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17 Waragil St, Blackheath NSW 2785

House

$992,500

Last sold

4 May 2026

2

Bedrooms

1

Bathrooms

1

Car spaces

423.68 m²

Land

Districts ViewPrice evidencePlanningSite constraintsHistoryListing

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

Why this property?

  • FactLast recorded sale $992,500 (4 May 2026).(Recorded sale)
  • FactLand 424 m²; no building size recorded.(Property record)
  • CalculationRecorded House sales in Blackheath (last 5 years) with land size: median $1,197/m² of land (n=108). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.(Districts recorded sales)

What could make it worth more?

  • FactZoned Low Density Residential (R2) under the Blue Mountains Local Environmental Plan 2015.(NSW ePlanning Spatial Viewer · 31 Aug 2026)

What could make it worth less?

  • FactConservation Area - General intersects 99.7% of this parcel.(NSW ePlanning Spatial Viewer · 31 Aug 2026)

What should you verify next?

  1. 1Conservation Area - General affects this parcel — verify the mapped extent against the title / planning certificate before relying on unaffected land.

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

$992,500

4 May 2026 · derived via latest_sale

Local land rate: recorded House sales in Blackheath (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $1,197/m² of land (n=108). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

Blackheath at a glance

4,683

People

$930,000

Median sale

$580/wk

Median rent

3.24%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 81 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Blackheath report →

Vs Blackheath

+6.7%

Median sale

Suburb $930,000

-0.20 pp

Gross yield

Suburb 3.24%

Suburb median $930,000 from 81 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation, not a portal figure.

Planning

Planning and development

Planning scheme

Blue Mountains Local Environmental Plan 2015

Zone

Low Density Residential

R2

Jurisdiction

Blue Mountains

Blue Mountains, NSW

Planning overlays

  • heightDetected
  • Conservation Area - GeneralDetected — 99.7% of parcel

Planning constraints

  • 66.5

Development activity

Data unavailable

Source

  • Provider: NSW ePlanning Spatial Viewer
  • Dataset: Planning Portal Principal Planning — Land Zoning Map
  • Retrieved: 31 Aug 2026
  • Version: 1
  • Parcel: 101601291

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

Detected — official

The official layer maps a heritage listed area on this parcel, intersecting about 99.7% of it (NSW ePlanning Spatial Viewer, retrieved 31 Aug 2026). Verify the extent against the title before relying on unaffected land.

Records

Property history

  1. Sold$992,5004 May 2026
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted3 Mar 2026
  3. Listedprice unknowncompleted3 Mar 2026

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?

Confidence: medium

Zoned Low Density Residential · R2 (Blue Mountains Local Environmental Plan 2015). Official parcel area about 425 m². Dual occupancy looks constrained by site overlays or terrain. Two-lot subdivision looks unlikely on the loaded constraints. 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: medium

Flood overlay has not been queried for this lot. Missing layer is unknown, not “no.” Heritage constraint may block demolition or dual occupancy even on a large block. Minimum lot size is not loaded, so two-lot subdivision is not confirmed. The listing may look cheap relative to land or the street. What reduces it: Conservation Area - General. Heritage can block demolition and dual occupancy even when land size looks like a site. 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 $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. Heritage constraints are a maintenance and alteration cost, not usually a rent premium by themselves.

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

Loaded constraints look like they kill a naive land-size story. Pay house money, or walk, until a planner confirms a pathway.

Detail

The listing may look cheap relative to land or the street. What reduces it: Conservation Area - General. Heritage can block demolition and dual occupancy even when land size looks like a site.

Read more

Nearby competing dwellings and net yield are still unknown.

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 Low Density Residential · R2 (Blue Mountains Local Environmental Plan 2015). Official parcel area about 425 m². Dual occupancy looks constrained by site overlays or terrain. Two-lot subdivision looks unlikely on the loaded constraints. This is a screen, not a planning certificate.

  • 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?

    Knownmedium

    The listing may look cheap relative to land or the street. What reduces it: Conservation Area - General. Heritage can block demolition and dual occupancy even when land size looks like a site.

  • 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

    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

Blackheath in one glance

Blackheath at a glance

4,683

People

$930,000

Median sale

$580/wk

Median rent

3.24%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 81 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Blackheath report →

Keep researching

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

Listing material

Listed by Richardson & Wrench Blackheath

A Private & Peaceful Mountains' Treasure!

When one imagines a stunning weatherboard cottage in the upper mountains they envision lovely original features, an elevated position, immaculate presentation and a space that allows the passage of time to fade with rest, peace and rejuvenation to pervade.

17 Waragil Street in Blackheath is all of this and much more: a home where imagination becomes reality - a reality that's available right now for a very lucky buyer.

Just a short, flat walk from the centre of town and train station this two-bedroom, one bathroom weatherboard property is steeped in stunning features such as shiplap walls, gorgeous Kauri floorboards, French doors, beautiful tiled sandstone floors with underfloor heating and so much more. A true sense of space and style envelops you as you walk through the front door and carries through into spacious rooms complete with skylights, original sash windows and high ceilings.

Read the full description

A large and stylish open entertainer's kitchen sits proudly in the centre of the home with direct access to the lounge and dining areas; absolutely perfect for entertaining friends and hosting family dinners - a true 'heart of the home' environment. The generous master bedroom boasts a beautiful fireplace and plantation shutters and the second bedroom, original French doors leading onto the verandah. The spacious bathroom comes with a large shower, heated towel rail and an internal European-style laundry.

The home is situated on a corner block on the high side of Waragil Street offering low maintenance gardens and a private courtyard off the dining room with space for a BBQ and table seating.

Easily accessed via both the bedroom and lounge, a charming L-shaped verandah wraps around the side of the dwelling providing endless opportunities to sit and watch breathtaking Blue Mountain sunsets. Simply open up the French doors, walk out with your drink of choice in hand and soak in the sounds, sights and fresh mountain air. Quite simply, divine.

• Gorgeous light-filled cottage

• High ceilings and other beautiful original features

• Stunning entertainer's kitchen

• Carport & lock-up storage

• Flat, easy walk to town & rail

• Freshly painted inside & out

• Reverse cycle a/c, central gas & underfloor bathroom heating

• Back-to-base alarm system

Listing description written by Adele Colman, Richardson & Wrench Blackheath — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

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