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NSW › Manly Vale › Lovett St

16 Lovett St, Manly Vale NSW 2093

House

3

Bedrooms

1

Bathrooms

1

Car spaces

553 m²

Land

120 m²

Building

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Districts View

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

Why this property?

  • CalculationLand 553 m² against a 120 m² dwelling — the land is most of what is being bought.(Districts calculation)
  • CalculationRecorded House sales in Manly Vale (last 5 years) with land size: median $4,708/m² of land (n=19). 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 Manly Vale (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $4,708/m² of land (n=19). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

Manly Vale at a glance

6,870

People

$2,770,000

Median sale

$839/wk

Median rent

1.58%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 9 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Manly Vale 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 unknown24 May 2024
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted30 Apr 2024
  3. Listedprice unknowncompleted30 Apr 2024

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?

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.” 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 $839/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.

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

    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?

    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

    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

Manly Vale in one glance

Manly Vale at a glance

6,870

People

$2,770,000

Median sale

$839/wk

Median rent

1.58%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 9 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Manly Vale report →

Keep researching

  • Why Manly Vale? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Manly Vale →
  • Other records on Lovett St →

Listing material

Listed by For Sale By Owner

Cherished Nostalgia, Conveniently Located, Level Block

The Phone Code for this property is: 34298. Please quote this number when phoning or texting.

Located conveniently close to public transport, major supermarkets and schools, this 3-bedroom double-brick home is ideal for those with nostalgia for yesteryear and renovators alike.

With quirky curves accentuating the artistry of the brickwork, high ceilings and built-in linen cupboard, this charming home has a solid structure reminiscent of the 1950s. With the same owner for the last 27 years, 16 Lovett Street has maintained its historical features.

Read the full description

Separate kitchen, dining and lounge rooms accommodate a spacious lifestyle with plenty of natural light coming through the large windows. Three double bedrooms offer a blank canvas for layout and furnishings. The family bathroom has a separate shower and bath tub. The laundry has large twin tubs, an adjacent sunroom and space for a large appliance. Close to the home's rear entrance is a separate WC.

Sitting on approx. 553m2 of level land, the house is set forward on the block, allowing ample land for a secondary dwelling or extension out the back. Alternatively, it can accommodate a large vegetable garden or play area.

16 Lovett Street is amongst all the action of living on the northern beaches, but in a quiet and relaxed area. It is close to various schools, supermarkets and bus stops for the City, Manly, Allambie Heights and Dee Why. The B-line bus stop near KFC is also within walking distance and enables 30-minute commutes to and from Sydney CBD during peak hours.

"They just don't build them like this any more!"

Inspections are by appointment only.

Main features

• 120m2 of floor space

• Approx. 553m2 land size and level block

• Ample space for extension or secondary dwelling in the rear

• Double-brick home with high ceilings

• Structurally solid building with preserved historical character

• Separate kitchen, dining and lounge rooms

• NBN enabled

• Off-street parking (driveway, not covered carport)

• Close to the B-line bus stop (30-minute bus trip to city)

• Close to other buses going to Manly, Warringah Mall and Allambie Heights

• Close to St Kieran's Catholic Primary School and Mackellar Girls High School

• Close to Coles, Woolworths and ALDI supermarkets

• Close to Manly Vale Community Garden, Passmore Reserve and Manly Dam

• Short drive to Warringah Mall and Balgowlah shops

Disclaimer:

Whilst every care has been taken to verify the accuracy of the details in this advertisement, For Sale By Owner (forsalebyowner.com.au Pty Ltd) cannot guarantee its correctness. Prospective buyers or tenants need to take such action as is necessary, to satisfy themselves of any pertinent matters.

Listing description written by For Sale By Owner (NSW), For Sale By Owner — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

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