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16 Old Lower Plenty Rd, Viewbank VIC 3084

House

$1,865,000

Last sold

11 Nov 2025

4

Bedrooms

4

Bathrooms

2

Car spaces

515 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 $1,865,000 (11 Nov 2025).(Recorded sale)
  • FactLand 515 m²; no building size recorded.(Property record)
  • CalculationRecorded House sales in Viewbank (last 5 years) with land size: median $1,889/m² of land (n=122). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.(Districts recorded sales)

What could make it worth more?

  • FactZoned GENERAL RESIDENTIAL ZONE - SCHEDULE 2 (GRZ2) under the ZN.(Vicmap Planning · 31 Aug 2026)

What could make it worth less?

  • FactDEVELOPMENT CONTRIBUTIONS PLAN OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 1 intersects 99.8% of this parcel.(Vicmap Planning · 31 Aug 2026)
  • FactVEGETATION PROTECTION OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 5 intersects 98.3% of this parcel.(Vicmap Planning · 31 Aug 2026)
  • FactLAND SUBJECT TO INUNDATION OVERLAY intersects 15.5% of this parcel.(Vicmap Planning · 31 Aug 2026)

What should you verify next?

  1. 1DEVELOPMENT CONTRIBUTIONS PLAN OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 1 affects this parcel — verify the mapped extent against the title / planning certificate before relying on unaffected land.
  2. 2VEGETATION PROTECTION OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 5 affects this parcel — verify the mapped extent against the title / planning certificate before relying on unaffected land.
  3. 3LAND SUBJECT TO INUNDATION OVERLAY affects this parcel — verify the mapped extent against the title / planning certificate before relying on unaffected land.
  4. 4No 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

$1,865,000

11 Nov 2025 · derived via latest_sale

Local land rate: recorded House sales in Viewbank (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $1,889/m² of land (n=122). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

Viewbank at a glance

6,982

People

$1,260,000

Median sale

$553/wk

Median rent

2.28%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 31 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Viewbank report →

Vs Viewbank

+48.0%

Median sale

Suburb $1,260,000

-0.74 pp

Gross yield

Suburb 2.28%

Suburb median $1,260,000 from 31 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation, not a portal figure.

Planning

Planning and development

Planning scheme

ZN

Zone

GENERAL RESIDENTIAL ZONE - SCHEDULE 2

GRZ2

Jurisdiction

Banyule

Banyule, VIC

Planning overlays

  • DEVELOPMENT CONTRIBUTIONS PLAN OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 1Detected — 99.8% of parcel

Development activity

Data unavailable

Source

  • Provider: Vicmap Planning
  • Dataset: PLAN_ZONE
  • Retrieved: 31 Aug 2026
  • Version: 1
  • Parcel: 207869566

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

Detected — official

The official layer maps a flood zone on this parcel, intersecting about 15.5% of it (Vicmap Planning, retrieved 31 Aug 2026). Verify the extent against the title before relying on unaffected land.

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$1,865,00011 Nov 2025
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted13 Oct 2025
  3. Listedprice unknowncompleted13 Oct 2025

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?

Confidence: medium

Zoned GENERAL RESIDENTIAL ZONE - SCHEDULE 2 · GRZ2 (ZN). Official parcel area about 516 m². Dual occupancy is not confirmed from the controls loaded for this lot. Two-lot subdivision looks constrained (often the rear or handle of the lot). 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: medium

15.5% of the official parcel intersects the loaded flood overlay. Layer: LAND SUBJECT TO INUNDATION OVERLAY. That is a finance, insurance, and rentability screen — distinct from whether the land can be subdivided. It is not a flood certificate or an insurer quote. Flood overlay on a material share of the lot can kill a rear-lot or battleaxe subdivision story. Minimum lot size is not loaded, so two-lot subdivision is not confirmed. The listing may look cheap relative to land or the street. What reduces it: DEVELOPMENT CONTRIBUTIONS PLAN OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 1; VEGETATION PROTECTION OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 5; LAND SUBJECT TO INUNDATION OVERLAY. Pay house money or walk — do not pay site money until a planner confirms a pathway through this stack. 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 $553/week — not this address. An inferred likely-rent range is not shown until official bond series are loaded for this dwelling type and bedrooms. Flood on or flagged for this lot can discount tenant demand versus a dry comparable.

