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16A Orient Rd, Kensington Gardens SA 5068

House

3

Bedrooms

1

Bathrooms

2

Car spaces

357 m²

Land

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Districts View

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

Why this property?

  • FactLand 357 m²; no building size recorded.(Property record)
  • CalculationRecorded House sales in Kensington Gardens (last 5 years) with land size: median $2,493/m² of land (n=44). 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 Kensington Gardens (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $2,493/m² of land (n=44). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

Kensington Gardens at a glance

2,569

People

$2,108,500

Median sale

$632/wk

Median rent

1.56%

Suburb gross yield

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

See the full Kensington Gardens 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 Nov 2021
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted26 Oct 2021
  3. Listedprice unknowncompleted26 Oct 2021

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?

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. 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 $632/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.

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. 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?

    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

Kensington Gardens in one glance

Kensington Gardens at a glance

2,569

People

$2,108,500

Median sale

$632/wk

Median rent

1.56%

Suburb gross yield

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

See the full Kensington Gardens report →

Keep researching

  • Why Kensington Gardens? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Kensington Gardens →
  • Other records on Orient Rd →

Listing material

Listed by Belle Property Norwood

Stand-alone | Corner allotment | Low maintenance

This gorgeous courtyard property is the perfect way for buyers to establish themselves in the deluxe leafy suburb of Kensington Gardens.

Discover the lifestyle of your dreams near high-achieving public and private schools, sensational restaurants and cafés, premium shopping precincts and expansive local reserves, parks and playgrounds.

Located on one of the shadiest tree-lined streets in the eastern suburbs, this charming home has a welcoming feel. Encompassing three bedrooms, a two-way bathroom and two living areas, the formal lounge at the front of the home could also be your work from home space.

Read the full description

The kitchen and open plan living area spills outdoors to a pitched roof pergola where easy gatherings with friends and family can happen no matter the weather.

The lovely gardens are all established, landscaped and low-maintenance, which is all you need when this prestigious eastern suburb is surrounded by glorious parks and hills. You have the vast expanse of Kensington Gardens Reserve with its towering trees, meandering creek, picnic and BBQ facilities and sporting fields close by.

FURTHER HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:

- Freestanding, Torrens title courtyard home built in 1999

- 357sqm (approx.) corner allotment

- Ideal for downsizers, couples, small families, investors, first home buyers

- Single lock-up garage plus extra parking space

- Open plan living and dining with tiled floors and downlights

- Original kitchen featuring a breakfast bar, pantry, gas cooktop, rangehood and dishwasher

- Two-way access to the family bathroom with a bath and shower

- Three carpeted bedrooms

- Master bedroom features a bay window, walk-in robe, direct bathroom access

- Bedroom 3 has a built-in robe

- Laundry and 2nd w/c

- Ducted reverse cycle air conditioning

- Garden shed

- Solar Panels

- Excellent investment property

- Corner block with potential for a new build (stcc)

Families will love the location so close to St Josephs Primary School Tranmere and Pembroke School, also not far from Magill Primary School, Norwood Morialta High School, Marryatville Primary, Marryatville High School and Loreto College.

Nearby shopping and dining includes The Parade Norwood, the popular Magill Road shopping and dining strip, Penfold Magill Estate as well as Burnside Village. Public transport connection within walking distance connects directly to City.

RLA 285309

Listing description written by Eric Jem, Belle Property Norwood — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

Property features

  • Living Areas: 2
  • Toilets: 1
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