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VIC › Ferny Creek › Mount Dandenong Tourist Rd

163 Mount Dandenong Tourist Rd, Ferny Creek VIC 3786

House

5

Bedrooms

2

Bathrooms

0

Car spaces

1,800 m²

Land

Districts ViewPrice evidencePlanningSite constraintsHistoryListing

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

Why this property?

  • FactLand 1,800 m²; no building size recorded.(Property record)
  • CalculationRecorded House sales in Ferny Creek (last 5 years) with land size: median $466/m² of land (n=64). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.(Districts recorded sales)

What could make it worth more?

  • FactZoned GREEN WEDGE A ZONE - SCHEDULE 1 (GWAZ1) under the ZN.(Vicmap Planning · 2 Sept 2026)

What could make it worth less?

  • FactEROSION MANAGEMENT OVERLAY intersects 99.8% of this parcel.(Vicmap Planning · 2 Sept 2026)
  • FactSIGNIFICANT LANDSCAPE OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 1 intersects 99.8% of this parcel.(Vicmap Planning · 2 Sept 2026)
  • FactBUSHFIRE MANAGEMENT OVERLAY intersects 99.8% of this parcel.(Vicmap Planning · 2 Sept 2026)
  • FactENVIRONMENTAL SIGNIFICANCE OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 1 touches the boundary of this parcel in the official layer.(Vicmap Planning · 2 Sept 2026)

What should you verify next?

  1. 1EROSION MANAGEMENT OVERLAY affects this parcel — verify the mapped extent against the title / planning certificate before relying on unaffected land.
  2. 2SIGNIFICANT LANDSCAPE OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 1 affects this parcel — verify the mapped extent against the title / planning certificate before relying on unaffected land.
  3. 3BUSHFIRE MANAGEMENT OVERLAY affects this parcel — verify the mapped extent against the title / planning certificate before relying on unaffected land.
  4. 4ENVIRONMENTAL SIGNIFICANCE OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 1 touches the parcel boundary — verify the mapped extent against the title / planning certificate before relying on unaffected land.
  5. 5No 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 Ferny Creek (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $466/m² of land (n=64). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

Ferny Creek at a glance

1,527

People

$1,160,000

Median sale

$610/wk

Median rent

2.73%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 13 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Ferny Creek report →

Planning

Planning and development

Planning scheme

ZN

Zone

GREEN WEDGE A ZONE - SCHEDULE 1

GWAZ1

Jurisdiction

Yarra Ranges

Yarra Ranges, VIC

Official property report

The original government planning document for this property. Sign in to view or download the PDF. Districts facts are a separate GIS extract and may not include every statement in the report.

Planning overlays

  • SIGNIFICANT LANDSCAPE OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 1Detected — 99.8% of parcel

Development activity

Data unavailable

Source

  • Provider: Vicmap Planning
  • Dataset: PLAN_ZONE
  • Retrieved: 2 Sept 2026
  • Version: 1
  • Parcel: 1624849

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

Detected — official

The official layer maps a bushfire risk zone on this parcel, intersecting about 99.8% of it (Vicmap Planning, retrieved 2 Sept 2026). Verify the extent against the title before relying on unaffected land.

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 unknown17 Nov 2020
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted9 Sept 2020
  3. Listedprice unknowncompleted9 Sept 2020

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 GREEN WEDGE A ZONE - SCHEDULE 1 · GWAZ1 (ZN). Official parcel area about 1,810 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. Official parcel about 1,810 m² — land size can look like optionality. What reduces it: EROSION MANAGEMENT OVERLAY; SIGNIFICANT LANDSCAPE OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 1; BUSHFIRE MANAGEMENT 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 $610/week — not this address. An inferred likely-rent range is not shown until official bond series are loaded for this dwelling type and bedrooms. No recorded off-street parking — often a discount versus the suburb median for the same beds.

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 GREEN WEDGE A ZONE - SCHEDULE 1 · GWAZ1 (ZN). Official parcel area about 1,810 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

    Official parcel about 1,810 m² — land size can look like optionality. What reduces it: EROSION MANAGEMENT OVERLAY; SIGNIFICANT LANDSCAPE OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 1; BUSHFIRE MANAGEMENT OVERLAY. 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

Ferny Creek in one glance

Ferny Creek at a glance

1,527

People

$1,160,000

Median sale

$610/wk

Median rent

2.73%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 13 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Ferny Creek report →

Keep researching

  • Why Ferny Creek? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Ferny Creek →
  • Other records on Mount Dandenong Tourist Rd →

Listing material

Listed by First National Real Estate Ranges

True Lifestyle Opportunity with Twinkling Night Light Views

Contact us now to see how you could purchase today or to register to inspect.

Seldom do you get to experience this level of ‘brand new living’ at the end of a country lane in the elite Ferny Creek Village location. The original home has been overhauled to reveal a ‘brand new floorplan’ that is as stunning as it is practical. You’ll encounter four bedrooms plus a home office providing generous and practical accommodation with the children’s wing on the lower level. The kitchen/ family room is the hub of the home with magnificent engineered stone benchtops, the ideal breakfast island bar, a large pantry, dishwasher and the latest cooktop. You have a choice of three separate living rooms with the kid's rumpus room, three bedrooms, study, bathroom and toilet all on their own level.

The huge lounge with a central toe toasting open fire opens onto the wrap-around verandahs and alfresco outdoor dining. Here the tranquil distant views will captivate and by night transforms into a sea of twinkling lights.

Read the full description

The gardens are a treat spanning nearly half an acre (1,800m2) with ideal level lawns as well as charming winding pathways. Ample parking off the sealed drive as well as additional vehicle space.

With the school near the end of the lane and the Upper Ferntree Gully train station and shops only 7 minutes away, this truly is the ideal location to call home.

It’s now your chance to re-visit the past and stay for a lifestyle of the future.

https://www.consumer.vic.gov.au/duediligencechecklist

Please note: All property details listed were current at the time of publishing.

Listing description written by Grant Skipsey, First National Real Estate Ranges — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

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