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17 Oratava Ave, Bridgewater SA 5155

House

$892,500

Last sold

2 July 2024

3

Bedrooms

1

Bathrooms

2

Car spaces

823 m²

Land

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Districts View

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

Why this property?

  • FactLast recorded sale $892,500 (2 July 2024).(Recorded sale)
  • FactLand 823 m²; no building size recorded.(Property record)
  • CalculationRecorded House sales in Bridgewater (last 5 years) with land size: median $905/m² of land (n=74). 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

$892,500

2 July 2024 · derived via latest_sale

Local land rate: recorded House sales in Bridgewater (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $905/m² of land (n=74). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

Bridgewater at a glance

3,837

People

$1,070,000

Median sale

$706/wk

Median rent

3.43%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 11 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Bridgewater report →

Vs Bridgewater

-16.6%

Median sale

Suburb $1,070,000

+0.68 pp

Gross yield

Suburb 3.43%

Suburb median $1,070,000 from 11 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation, not a portal figure.

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. Sold$892,5002 July 2024
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted5 June 2024
  3. Listedprice unknowncompleted5 June 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 $706/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

Bridgewater in one glance

Bridgewater at a glance

3,837

People

$1,070,000

Median sale

$706/wk

Median rent

3.43%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 11 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Bridgewater report →

Keep researching

  • Why Bridgewater? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Bridgewater →
  • Other records on Oratava Ave →

Listing material

Listed by Harris Real Estate Stirling

Truly timeless family sanctuary ready to be your Bridgewater base

Tucked blissfully away from the world while mere seconds from all the vibrancy of Bridgewater, 17 Oratava Avenue marries the scale of 1967 with the style of 2024 to create something special.

Canopied by high ceilings, wrapped with picture windows, and lined with polished timber floors, mid-century origins are celebrated across a full-scale family footprint, harmonising with its picturesque hills setting and offering an exceptional framework for you to thrive.

From front living room with combustion heater for toasty winters, to open plan family room with coiffured ceilings, there's ample space to spread out and relax, while a contemporary kitchen instantly secures itself as the heart of your home, sustainable Bamboo timber benchtops, subway tiled back splash, and country cabinetry creating a hub as stylish as it is substantive.

Read the full description

Three generous bedrooms are tucked away for maximum privacy and flexibility, providing endless scope for bespoke configuration. An updated family bathroom finishes the floorplan with a serene space for everyday routines, floor-to-ceiling tiles, ultra-wide vanity, brushed gold tapware, and heated towel rail making rush hour more luxe than ever.

Tiered gardens wrap the allotment in lush privacy, with veggie gardens producing enough to feed the family, vast lawns, fruit trees, and stone tiered beds catering for everyone from green thumbs to cartwheel practisers to fur babies. An extensive pergola completes the equations with the ultimate outdoor entertaining epicentre, for simply an alfresco retreat for you to start or end the day surveying your empire.

Perfectly positioned to make the most of the sporting clubs, ovals, welcoming community, and beloved local businesses of Bridgewater. Everything is at your fingertips, including The Bridgewater Inn for summer sips and winter reds, with a plethora of walking trails nearby setting novice and committed hikers up for life. Numerous educational options nearby, including Bridgewater Primary School, Heathfield High School, and multiple private schooling options, while it's less than only 20 minutes to the heart of the Adelaide CBD.

You'll wonder how you lived anywhere else.

More to love:

• Double carport and additional off-street parking

• Reverse cycle ducted throughout

• Split system air conditioning to lounge and kitchen

• Combustion heater to lounge

• Separate laundry with exterior access

• Polished timber floors

• Built-in robes

• Downlighting

• External roller blinds

• Irrigation system to gardens

• 22,000 gallon rain water tank

• Firefighting pump with 30m hose

Specifications:

CT / 6090/916

Council / Adelaide Hills

Zoning / RuN

Built / 1967

Land / 823m2 (approx.)

Frontage / 16.37m

Council Rates / $2,171.97pa

Emergency Services Levy / $146.75pa

SA Water / $223.00pq

Estimated rental assessment / $640 - $700 per week / Written rental assessment can be provided upon request

Nearby Schools / Bridgewater P.S, Aldgate P.S, Heathfield P.S, Heathfield H.S, Oakbank School, Mount Barker H.S, Urrbrae Agricultural H.S

Disclaimer: All information provided has been obtained from sources we believe to be accurate, however, we cannot guarantee the information is accurate and 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 and financial advice. Should this property be scheduled for auction, the Vendor's Statement may be inspected at any Harris Real Estate office for 3 consecutive business days immediately preceding the auction and at the auction for 30 minutes before it starts. RLA | 226409

Listing description written by Tamara Gertig, Harris Real Estate Stirling — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

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