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16 South St, Battery Point TAS 7004

House

3

Bedrooms

1

Bathrooms

3

Car spaces

239 m²

Land

158 m²

Building

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

Why this property?

  • CalculationRecorded House sales in Battery Point (last 5 years) with land size: median $5,155/m² of land (n=13). 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

No recorded sale price for this property yet.

Local land rate: recorded House sales in Battery Point (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $5,155/m² of land (n=13). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

Battery Point at a glance

2,092

People

No data

Median sale

$579/wk

Median rent

No data

Suburb gross yield

See the full Battery Point 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

i

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 unknown13 Mar 2024
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted1 Feb 2024
  3. Listedprice unknowncompleted1 Feb 2024

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

Capital growth

TAS

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.” Nearby development applications are not loaded for this property.

Rental

Income, competition, and yield

What will it realistically rent for?

Confidence: low

No advertised rent is recorded. Suburb median rent $579/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. 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.

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

    Nearby development applications are not loaded for this property.

  • 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

Battery Point in one glance

Battery Point at a glance

2,092

People

No data

Median sale

$579/wk

Median rent

No data

Suburb gross yield

See the full Battery Point report →

Keep researching

  • Why Battery Point? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Battery Point →
  • Other records on South St →

Listing material

Listed by Petrusma Property Sandy Bay

Prime position, courtyard, off st parking for 3 !

Holding a highly coveted position in Hobart's prestigious Battery Point, this low maintenance property exudes an impressive fusion of old-world charm within a stone's throw of Salamanca and a host of local galleries, cafes, and restaurants. The feeling of being in this pocket of Battery Point is special, with people coming from all over the world to visit and peruse the beauty in this precinct.

Jackman McRoss Bakey is around the corner as are many restaurants and cafes that you can get to easily by foot all on the level all within 100 metres or so !

'Melrose' at 16 South St presents a rare opportunity for the dream lifestyle and features the bonus of multiple off-street parking, level access and two levels in one of Battery Point's prime streets with fast internet nbn fibre to the premises. There is a delightful sun drenched court yard and this brick stand-alone home is surrounded by a lovely neighbourhood and neighbours. The home is currently tenanted until 14/4/24.

Read the full description

With a light and bright colour palate the home features high ceilings on entry and plenty of charm. The spacious master bedroom (with built in robe), living, dining, laundry, full bathroom and kitchen is on ground level with an upgraded solid Tasmanian Oak staircase leading upstairs to a study nook plus 2 bedrooms, built in robes, a powder room/2nd toilet plus attic storage.

Located in one of Australia's most liveable suburbs, the home is situated between the historic Princes Park, Kelly's Steps and the famous Jackman & McRoss bakery café. The property is close to the vibrant Hobart CBD, Salamanca, the waterfront precinct, and the Sandy Bay shopping zone, and is private, quiet, and secure.

About Battery Point

Battery Point is set on the CBD fringe, at just a 1km picturesque stroll from the Hobart GPO. It is Tasmania's first million-dollar suburb with a median price of $2,090,000 (houses Jan 2023-Dec 2023) & is the most sought-after suburb in Tasmania. Battery Point is suited to people who want to be close to a historic village atmosphere, the beach & Hobart CBD, numerous eateries, and the best year-round entertainment Hobart has to offer.

About Hobart:

With over $28 billion worth of infrastructure projects in the pipeline over the next decade in Tasmania, plus many other projects, Hobart remains a solid city to be investing in. Tasmania is known for its pro-environmental stance, and in 2020 achieved 100% renewable energy status thanks to a combination of hydroelectricity, wind, and solar energy sources.

Constructed: 1880

Rates: $3,192.80

Water: $1,051 fixed charges

Heating/Air con: 2 * Daikin reverse cycle / heat pumps

The information contained herein has been supplied to us and we have no reason to doubt its accuracy, however, cannot guarantee it. Accordingly, all interested parties should make their own enquiries to verify this information.

Listing description written by Tony Dion, Petrusma Property Sandy Bay — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

Property features

  • Broadband
  • Dishwasher
  • Living Areas: 1
  • Outdoor Entertaining
  • Toilets: 2
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