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17 Tower Dr, Briar Hill VIC 3088

For saleLand

$670,000–$720,000

For sale

Asking range

0

Bedrooms

0

Bathrooms

0

Car spaces

806 m²

Land

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Given the $670,000–$720,000 ask, is this worth your time?

Why this ask?

  • FactListed for sale, asking $670,000–$720,000(Listing record · 11 Aug 2026)
  • FactLand 806 m²; no building size recorded.(Property record)
  • CalculationAsk is 33% below the Briar Hill median recorded sale ($997,500, n=16, last 12 months).(Districts calculation from recorded sales)
  • CalculationIf it leased at Briar Hill's advertised median rent ($574/wk), implied gross yield would be 4.45% — this is not a rent for this listing.(Districts scenario calculation)

What could make it worth more?

  • FactZoned NEIGHBOURHOOD RESIDENTIAL ZONE - SCHEDULE 3 (NRZ3) under the ZN.(Vicmap Planning · 31 Aug 2026)

What could make it worth less?

  • FactDESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 8 intersects 99.8% of this parcel.(Vicmap Planning · 31 Aug 2026)
  • FactVEGETATION PROTECTION OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 1 intersects 99.8% of this parcel.(Vicmap Planning · 31 Aug 2026)
  • FactDEVELOPMENT CONTRIBUTIONS PLAN OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 1 intersects 99.8% of this parcel.(Vicmap Planning · 31 Aug 2026)

What should you verify next?

  1. 1DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 8 affects this parcel — verify the mapped extent against the title / planning certificate before relying on unaffected land.
  2. 2VEGETATION PROTECTION OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 1 affects this parcel — verify the mapped extent against the title / planning certificate before relying on unaffected land.
  3. 3DEVELOPMENT CONTRIBUTIONS PLAN OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 1 affects this parcel — verify the mapped extent against the title / planning certificate before relying on unaffected land.
  4. 4No 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

$670,000–$720,000

Asking range · $831/m² of land

No recorded sale for this property.

Briar Hill at a glance

3,292

People

$997,500

Median sale

$574/wk

Median rent

2.99%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 16 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Briar Hill report →

Vs Briar Hill

-32.8%

Median sale

Suburb $997,500

+1.46 pp

Gross yield

Suburb 2.99%

Suburb median $997,500 from 16 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation, not a portal figure.

Total cost to purchase

Based on the low end of the asking range, not a contract price.

Purchase Price
$670,000
Stamp Duty (Victoria)
$35,270
Transfer/Registration Fee
$1,672
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
$710,642

$40,642 on top of the price (6.1% extra)

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

Rental yield

Based on the low end of the asking range, not a contract price.

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

Net yield
2.95%
Annual cashflow (pre-tax)
$-15,042
Interest cover (DSCR)
0.57
Annual rent
$29,848
Operating expenses
$10,050
Loan amount
$536,000
Annual interest
$34,840
Gross yield
4.45%

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 scheme

ZN

Zone

NEIGHBOURHOOD RESIDENTIAL ZONE - SCHEDULE 3

NRZ3

Jurisdiction

Banyule

Banyule, VIC

Planning overlays

  • DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 8Detected — 99.8% of parcel

Development activity

Data unavailable

Source

  • Provider: Vicmap Planning
  • Dataset: PLAN_ZONE
  • Retrieved: 31 Aug 2026
  • Version: 1
  • Parcel: 922669

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. Listed$670,000–$720,000available11 Aug 2026
  2. Soldprice unknown4 July 2019
  3. Listedprice unknowncompleted1 Jan 2001
  4. Listedprice unknowncompleted1 Jan 2001

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?

Confidence: medium

Zoned NEIGHBOURHOOD RESIDENTIAL ZONE - SCHEDULE 3 · NRZ3 (ZN). Official parcel area about 807 m². Dual occupancy is not confirmed from the controls loaded for this lot. Two-lot subdivision is unknown without minimum lot size and frontage. This is a screen, not a planning certificate. Zoning and lot facts are a starting point, not proof this lot outperforms the suburb. Funded catalyst catchments are not loaded. A TOD badge is not this product.

What could kill that thesis?

Confidence: low

Flood overlay has not been queried for this lot. Missing layer is unknown, not “no.” Minimum lot size is not loaded, so two-lot subdivision is not confirmed. Official parcel about 807 m² — land size can look like optionality. What reduces it: DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 8; VEGETATION PROTECTION OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 1; DEVELOPMENT CONTRIBUTIONS PLAN OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 1. Pay house money or walk — do not pay site money until a planner confirms a pathway through this stack. 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 $574/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

Gross yield if leased at the suburb aggregate is 4.5%. 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.”

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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.

3 of 10 questions answered so far

  • Development optionality of this lot

    Knownmedium

    Zoned NEIGHBOURHOOD RESIDENTIAL ZONE - SCHEDULE 3 · NRZ3 (ZN). Official parcel area about 807 m². Dual occupancy is not confirmed from the controls loaded for this lot. Two-lot subdivision is unknown without minimum lot size and frontage. This is a screen, not a planning certificate.

  • 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?

    Knownlow

    Official parcel about 807 m² — land size can look like optionality. What reduces it: DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 8; VEGETATION PROTECTION OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 1; DEVELOPMENT CONTRIBUTIONS PLAN OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 1. Pay house money or walk — do not pay site money until a planner confirms a pathway through this stack.

  • Lot-level flood

    Unknown

    Flood overlay has not been queried for this lot. 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

    No DA adapter returned applications 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

Briar Hill in one glance

Briar Hill at a glance

3,292

People

$997,500

Median sale

$574/wk

Median rent

2.99%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 16 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Briar Hill report →

Keep researching

  • Why Briar Hill? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Briar Hill →
  • Other records on Tower Dr →

Listing material

Listed by Darren Jones Greensborough

Rare 806m² Opportunity in Coveted Briar Hill

Land of this size and calibre is increasingly hard to find, particularly in an established and tightly held location like Briar Hill. Set on approximately 806m², 17 Tower Drive presents an exceptional opportunity to secure a substantial parcel of land and create a home perfectly tailored to your vision.

Whether you are looking to build your dream family residence, create a luxurious forever home, develop (STCA) or simply secure a generous block in one of the area's most desirable pockets, the possibilities here are exciting. With a generous frontage and plenty of space to work with, this is a true blank canvas ready for its next chapter.

The location is equally impressive. Enjoy the convenience of being just moments from Briar Hill's local shops and cafes, while Greensborough Plaza provides an extensive choice of shopping, dining and everyday amenities. An abundance of parks, reserves and recreational facilities are also close by, providing plenty of opportunities to enjoy the outdoors.

Read the full description

Families will appreciate the selection of reputable primary and secondary schools nearby, while excellent public transport options and easy access to major roads make commuting throughout Melbourne simple and convenient.

Opportunities to secure a substantial block of land in such an established and highly sought-after neighbourhood are becoming increasingly rare. Don't miss your chance to make 17 Tower Drive the foundation for something truly special.

Enquire today and discover the possibilities.

Listing description written by Darren Jones, Darren Jones Greensborough — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

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