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VIC › Footscray › Stirling St

17 Stirling St, Footscray VIC 3011

House

$1,227,000

Last sold

26 Nov 2021

3

Bedrooms

1

Bathrooms

0

Car spaces

315 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 $1,227,000 (26 Nov 2021).(Recorded sale)
  • FactLand 315 m²; no building size recorded.(Property record)
  • CalculationRecorded House sales in Footscray (last 5 years) with land size: median $3,589/m² of land (n=14). 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

$1,227,000

26 Nov 2021 · derived via latest_sale

Local land rate: recorded House sales in Footscray (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $3,589/m² of land (n=14). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

Footscray at a glance

20,920

People

$880,000

Median sale

$498/wk

Median rent

2.94%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 31 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Footscray report →

Vs Footscray

+39.4%

Median sale

Suburb $880,000

-0.83 pp

Gross yield

Suburb 2.94%

Suburb median $880,000 from 31 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$1,227,00026 Nov 2021
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted10 Nov 2021
  3. Listedprice unknowncompleted10 Nov 2021

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

Capital growth

VIC

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.” Victoria has no public statewide property-level DA API. Nearby pipeline is unknown.

Rental

Income, competition, and yield

What will it realistically rent for?

Confidence: low

No advertised rent is recorded. Suburb median rent $498/week — not this address. An inferred likely-rent range is not shown until official bond series are loaded for this dwelling type and bedrooms. No recorded off-street parking — often a discount versus the suburb median for the same beds.

What competition will it face?

Current comparable rental listings within 400 m of this lot are not loaded. Victoria has no public statewide property-level DA API. Nearby pipeline is unknown. 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

    Victoria has no public statewide property-level DA API. Nearby pipeline is unknown.

  • 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

Footscray in one glance

Footscray at a glance

20,920

People

$880,000

Median sale

$498/wk

Median rent

2.94%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 31 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Footscray report →

Keep researching

  • Why Footscray? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Footscray →
  • Other records on Stirling St →

Listing material

Listed by Buxton Inner West

Inner-city space and charm

With everything ready for you to unpack and enjoy, this stunning three-bedroom home set on 315sqm in a highly sought-after Footscray location, has elegance and character in spades. A recent renovation has modernised this weatherboard beauty, whilst celebrating its heritage with period features lovingly restored throughout.

With a beautiful façade and tonnes of street appeal, this home is surrounded by other charming period houses, and with Newell’s Paddock Wetland Reserve and the incomparable Footscray Park both just a stone’s throw away, you couldn’t ask for a prettier place to call home so close to the CBD. The bright and light open-plan kitchen/dining/living area is the perfect place for the family to spend time together, and boasts a modern kitchen with Caesarstone benchtops, split-system heating and cooling, Hydronic heating and access to the paved outdoor entertaining area, complete with cheery festoon lighting. The large, low-maintenance back garden is paved with red-bricks, and is home to established fruit and olive trees, a towering palm tree and a tall hedge for privacy. Tucked away at the back of the garden oasis is a studio space, perfect for working from home. Storage has been carefully considered in the renovation, with two of the three generous bedrooms equipped with large built-in robes, and storage space in the attic. Stunning period features have been retained, with an incredible leadlight front door, cornices, ceiling roses and a decorative fireplace in the third bedroom serving as reminders of this home’s rich history. With a separate laundry, family bathroom and separate toilet, and a door at the end of the impressive hallway to separate the bedrooms from the rest of the house, this home’s layout is perfect for family life.

Just 6.6km from the CBD and within very easy walking distance of three train stations, getting into the city or to neighbouring suburbs will be easy. Stroll to Footscray Park, Footscray Market, and the vibrant Footscray shopping and dining precinct. Walk the kids to school at Footscray Primary, or let the older kids walk with their friends to the coveted Footscray High School.

Read the full description

Perfect for families and investors alike, this home’s location is matched only by its beauty – don’t miss your chance to inspect.

Features:

• Recently renovated throughout with period features retained

• Three bedrooms, two with built-in robes

• Bright open-plan kitchen/dining/living area

• Modern kitchen with Caesarstone benchtops

• Stunning oak floorboards throughout

• Hydronic heating throughout

• Split-system heating and cooling in living area

• Large family bathroom with separate shower and bath

• Separate toilet

• Separate laundry

• Attic storage

• Large back garden with paved entertaining area and fruit trees

• Office/studio space perfect for working from home

• Walking distance to train stations

• Two-minute walk to Footscray Park

• Easy walking distance to Footscray Market, shops and restaurants

• Zoned to Footscray Primary and Footscray High School

• 6.6 km to CBD

Listing description written by Matthew John, Buxton Inner West — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

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