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VIC › Gowanbrae › Gowanbrae Dr

160 Gowanbrae Dr, Gowanbrae VIC 3043

House

$1,300,000

Last sold

20 Sept 2025

4

Bedrooms

3

Bathrooms

2

Car spaces

440 m²

Land

Districts ViewPrice evidencePlanningSite constraintsHistoryListing

Districts View

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

Why this property?

  • FactLast recorded sale $1,300,000 (20 Sept 2025).(Recorded sale)
  • FactLand 440 m²; no building size recorded.(Property record)
  • CalculationRecorded House sales in Gowanbrae (last 5 years) with land size: median $2,394/m² of land (n=18). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.(Districts recorded sales)

What could make it worth more?

  • FactZoned NEIGHBOURHOOD RESIDENTIAL ZONE - SCHEDULE 1 (NRZ1) 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)
  • FactDEVELOPMENT PLAN OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 6 intersects 99.8% of this parcel.(Vicmap Planning · 31 Aug 2026)
  • FactENVIRONMENTAL SIGNIFICANCE OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 2 intersects 99.8% 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. 2DEVELOPMENT PLAN OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 6 affects this parcel — verify the mapped extent against the title / planning certificate before relying on unaffected land.
  3. 3ENVIRONMENTAL SIGNIFICANCE OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 2 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

$1,300,000

20 Sept 2025 · derived via latest_sale

Local land rate: recorded House sales in Gowanbrae (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $2,394/m² of land (n=18). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

Gowanbrae at a glance

3,055

People

$1,085,000

Median sale

$573/wk

Median rent

2.75%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 6 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Gowanbrae report →

Vs Gowanbrae

+19.8%

Median sale

Suburb $1,085,000

-0.46 pp

Gross yield

Suburb 2.75%

Suburb median $1,085,000 from 6 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation, not a portal figure.

Planning

Planning and development

Planning scheme

ZN

Zone

NEIGHBOURHOOD RESIDENTIAL ZONE - SCHEDULE 1

NRZ1

Jurisdiction

Merri-bek

Merri-bek, 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: 24398

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. Sold$1,300,00020 Sept 2025
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted26 Aug 2025
  3. Listedprice unknowncompleted26 Aug 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 NEIGHBOURHOOD RESIDENTIAL ZONE - SCHEDULE 1 · NRZ1 (ZN). Official parcel area about 440 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. The listing may look cheap relative to land or the street. What reduces it: DEVELOPMENT CONTRIBUTIONS PLAN OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 1; DEVELOPMENT PLAN OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 6; ENVIRONMENTAL SIGNIFICANCE OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 2. 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 $573/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 1 · NRZ1 (ZN). Official parcel area about 440 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?

    Knownlow

    The listing may look cheap relative to land or the street. What reduces it: DEVELOPMENT CONTRIBUTIONS PLAN OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 1; DEVELOPMENT PLAN OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 6; ENVIRONMENTAL SIGNIFICANCE OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 2. Pay house money or walk — do not pay site money until a planner confirms a pathway through this stack.

  • 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

Gowanbrae in one glance

Gowanbrae at a glance

3,055

People

$1,085,000

Median sale

$573/wk

Median rent

2.75%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 6 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Gowanbrae report →

Keep researching

  • Why Gowanbrae? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Gowanbrae →
  • Other records on Gowanbrae Dr →

Listing material

Listed by Ray White Gladstone Park

Under Contract by Ray White Gladstone Park

One of Gowanbrae's finest, this modern masterpiece delivers a truly aspirational family lifestyle with its vast and versatile design, first-class features throughout and delightful outdoors to enjoy.

Absolutely one of a kind, this remarkable residence boasts 4 bedrooms (extra-large main with WIR) complemented by a private ensuite and two additional bathrooms - all with stone-top vanities and floor-to-ceiling tiles.

Dual study zones add to the allure, along with a large rumpus/lounge (upstairs) and expansive open living/dining area served by a stone-bench kitchen complete with Bosch cooking appliances, Ariston dishwasher and butler's pantry with 2nd sink.

Read the full description

Other luxuries of the home include high ceilings, double-glazed windows, premium deadlocks, large laundry and under-stair storeroom, along with multi-zoned ducted heating & refrigerated cooling for year-round comfort.

Stacker doors reveal an alfresco entertaining area and delightful backyard with established gardens, Rainbird irrigation system and city skyline views, plus a remote-control double garage with internal entry.

Gowanbrae Community Centre around the corner along with local buses, acres of parkland and the Moonee Ponds Creek Trail, it also offers easy access to Matthews Avenue trams, a choice of freeways and both Westfield and Essendon Fields shopping centres.

A beautiful family home in lovely Gowanbrae!

Land: Approx. 440m2

Settlement: 30-60 days

Auction: Saturday 20th September at 2pm

(unless sold prior)

Phillip Mercieca - 0402 419 827

phillip.mercieca@raywhite.com

Sally Charan - 0430 355 725

sally.charan@raywhite.com

Listing description written by Sally Charan, Ray White Gladstone Park — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

Property features

  • Alarm System
  • Built-in Robes
  • Dishwasher
  • Ducted Cooling
  • Ducted Heating
  • Outdoor Entertaining
  • Remote Garage
  • Toilets: 3
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