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SA › Colonel Light Gardens › Eton St

17 Eton St, Colonel Light Gardens SA 5041

House

3

Bedrooms

1

Bathrooms

5

Car spaces

700 m²

Land

279 m²

Building

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Districts View

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

Why this property?

  • CalculationRecorded House sales in Colonel Light Gardens (last 5 years) with land size: median $2,058/m² of land (n=45). 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 Colonel Light Gardens (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $2,058/m² of land (n=45). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

Colonel Light Gardens at a glance

3,297

People

$1,691,000

Median sale

$580/wk

Median rent

1.78%

Suburb gross yield

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

See the full Colonel Light 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

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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. Soldprice unknown26 Oct 2024
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted8 Oct 2024
  3. Listedprice unknowncompleted8 Oct 2024

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 $580/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

Colonel Light Gardens in one glance

Colonel Light Gardens at a glance

3,297

People

$1,691,000

Median sale

$580/wk

Median rent

1.78%

Suburb gross yield

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

See the full Colonel Light Gardens report →

Keep researching

  • Why Colonel Light Gardens? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Colonel Light Gardens →
  • Other records on Eton St →

Listing material

Listed by Ray White Burnside

Big Block Beauty Ready to Renovate, Redesign or Rebuild!

Tucked amongst Colonel Light Gardens' iconic character-rich and leafy tree-lined avenues, 17 Eton Street reveals the ultimate passion project for those in search of a big block beauty with a stellar footprint spilling with potential to refresh, refurb and re-inspire.

Set on a sweeping 700sqm (approx.) parcel in this whisper-quiet pocket a leisurely stroll to the locals' favourite Local Crowd for weekend treats, CLG Primary for stress-free starts with the kids, and a stone's throw to a variety of vibrant shopping hubs in what is a picture-perfect base to plant family seeds and lay roots for the brightest of futures.

With a solid mid-century base already extended, transitioning the original formal lounge frontage to a now free-flowing and open-plan living and dining, as well as a central and spacious kitchen well-positioned to headline all the everyday entertaining and weekend wining and dining you can handle. You'll also find 2 ample-sized bedrooms, plus generous master, while the huge neighbouring bathroom will quickly tempt you to cut and divide, add an ensuite and instantly start to elevate this blueprint into something breathtaking.

Read the full description

Outside, a cosy undercover alfresco entertaining area overlooks plenty of backyard possibilities too. From neat lawns, to sheds, to a detached office with clear rumpus room intentions, and massive 4-car garage… whether you keep the floorplan the same, splash some TLC, take out a wall or two, or simply seize an enticing block and redesign from the ground up (STCC) - options abound to truly transform this exclusive address into one of the south's most sough-after suburbs!

FEATURES WE LOVE

• Spacious c.1950's character home with open-plan contemporary extension ready and waiting to be renovated and refurbed further

• Claiming a sprawling 700sqm (approx.) allotment, inviting incredible space and scope to redesign, extend again or rebuild from the ground up in this elite pocket (subject to council conditions)

• 3-bedroom footprint, all with BIRs, including huge master

• Large and light-filled family bathroom with separate shower and bath, as well as second WC

• Cosy formal lounge opening to casual meals

• Spacious kitchen with all the room for helping hands, abundant cabinetry, in-wall oven, dishwasher and easy-clean electric cook top

• Open-plan dining and living spilling with natural light, along with effortless alfresco flow to a charming timber pergola patio

• Secure carport extending to a huge 4-car garage

• Separate office/studio or stellar outdoor rumpus

• Ample size front and back yards framed in lush greenery

LOCATION

• Close-knit and family-friendly pocket around the corner from Local Crowd, the pristine and popular Mortlock Park, as well as Colonel Light Gardens Primary for easy school runs (and zoned for Unley High)

• A quick zip to Mitcham Square, Castle Plaza and Cumberland Park Woolies & Big W for fantastic shopping options and everyday household needs at arm's reach

• A stone's throw to Torrens Park Train Station for hassle-free city-bound commutes or 10-minutes by bus and car to the CBD

• Still just 15-minutes to the soft sands of Somerton, Brighton and Seacliff for a wonderful summer lifestyle on deck too

Auction Pricing - In a campaign of this nature, our clients have opted to not state a price guide to the public. To assist you, please reach out to receive the latest sales data or attend our next inspection where this will be readily available. During this campaign, we are unable to supply a guide or influence the market in terms of price.

Vendors Statement: The vendor's statement may be inspected at our office for 3 consecutive business days immediately preceding the auction; and at the auction for 30 minutes before it starts.

Burnside RLA 334844

Disclaimer: As much as we aimed to have all details represented within this advertisement be true and correct, it is the buyer/ purchaser's responsibility to complete the correct due diligence while viewing and purchasing the property throughout the active campaign.

Property Details:

Council | Mitcham

Zone | EN - Established Neighbourhood

Land | 700sqm(Approx.)

House | 279sqm(Approx.)

Built | 1952

Council Rates | $TBC pa

Water | $TBC pq

ESL | $TBC pa

Listing description written by Reece Pilgrim, Ray White Burnside — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

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