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NSW › Palm Beach › Ralston Rd

17 Ralston Rd, Palm Beach NSW 2108

House

5

Bedrooms

4

Bathrooms

4

Car spaces

1,363 m²

Land

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Districts View

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

View not ready — official layers are still retrieving for this property. Official planning layers still retrieving. Flood / bushfire / heritage not yet retrieved. No recorded sale price for this property. Districts does not score a property it cannot yet see.

Why this property?

  • FactLand 1,363 m²; no building size recorded.(Property record)

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.

Palm Beach at a glance

1,890

People

No data

Median sale

$2,106/wk

Median rent

No data

Suburb gross yield

See the full Palm Beach 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 unknown3 Sept 2020
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted10 July 2020
  3. Listedprice unknowncompleted10 July 2020

Events are recorded observations from public listings, kept with their source and date. Missing values are shown as unknown, never estimated.

Capital growth

NSW

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.” NSW has a statewide DA API. Nearby (100–800 m) applications are not loaded for this property yet.

Rental

Income, competition, and yield

What will it realistically rent for?

Confidence: low

No advertised rent is recorded. Suburb median rent $2,106/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. NSW has a statewide DA API. Nearby (100–800 m) applications are not loaded for this property yet. 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. NSW net yield needs land tax and VG inputs that are not loaded. Gross yield from listings is not net yield.

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

    NSW has a statewide DA API. Nearby (100–800 m) applications are not loaded for this property yet.

  • 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

    NSW Valuer General land values are not loaded for this property yet.

  • Net yield / holding costs

    Unknown

    NSW net yield needs land tax and VG inputs that are not loaded. Gross yield from listings is not net yield.

Area

Palm Beach in one glance

Palm Beach at a glance

1,890

People

No data

Median sale

$2,106/wk

Median rent

No data

Suburb gross yield

See the full Palm Beach report →

Keep researching

  • Why Palm Beach? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Palm Beach →
  • Other records on Ralston Rd →

Listing material

Listed by BLAKE Property Blake Property

Sold for an amazing result!

In a suburb packed with wall to wall jaw-dropping views, 17 Ralston Road could arguably have the best vista in all of Palm Beach. With a coveted due north aspect and blessed with the holy grail of Northern Beaches views of BOTH Pittwater and the Pacific, you can understand why this property is on the market for the first time. Such a position demanded an exceptional home and the original owner collaborated with Sydney's finest to create this exotic 70's wild child, artistically evocative - 'Avant Garde' and ready to party on a grand scale. At the time it was dubbed "The Palm Beach Party House" so with a little vision and passion, it could easily be reinstated as the epitome of uber cool.

- Set across 2 separate titles with total land area of over 1300 sqm approx

- Beverley Hills style valet driveway leads to oversized, iron entrance doors (commissioned by the owner from artist John Seed).

Read the full description

- Expansive living area, think art gallery proportions with soaring ceilings

- Iconic 70's era architectural detailing; bagged brick interior walls, floating ceilings, super minimalist style and original Italian tiles

- All bedrooms are generous, airy and light-filled, designed with ample proportions, providing space for relaxed contemplation

- Luxurious master suite with (yes) stunning views, sleek ensuite bathroom with bath and walk-in dressing area

- Updated kitchen featuring stainless steel appliances & gas cooking

- Separate living space or media room

- Party terrace blessed with front and centre 180 degree iconic water views capable of countless guests.

- Large in-ground swimming pool and fully enclosed garden

- Priceless solid concrete construction with state of the art engineering

- Vast undercover poolside entertainment area

- Double garage (potential to develop more car spaces STCA) plus multiple lock up storage areas

- Minutes from fine dining, great cafes, golf, yachting and surfing

Testament to excellent design and high level construction this home remains as lavish and exciting today as it was when built in '74. Furthermore, its unparalleled location promises perpetual rarity and value. So step back into that golden era of Palm Springs cool; luxuriously proportioned minimalist style - don't miss this once in a lifetime offering!

We have obtained information above from sources we believe to be reliable; however, we cannot guarantee its accuracy. Prospective purchasers are advised to carry out their own independent investigations and enquirie

Listing description written by Andrew Blake, BLAKE Property Blake Property — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

Property features

  • Ensuites: 1
  • Pool
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