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

This looks more like a hold-as-is house than a development site. Flood on the lot is the first thing to price.

Detail

The listing may look cheap relative to land or the street. What reduces it: DEVELOPMENT CONTRIBUTIONS PLAN OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 1; VEGETATION PROTECTION OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 5; LAND SUBJECT TO INUNDATION OVERLAY. Pay house money or walk — do not pay site money until a planner confirms a pathway through this stack.

Read more

Nearby competing dwellings and net yield are still unknown.

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.

4 of 10 questions answered so far

  • Development optionality of this lot

    Knownmedium

    Zoned GENERAL RESIDENTIAL ZONE - SCHEDULE 2 · GRZ2 (ZN). Official parcel area about 516 m². Dual occupancy is not confirmed from the controls loaded for this lot. Two-lot subdivision looks constrained (often the rear or handle of the lot). This is a screen, not a planning certificate.

  • 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?

    Knownmedium

    The listing may look cheap relative to land or the street. What reduces it: DEVELOPMENT CONTRIBUTIONS PLAN OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 1; VEGETATION PROTECTION OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 5; LAND SUBJECT TO INUNDATION OVERLAY. Pay house money or walk — do not pay site money until a planner confirms a pathway through this stack.

  • Lot-level flood

    Knownmedium

    15.5% of the official parcel intersects the loaded flood overlay. Layer: LAND SUBJECT TO INUNDATION OVERLAY. That is a finance, insurance, and rentability screen — distinct from whether the land can be subdivided. It is not a flood certificate or an insurer quote.

  • 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

    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

Viewbank in one glance

Viewbank at a glance

6,982

People

$1,260,000

Median sale

$553/wk

Median rent

2.28%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 31 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Viewbank report →

Keep researching

  • Why Viewbank? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Viewbank →
  • Other records on Old Lower Plenty Rd →

Listing material

Listed by Jellis Craig Eltham

A Five-Star Family Lifestyle

EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST CLOSING TUESDAY, 11TH NOVEMBER AT 4PM (UNLESS SOLD PRIOR)

Jellis Craig. Defined by luxurious finishes and a family-focused layout, this exceptional 45sq home unfolds across three thoughtfully designed levels. The entry foyer introduces a private master suite with a garden outlook, a large walk-in robe, and a deluxe ensuite. A gas log fire warms the open-plan living and dining room, complete with a built-in bar and beautifully crafted cabinetry that adds both style and endless storage.

For passionate home chefs, the gourmet kitchen impresses with a stone island, Smeg appliances, a high-end Qasair rangehood, and a walk-in pantry. Flowing outdoors, a covered alfresco zone with an outdoor kitchen and balcony enjoys views over the well-maintained backyard.

Read the full description

Upstairs, a home theatre offers the perfect place to enjoy a gold-class movie experience as a family. The lower level features three robed bedrooms (two with en-suite bathrooms, one being used as an office), a living room that extends to a courtyard, a study area, a powder room, wine cellar, and spacious gym with infrared sauna/ workshop space. Finishing touches include a security alarm, double-glazed windows, split system heating and cooling throughout, a veggie garden, and a double auto garage with a new epoxy floor.

It's a short walk from Lower Plenty Shops and Hotel, and minutes from Viewbank Primary School and Secondary College, Heidelberg Golf Club, nearby parklands, and the Yarra River, with proximity to Westfield Doncaster and Northland Shopping Centre.

Listing description written by Aaron Yeats, Jellis Craig Eltham — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

Property features

  • Air Conditioning
  • Alarm System
  • Balcony
  • Built-in Robes
  • Courtyard
  • Deck
  • Gym
  • Outdoor Entertaining
  • Rumpus Room
  • Secure Parking
  • Study
  • Workshop
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