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16 Spencer St, Cowandilla SA 5033

House

3

Bedrooms

1

Bathrooms

1

Car spaces

797 m²

Land

177 m²

Building

Districts ViewPrice evidencePlanningSite constraintsHistoryListing

Districts View

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

Why this property?

  • CalculationLand 797 m² against a 177 m² dwelling — the land is most of what is being bought.(Districts calculation)
  • CalculationRecorded House sales in Cowandilla (last 5 years) with land size: median $1,621/m² of land (n=18). 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.
  • FactZoned Established Neighbourhood (EN) under the Planning and Design Code.(Location SA · 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

No recorded sale price for this property yet.

Local land rate: recorded House sales in Cowandilla (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $1,621/m² of land (n=18). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

Cowandilla at a glance

1,536

People

$976,000

Median sale

$566/wk

Median rent

3.02%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 7 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Cowandilla report →

Planning

Planning and development

Planning scheme

Planning and Design Code

Zone

Established Neighbourhood

EN

Jurisdiction

West Torrens

West Torrens, SA

Planning overlays

  • Data unavailable

Development activity

Data unavailable

Source

  • Provider: Location SA
  • Dataset: Planning and Design Code Zones
  • Retrieved: 31 Aug 2026
  • Version: 1
  • Parcel: 2125252008

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 unknown7 Feb 2026
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted19 Jan 2026
  3. Listedprice unknowncompleted19 Jan 2026

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

Capital growth

SA

Why this lot, not just this suburb

Why could this property outperform?

Confidence: low

Zoned Established Neighbourhood · EN (Planning and Design Code). Official parcel area about 781 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.” Street frontage and true lot geometry are not confirmed without open cadastre. Minimum lot size is not loaded, so two-lot subdivision is not confirmed. Nearby development applications are not loaded. This lot’s own applications are a separate question.

Rental

Income, competition, and yield

What will it realistically rent for?

Confidence: low

No advertised rent is recorded. Suburb median rent $566/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. This lot’s own applications are a separate question. 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

    Knownlow

    Zoned Established Neighbourhood · EN (Planning and Design Code). Official parcel area about 781 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

    Nearby development applications are not loaded. This lot’s own applications are a separate question.

  • 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 781 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

Cowandilla in one glance

Cowandilla at a glance

1,536

People

$976,000

Median sale

$566/wk

Median rent

3.02%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 7 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Cowandilla report →

Keep researching

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

Listing material

Listed by Ray White Paradise

A Vibrant Vintage with Personality and Possibility

This is a home that puts the character into its bungalow - c.1920s stone-fronted charm that wears its mood with pride, set on a unique and uplifting 797m² allotment just minutes from Mile End and Adelaide's international gateway.

Celebrating its era from start to finish, this up-to-four-bedroom home blends orginal Huon pine polished timber floors, decorative fretwork, lofty ceilings and sash windows with a playful palette that makes its broad potential sing.

The layout is both practical and pliable - as a family home to love long-term, a creative renovation project, or a rewarding investment.

Read the full description

Bedroom one sits to the front, close to the central bathroom and lounge. The original dining room or home office on entry easily converts to a fourth bedroom when needed. The combined kitchen/meals zone joins the final two bedrooms, while the lean-to utility zone - providing flex as a study - joins the separate WC.

The kitchen is unapologetically mid-century; the original bathroom is equally nostalgic. Outside, the grounds can't help but delight with fruit-rich productivity beyond the rear verandah and open-air patio enjoying its colour, creativity, and space to dream big - STCC.

Whether you preserve, enhance or reimagine, all or in part, the entire home is a solid and exciting canvas.

Extras to mention include ceiling fans, ducted air conditioning, modern front fence security, exceptional off-street parking plus a rear garage, in a location second-to-none for convenience.

Its pivotal position edges the city fringe, offers easy transport access, retail, and lies easy minutes to West Beach for its tranquil, sparkling shores.

Discover an exciting opportunity with stretch - adore its personality or explore its possibilities.

More features to consider:

• C.1920s stone-fronted character bungalow

• Polished original Huon Pine timber floors throughout

• Ceiling fans to living zone and bedroom 1

• Character fretwork, architraves, and ceilings

• Up to 4-bedroom versatility

• Dining zone connection to the central lounge

• Mid-century style kitchen/meals with easy turn lever taps and Puratap

• Vintage bathroom, with separate WC and easy turn lever taps

• Large rear utility/laundry zone

• A lush, colourful backyard to entertain, harvest, or explore its options - STCC

• Secure rear garage + ample off-street parking

• Zoning for Cowandilla P.S. - 1km | Underdale H.S. - 2.4km approx.

• A lettable asset, renovation project, or a treasure to love…

Auction Pricing - In a campaign of this nature, our clients have opted to not state a price guide to the public. To assist you, please reach out to receive the latest sales data or attend our next inspection where this will be readily available. During this campaign, we are unable to supply a guide or influence the market in terms of price.

Vendors Statement: The vendor's statement may be inspected at our office for 3 consecutive business days immediately preceding the auction; and at the auction for 30 minutes before it starts.

Disclaimer: As much as we aimed to have all details represented within this advertisement be true and correct, it is the buyer/ purchaser's responsibility to complete the correct due diligence while viewing and purchasing the property throughout the active campaign.

RLA 322799

Property Details:

Council | WEST TORRENS

Zone | EN - Established Neighbourhood

Land | 797sqm(Approx.)

House | 177sqm(Approx.)

Built | 1926

Council Rates | $1,855.90 pa

Water | $223.90 pq

ESL | $179.40 pa

Listing description written by Andrew Baldino, Ray White Paradise — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

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