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VIC › Olinda › Falls Rd

168-172 Falls Rd, Olinda VIC 3788

For saleHouse

$2,900,000–$3,150,000

For sale

Asking range

6

Bedrooms

4

Bathrooms

4

Car spaces

20,000 m²

Land

Districts ViewPrice evidencePlanningSite constraintsHistoryListing

Districts View

Given the $2,900,000–$3,150,000 ask, is this worth your time?

Why this ask?

  • FactListed for sale, asking $2,900,000–$3,150,000(Listing record · 30 Apr 2026)
  • FactLand 20,000 m²; no building size recorded.(Property record)
  • CalculationRecorded House sales in Olinda (last 5 years) with land size: median $441/m² of land (n=81). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.(Districts recorded sales)
  • CalculationAsk is 146% above the Olinda median recorded sale ($1,180,000, n=13, last 12 months).(Districts calculation from recorded sales)
  • CalculationIf it leased at Olinda's advertised median rent ($629/wk), implied gross yield would be 1.13% — this is not a rent for this listing.(Districts scenario calculation)

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

The ask against the evidence

Asking

$2,900,000–$3,150,000

Asking range · $145/m² of land

No recorded sale for this property.

Local land rate: recorded House sales in Olinda (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $441/m² of land (n=81). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

Olinda at a glance

1,741

People

$1,180,000

Median sale

$629/wk

Median rent

2.77%

Suburb gross yield

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

See the full Olinda report →

Vs Olinda

+145.8%

Median sale

Suburb $1,180,000

-1.64 pp

Gross yield

Suburb 2.77%

Suburb median $1,180,000 from 13 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation, not a portal figure.

Total cost to purchase

Based on the low end of the asking range, not a contract price.

Purchase Price
$2,900,000
Stamp Duty (Victoria)
$168,500
Transfer/Registration Fee
$3,614
Mortgage Registration (est., if financed)
$200
Legal & Conveyancing (est.)
$2,000
Building & Pest Inspection (est.)
$700
Rates & Water Adjustment at Settlement (est.)
$800
Total cash required
$3,075,814

$175,814 on top of the price (6.1% extra)

  • Stamp Duty (Victoria)
  • Transfer/Registration Fee
  • Mortgage Registration
  • Legal & Conveyancing
  • Building & Pest Inspection
  • Rates & Water Adjustment

Estimates only, at standard investor rates — no first-home or owner-occupier concessions applied. Not included: lenders mortgage insurance (usually applies when borrowing more than 80% of the price), loan application and settlement fees from your lender, the foreign-purchaser duty surcharge, and building insurance — in Queensland the property is at your risk from the first business day after signing, not from settlement. Verify with your conveyancer.

Stamp duty and transfer fees: Victoria schedules from 2026-07-01. Ongoing council rates and land tax are not included.

Rental yield

Based on the low end of the asking range, not a contract price.

Pre-filled with Olinda's advertised median rent — not a rent for this listing.

Net yield
-0.37%
Annual cashflow (pre-tax)
$-161,592
Interest cover (DSCR)
-0.07
Annual rent
$32,708
Operating expenses
$43,500
Loan amount
$2,320,000
Annual interest
$150,800
Gross yield
1.13%

Gross yield is weekly rent × 52 ÷ price. Net yield subtracts operating expenses. Cashflow then subtracts interest-only interest on price × LVR. Tax, vacancies, and principal repayments are not included.

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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

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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. Listed$2,900,000–$3,150,000available30 Apr 2026

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?

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.” 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 $629/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

Gross yield if leased at the suburb aggregate is 1.1%. The yield that matters is the one on achieved rent, which has not been inferred for this address. Net yield (land tax, rates, insurance, vacancy) is not loaded. 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

    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?

    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

Olinda in one glance

Olinda at a glance

1,741

People

$1,180,000

Median sale

$629/wk

Median rent

2.77%

Suburb gross yield

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

See the full Olinda report →

Keep researching

  • Why Olinda? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Olinda →
  • Other records on Falls Rd →

Listing material

Listed by Bell Real Estate Olinda

“The Georgian”: Five-acre botanical estate with history, heart and income potential

INSPECTION BY APPOINTMENT ONLY

Carrying a quiet sense of legacy and set across five breathtaking acres opposite the National Rhododendron Gardens, this private century-old estate in the heart of the Dandenong Ranges is a place where history lingers among the trees and every path leads to something quietly magical.

