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SA › Whyalla Playford › Darragh St

17 Darragh St, Whyalla Playford SA 5600

For saleHouse

$625,000

For sale

Asking

3

Bedrooms

2

Bathrooms

7

Car spaces

935 m²

Land

Districts ViewPrice evidencePlanningSite constraintsHistoryListing

Districts View

Given the $625,000 ask, is this worth your time?

Why this ask?

  • FactListed for sale, asking $625,000(Listing record · 5 May 2026)
  • FactLand 935 m²; no building size recorded.(Property record)
  • CalculationRecorded House sales in Whyalla Playford (last 5 years) with land size: median $392/m² of land (n=23). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.(Districts recorded sales)
  • CalculationAsk is 62% above the Whyalla Playford median recorded sale ($385,500, n=8, last 12 months).(Districts calculation from recorded sales)
  • CalculationIf it leased at Whyalla Playford's advertised median rent ($300/wk), implied gross yield would be 2.50% — 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

$625,000

Asking · $668/m² of land

No recorded sale for this property.

Local land rate: recorded House sales in Whyalla Playford (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $392/m² of land (n=23). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

Whyalla Playford at a glance

2,608

People

$385,500

Median sale

$300/wk

Median rent

4.05%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 8 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Whyalla Playford report →

Vs Whyalla Playford

+62.1%

Median sale

Suburb $385,500

-1.55 pp

Gross yield

Suburb 4.05%

Suburb median $385,500 from 8 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation, not a portal figure.

Total cost to purchase

Purchase Price
$625,000
Stamp Duty (South Australia)
$28,205
Transfer/Registration Fee
$6,443
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
$663,348

$38,348 on top of the price (6.1% extra)

  • Stamp Duty (South Australia)
  • 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: South Australia schedules from 2026-07-01. Ongoing council rates and land tax are not included.

Rental yield

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

Net yield
1.00%
Annual cashflow (pre-tax)
$-26,275
Interest cover (DSCR)
0.19
Annual rent
$15,600
Operating expenses
$9,375
Loan amount
$500,000
Annual interest
$32,500
Gross yield
2.50%

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

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. Listed$625,000available5 May 2026

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 $300/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

Gross yield if leased at the suburb aggregate is 2.5%. 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

    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

Whyalla Playford in one glance

Whyalla Playford at a glance

2,608

People

$385,500

Median sale

$300/wk

Median rent

4.05%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 8 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Whyalla Playford report →

Keep researching

  • Why Whyalla Playford? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Whyalla Playford →
  • Other records on Darragh St →

Listing material

Listed by Peter Calliss Real Estate

THE ENTERTAINER !

17 Darragh Street presents an extensive quality home combining style with an impressive internal floor plan offering plenty of leisure / living areas both inside and out that all come together on an immaculate completely established 935 sqm allotment.

Internally the home provides a fresh modern décor consisting Formal sunken lounge and dine area with exposed beams on entry, 3 internal bedrooms - all double in size and all with BIR, a huge rumpus / family living combined games room under the main roof which combined with the outdoor living / entertaining area will provide very adequately for all family gatherings and parties.

To the heart of the home the attractive kitchen with breakfast bar, ample storage and bench space offers a birds eye view of all the main living areas and will keep the chef engaged in every gathering whether formal or relaxed family night in, and central to the bedrooms is a huge stunning tiled bathroom with dual access, raised bath, separate shower and large vanity.

Read the full description

Additional features you will certainly appreciate include:

- The size of all rooms especially the living / lounge areas

- A fully lined flat just 3 steps from the main house with TV point and phone connection serviced by split system air conditioner, plenty large enough to fit a queen size bed, a lounge and desk

- There is an inviting undercover all seasons out door entertaining with built in BBQ area /out door kitchen right at the backdoor, overlooking an inground salt water chlorinated swimming pool with spa

- An outdoor bathroom right alongside the pool with shower, toilet and vanity and a separate gym room

Separate workshop / huge lock up garage accessed from one of the two carports with roller door offering private access to within the home. [ parking for at least 8 vehicles and ideal garaging for a caravan or boat or both].

The home is well serviced by Mains gas, 6 split system air conditioners, 4 ceiling fans, rain water to the kitchen & laundry, roller shutters, 3.2 kw solar system and CC TV, Cameras and quality security screens.

A picture-perfect arrangement for families in search of a Complete lifestyle opportunity, a rare all-inclusive find in a very central location central to schools, major and local shopping and just a short drive or relaxing stroll to The Whyalla Foreshore and the surrounding recreational areas and gardens that the Foreshore and wet lands provide.

The property is currently tenanted until the 20th of September 2026 at $550.00pw

RLA 2154

Listing description written by Peter Calliss Rla 2154, Peter Calliss Real Estate — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

Property features

  • Built-in Robes
  • Fully Fenced
  • Living Areas: 2
  • Outdoor Entertaining
  • Outside Spa
  • In-Ground Pool
  • Remote Garage
  • Rumpus Room
  • Secure Parking
  • Shed
  • Solar Panels
  • Toilets: 2
  • Water Tank
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