Hughes at a glance
3,159
People
$1,260,000
Median sale
$400/wk
Median rent
1.65%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 5 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
$3,500,000
Last sold
27 Apr 2024
6
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
4
Car spaces
Districts View
No detected risks — but see the checklist: absence of evidence is not an all-clear.
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
Last sold
$3,500,000
27 Apr 2024 · derived via latest_sale
Hughes at a glance
3,159
People
$1,260,000
Median sale
$400/wk
Median rent
1.65%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 5 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
Vs Hughes
+177.8%
Median sale
Suburb $1,260,000
-1.06 pp
Gross yield
Suburb 1.65%
Suburb median $1,260,000 from 5 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation, not a portal figure.
Planning
Planning scheme
HUGHES
Zone
RZ1
RZ1
Jurisdiction
Unincorporated ACT
Unincorporated ACT, ACT
Data unavailable
Source
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 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 exposure has not been retrieved from any source for this property yet. Unknown is not the same as clear.
Bushfire exposure has not been retrieved from any source for this property yet. Unknown is not the same as clear.
Heritage listing has not been retrieved from any source for this property yet. Unknown is not the same as clear.
Records
Events are recorded observations from public listings, kept with their source and date. Missing values are shown as unknown, never estimated.
Capital growth
ACTZoned RZ1 (HUGHES). Official parcel area about 1,366 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.
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. Nearby development applications are not loaded for this property.
Rental
No advertised rent is recorded. Suburb median rent $400/week — not this address. An inferred likely-rent range is not shown until official bond series are loaded for this dwelling type and bedrooms.
Current comparable rental listings within 400 m of this lot are not loaded. Nearby development applications are not loaded for this property. 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.
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
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.”
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
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
KnownmediumZoned RZ1 (HUGHES). Official parcel area about 1,366 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
UnknownNearby development applications are not loaded for this property.
Honest achievable rent
KnownlowThis is not “bond data says this address leases for $X.” The comparable figure is a suburb advertised/median rent, not this property. This jurisdiction has no comparable official bond series in the free set.
Rental supply pressure
UnknownSupply pressure needs comparable listings near this lot plus a nearby DA pipeline. Neither is loaded.
Why is this cheap?
KnownmediumOfficial parcel about 1,366 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
UnknownFlood overlay has not been queried for this lot. Missing layer is unknown, not “no.”
Catalyst exposure
UnknownFunded catalyst catchments are not loaded. A TOD badge is not this product.
This lot's DA history
UnknownNo DA adapter returned applications for this parcel.
Statutory land value versus ask
UnknownStatutory land value is not available as free bulk data in this jurisdiction. Do not fake it with a suburb median.
Net yield / holding costs
UnknownNet yield / holding costs are not estimated outside NSW without inventing land tax.
Area
Hughes at a glance
3,159
People
$1,260,000
Median sale
$400/wk
Median rent
1.65%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 5 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
Listing material
Listed by Blackshaw ManukaA residence with class and elegance, gated courtyard entry and customised antique doors all set the scene for this estate-like residence which flows directly onto a championship golf course.
Architecturally redesigned by Architects Ring and Associates the home offers grand living spaces and loads of natural light captured through extensive floor-to-ceiling windows showcasing the Paul Bangay-inspired gardens and the Federal Golf Course and beyond. The home also provides a seamless inside to outside transition perfect for entertaining.
Exquisite marble flooring, hydronic heating and a north-easterly aspect create an environment comfortable enough for shorts and a t-shirt all year round. With the bonus of prolific native wildlife and formal gardens just beyond the windows, it adds up to luxury holiday vibes 24/7 and yet is just minutes from the parliamentary triangle and CBD.
A two-storey annexe to the main home is currently in use as a full professional business suite/ office complete with its own multi-car parking and entry, a top-floor executive office with mountain views, plus an outer office capable of accommodating three workstations, and a bathroom. This area could easily be adapted and used as 2 further bedrooms. Downstairs, a kitchenette, reception space, meeting room and second bathroom complete a highly functional floorplan that could be adapted for multigenerational living or a live-in au pair or housekeeper.
The primary portion of the residence is luxuriously appointed with amazing bespoke features geared for entertaining up to 80 people. A transparent bottle wine library separates the intimate formal lounge from the Great Room's formal dining zone, but there's the bonus of a 1000-bottle custom cellar and tasting space on the lower-ground level where a full theatre, games room, bar and powder room are also found: complete with a dedicated golf cart garage to top things off.
The main floor kitchen is a triumphant, sunny space crowned with a 3m protectively sealed Calacatta Marble-topped island, premium appliances, a well-designed butler's pantry and adjacent meals area.
All of the four king-sized bedrooms open to the outdoors. One accesses a private courtyard, and has an ensuite. The master retreat incorporates a custom walk-through dressing room, enormous dual rainfall shower and unique moulded-glass double sinks.
Known locally as 'The Resort' for its glamorous appearance and premium drive-on golf-course access, this very special green-belt home is close to top schools, Woden Town Centre, Canberra Hospital and the Deakin medical precinct.
FEATURES
• Seamless extension and redesigned luxury residence by Architect Terry Ring, Architects Ring and Associates
• Exceptional location with views backing golf course + with direct buggy access
• Cascading, European style signature water feature to rear garden
• Beautiful formal Paul Bangay inspired gardens fully irrigated
• Wrought-iron gated entry to courtyard with water feature & lighting
• Well-proportioned rooms right throughout
• Formal foyer entry
• Marble flooring
• High ceilings
• Statement lighting throughout
• Multiple living areas including a Great Room with a CleanAir slow combustion wood fireplace
• 4 large bedrooms with the main bedroom luxuriously large with extra wide
hall wall and wardrobe space + 2 additional bedrooms upstairs (within the
annex)
• Spectacular kitchen with Smeg oven and gas cooktop; LG dishwasher, Marble stone benchtop + Quantum quartz benchtop around cooktop
• Large rumpus/media/games rooms downstairs with bar + ensuite
• Commercially rated double-glazed windows
• Superb cross ventilation
• Luxaflex Duette Honeycomb top-down/bottom-up blinds for privacy; blackout curtains to bedrooms
• Stunning luxe bathrooms with skylight over shower and custom two-person jetted bathtub in family bathroom
• Elegant guest powder room
• Multiple linen cupboards
• 2 zoned evaporative cooling units + 2 reverse-cycle systems to annexe top floor
• Hydronic heating to all main living areas, kitchen and most bathrooms with hydronic radiator panels to all other areas
• 8.14kW solar system
• Refrigerator plumbing to lower-level bar
• Large 4-car carport with automatic garage door
• 2 x 20,000L concealed water tanks
• Garden storage under house with room for ride-on mower
• Separate golf cart garage with direct access to Federal Golf Club
• Off-street parking for up to three visitors
• 100sqm of outdoor entertaining deck
• 1000 bottle wine cellar plus additional wine tasting space
• Unique wine library
• CCTV and external sensor lights
Listing description written by Mario Sanfrancesco, Blackshaw Manuka — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.