Once home to “The Georgian” guesthouse circa 1920 - celebrated as one of the most charming stays in the Blue Dandenongs - the property has since been thoughtfully reimagined following its loss to fire in 1965. Today, it presents a rare opportunity to steward a piece of local history, with two beautifully renovated residences, studios and outbuildings set within botanically significant gardens more than a century in the making.

Read the full description

Beyond the remote-controlled gates, meandering stone paths draw you deeper into the landscape. The gardens unfold like a series of outdoor rooms - sweeping lawns, ancient rhododendrons and azaleas, a magnificent tulip tree (believed to be one of Australia's oldest), and Edna Walling-inspired stonework weaving quiet structure through the softness. Spruce, silver birch and elm rise above layered plantings - just a glimpse of this extraordinary botanical tapestry.

The main residence sits effortlessly within its surroundings, designed to honour the land while embracing light and garden at every turn. Double-glazed windows frame greenery throughout, while interiors reveal a beautifully eclectic palette of reclaimed timbers, recycled materials and handcrafted finishes - each piece carrying its own story.

The main lounge is captivating - double-height timber-lined ceilings rising above a custom copper fireplace, with expansive glazing drawing the eye across the south lawn. A space for gathering, unwinding and watching the light and seasons shift.

At its heart, the kitchen, living and meals zone hums with warmth and connection. Timber floors glow beneath skylights, while a breakfast nook invites slow mornings. A generous walk-in pantry and bespoke reclaimed cabinetry sit alongside an antique island workbench and a showpiece dual-fuel cast iron AGA - equal parts function and conversation piece.

The adjoining dining space, warmed by a Coonara wood-fired heater, flows outward via bi-folds to a north-facing semi-covered deck with louvred roof and hot tub - where indoor and outdoor living become one.

Accommodation includes three light-filled bedrooms, with a serene main suite featuring expansive robes and a rustic ensuite centred around a clawfoot bath. The main bathroom leans subtly art deco, with a pedestal basin and chandelier adding a touch of quiet glamour.

Privately positioned, the second residence – an inspiring conversion of the original stables - offers open plan living with wood fire and garden outlooks, ideal for guests, extended family or boutique rental.

Additional spaces include a beautifully repurposed former pump house studio with fully tiled bathroom and kitchenette, along with a second separate studio - perfect for creative pursuits, working from home or wellness use.

A labour of love and a true highlight, the former tennis court has been reimagined as a thriving edible garden, with fruit trees, berry patches, vegetable beds and fragrant lavender and rosemary borders alongside a greenhouse - offering a gentle, almost Provençal rhythm of year-round harvests and the simple pleasure of growing your own.

And yet, despite its seclusion, cafés, village life and walking trails remain moments away. This is more than a home. It’s a living landscape - rich in history, layered in beauty, and ready for its next custodian.

At a glance:

-     Rare five-acre private estate with flat, north-facing century-old botanical gardens

-     Historic site of former 1920s “The Georgian” guesthouse

-     Two residences including a light-filled main home and separate converted stables dwelling

-     Main residence with eclectic interiors featuring reclaimed timbers and handcrafted materials

-     Three bedrooms including main with ensuite and clawfoot bath

-     Second residence ideal for multigenerational living or guest accommodation

-     Two studios – one with bathroom and kitchenette

-     Edible garden with fruit trees, vegetable beds & greenhouse

-     Multiple outdoor “garden rooms”, lawns, sculptures and sitting areas

-     Double garage with internal access, ample shedding & storage including wine cellar

-     Hydronic heating, double glazing, security alarm system

-     Dual gated access including secondary iron gate entry

-     Positioned opposite the National Rhododendron Gardens & moments to Olinda Village

Disclaimer: All information provided has been obtained from sources we believe to be accurate, however, we accept no liability for any errors or omissions (including but not limited to a property's land size, floor plans and size, building age and condition). Interested parties should make their own enquiries and obtain their own legal advice.

Listing description written by Zac Bell, Bell Real Estate Olinda — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

Property features

  • Alarm System
  • Dishwasher
  • Floorboards
  • Fully Fenced
  • In-Ground Pool
  • Tennis Court
  • Toilets: 4
  • Water Tank
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