Downer at a glance
4,556
People
$1,115,000
Median sale
$420/wk
Median rent
1.96%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 7 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
$1,260,000
Last sold
5 June 2021
3
Bedrooms
1
Bathrooms
1
Car spaces
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
$1,260,000
5 June 2021 · derived via latest_sale
Downer at a glance
4,556
People
$1,115,000
Median sale
$420/wk
Median rent
1.96%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 7 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
Vs Downer
+13.0%
Median sale
Suburb $1,115,000
-0.23 pp
Gross yield
Suburb 1.96%
Suburb median $1,115,000 from 7 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
ACTPlanning 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.” Nearby development applications are not loaded for this property.
Rental
No advertised rent is recorded. Suburb median rent $420/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. 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.
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
Downer at a glance
4,556
People
$1,115,000
Median sale
$420/wk
Median rent
1.96%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 7 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
Listing material
Listed by HOME.BYHOLLY#soldbyholly $1,260,000
The legge.home is everything that is quintessentially Inner North. Effortlessly cool, eclectic, filled with personality, and perfect exactly as it is, while ready to grow and adapt if you ever thought it needed to.
The humble facade speaks to its vintage, a simpler time, yet enduring in style. Exactly the character that we love, deep orange bricks, windows that let the sun pour in, layers of paint on the back steps speaking to decades of the well worn path from laundry to hills hoist and backyard fun.
Right now Downer is the place to be, the suburb of choice. It's edgy and it's got attitude. The light rail has elevated its position and connectivity to the city, the local shops a vibrant hub generating a new energy and community spirt. The extensive urban renewal in Dickson enhancing a precinct that is already a melting pot of culture and history.
The truly majestic and beautiful Snow Gums that line the street are unique to a suburb that played a significant part for the CSIRO in the '60s, The suburb home to the site of the Dickson Experiment Station, employing years of significant crop and pasture trials.
A home of shared experiences, the legge.home holds memories that are familiar to us all, especially growing up in the Inner North suburbs of Canberra. The orange tone brick construction, 1960's character details, the large sunny back yard - similarities of time, differences of landscape, yet experiences that have played a part for all of us growing up.
Walking to school, neighbourhood play at the park and swimming at the Dickson Pool each summer provided a multitude of happy times growing up in Downer.
Community and lifestyle are the fundamental and privileged benefits of living in Downer. The energy is infectious, you feel it when you pop to the local shops, have a coffee at The Gang Gang, or when you join the parade of locals as they walk their dogs or shop at the Farmers Markets.
With a touch of sentimentality, for those of us who find delight in all the character of Canberra homes and the tree lined streets of one of our older suburbs, there is no limit to our affection for the interesting and diverse homes that are part of our rich and youthful story, right here, right now in Downer.
features.
.charming red brick Downer home on tree-lined Legge Street
.sunny living room with reverse cycle air conditioner
.tiled kitchen and meals area with electric cooktop and oven, plenty of storage space
.large main bedroom with built-in robe
.second and third bedrooms with built-in robes
.original main bathroom with bath, shower, toilet and vanity
.large established back garden with paved entertaining area and hill hoist clothesline
.established bamboo for privacy in the rear garden
.single garage with extra workshop space
.enormous frontage and NNW facing orientation
.excellent location near the Downer Neighbourhood Oval, Downer village shops, Dickson shops, Majura Primary School, Lyneham High School, Daramalan College
.easy access to the lightrail, public transport, Braddon and the City, ANU
EER: 0.0
Land size: 735m2 (approx.)
Living size: 105m2 (approx.)
Land rates: $3,984.72 pa (approx.)
Land value: $588,000
Year buit: 1964 (approx.)
disclaimer. the information contained herein is gathered from sources we consider to be reliable, however home.byholly accepts no responsibility for inaccuracies. Interested parties must solely rely on their own enquiries and confirm all information provided.
Listing description written by Holly Komorowski, HOME.BYHOLLY — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.
Nearby development applications are not loaded for this property.
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. This jurisdiction has no comparable official bond series in the free set.
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.