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16 Simpson St, Buninyong VIC 3357

House

$690,000

Last sold

2 Aug 2021

4

Bedrooms

2

Bathrooms

2

Car spaces

1,041 m²

Land

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

Why this property?

  • FactLast recorded sale $690,000 (2 Aug 2021).(Recorded sale)
  • FactLand 1,041 m²; no building size recorded.(Property record)
  • CalculationRecorded House sales in Buninyong (last 5 years) with land size: median $667/m² of land (n=113). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.(Districts recorded sales)

What could make it worth more?

  • FactZoned NEIGHBOURHOOD RESIDENTIAL ZONE - SCHEDULE 2 (NRZ2) under the ZN.(Vicmap Planning · 31 Aug 2026)

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. 1No 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

$690,000

2 Aug 2021 · derived via latest_sale

Local land rate: recorded House sales in Buninyong (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $667/m² of land (n=113). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

Buninyong at a glance

3,857

People

$745,000

Median sale

$457/wk

Median rent

3.19%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 28 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Buninyong report →

Vs Buninyong

-7.4%

Median sale

Suburb $745,000

+0.25 pp

Gross yield

Suburb 3.19%

Suburb median $745,000 from 28 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation, not a portal figure.

Planning

Planning and development

Planning scheme

ZN

Zone

NEIGHBOURHOOD RESIDENTIAL ZONE - SCHEDULE 2

NRZ2

Jurisdiction

Ballarat

Ballarat, VIC

Planning overlays

  • environmentalNot detected

Development activity

Data unavailable

Source

  • Provider: Vicmap Planning
  • Dataset: PLAN_ZONE
  • Retrieved: 31 Aug 2026
  • Version: 1
  • Parcel: 45506874

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. Listedprice unknowncompleted25 Aug 2021
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted25 Aug 2021
  3. Sold$690,0002 Aug 2021

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 NEIGHBOURHOOD RESIDENTIAL ZONE - SCHEDULE 2 · NRZ2 (ZN). Official parcel area about 1,017 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. 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 $457/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.

3 of 10 questions answered so far

  • Development optionality of this lot

    Knownmedium

    Zoned NEIGHBOURHOOD RESIDENTIAL ZONE - SCHEDULE 2 · NRZ2 (ZN). Official parcel area about 1,017 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

    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

    Official parcel about 1,017 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

    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

Buninyong in one glance

Buninyong at a glance

3,857

People

$745,000

Median sale

$457/wk

Median rent

3.19%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 28 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Buninyong report →

Keep researching

  • Why Buninyong? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Buninyong →
  • Other records on Simpson St →

Listing material

Listed by Buxton Ballarat

Solid Brick Family Home in Buninyong Close to Lake and School

INSPECTIONS TIMES ARE FOR PRIVATE APPOINTMENTS ONLY – Please contact Agent to register, no walk-ins available.

Located at the foot of Mount Buninyong this home is perfectly positioned close to the beautiful Botanic Gardens, Buninyong Primary School and Buninyong Golf Course, and is a short stroll from the township’s shops and cafes. With great walking tracks close by and only a 15-minute drive to Ballarat, it offers a village experience with all the benefits of having a major regional centre close by.

Featuring four large bedrooms there is plenty of room for the entire family. As you enter the home, you’ll love the feel and warmth from the front formal living area featuring a spiral staircase and garden views. The master bedroom is positioned at the front of the home and is complete with built in robe and full ensuite. The ultimate open-plan kitchen, dining and living room is the centrepiece of this home featuring a northerly aspect with floor to ceiling windows bathed in natural light. The kitchen is well equipped with gas stove, separate oven, Bosch dishwasher, double sink and ample storage. Down a separate hallway are two additional good sized bedrooms both with built in robes. The family bathroom is close by complete with separate bath, shower, vanity and toilet. Upstairs includes an additional bedroom / study or kids retreat / living area – the ideal lofted space to ‘get away from it all’.

Read the full description

In its secluded setting at the rear of the large block, the house is surrounded by a beautiful naturalistic garden and features a paved area, perfect for sitting back and watching life go by. There is also a good sized double lock-up garage plus workshop, ideal for the car enthusiast or ‘man cave’. Other features of this magnificent home include split system heating and cooling, a cosy fire place and solar power. The house was built with sustainability in mind, and perfectly captures the winter sun with its passive solar design, insulation and double-glazed windows.

Homes of this size, position and quality don’t last so call now to book your private viewing today.

Listing description written by Peter Burley, Buxton Ballarat — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

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