating, ceiling fans and air conditioner along with fenced front yard, tiered rear yard with fruit trees, three garden sheds, single carport and plenty of off-street parking.

Read the full description

The natural beauty of this lovely neighbourhood with a wonderful community feel, will impress with regular sightings of kookaburras, rosellas and king parrots, and even the occasional echidna and black cockatoo. Gated access to Aqueduct Trail running along the rear of the property connecting to Warby Trail, yet only minutes’ drive from Lilydale and Mooroolbark transport and shopping hubs.

Listing description written by Regina Atkinson, Jellis Craig Yarra Ranges Mooroolbark & Lilydale — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

Property features

  • Air Conditioning
  • Deck
  • Dishwasher
  • Ducted Heating
  • Fully Fenced
  • Outdoor Entertaining
  • Shed
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