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170 Hensman St, Kensington WA 6151

House

3

Bedrooms

1

Bathrooms

1

Car spaces

493 m²

Land

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Districts View

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

Why this property?

  • FactLand 493 m²; no building size recorded.(Property record)
  • CalculationRecorded House sales in Kensington (last 5 years) with land size: median $2,607/m² of land (n=88). 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

No recorded sale price for this property yet.

Local land rate: recorded House sales in Kensington (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $2,607/m² of land (n=88). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

Kensington at a glance

5,029

People

$1,687,500

Median sale

$712/wk

Median rent

2.19%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 24 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Kensington 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

i

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 unknown9 Nov 2023
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted3 Nov 2023
  3. Listedprice unknowncompleted3 Nov 2023

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

Capital growth

WA

Why this lot, not just this suburb

Why could this property outperform?

WA full cadastre is not free for commercial use. Lot optionality cannot be computed from official geometry. Listed land size is 493 m² — that is not official geometry. 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 for this property.

Rental

Income, competition, and yield

What will it realistically rent for?

Confidence: low

No advertised rent is recorded. Suburb median rent $712/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 for this property. 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

    WA full cadastre is not free for commercial use. Lot optionality cannot be computed from official geometry. Listed land size is 493 m² — that is not official geometry.

  • Nearby development pipeline

    Unknown

    Nearby development applications are not loaded for this property.

  • 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

Kensington in one glance

Kensington at a glance

5,029

People

$1,687,500

Median sale

$712/wk

Median rent

2.19%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 24 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Kensington report →

Keep researching

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

Listing material

Listed by The Perth Property Co

Retro and metro

The Perth Property Co. is tickled to present 170 Hensman Street, Kensington. A remarkable retro oldie offering three bedrooms and a bathroom on a practical 493sqm lot with rear ROW. This home is positioned in a vibrant metro locale that sits in an optional catchment zone for Collier, Kensington, and South Perth primary schools, plus has other prestigious schools nearby and the City not far either.

Classic and quirky, this 1940s charmer is brimming with eclectic charisma and is just waiting for the finishing touches to infuse it with modern functionality and convenience.

The home feels instantly familiar the moment you set eyes on its traditional silhouette. This feeling follows you inside, where the classic floorboards, high ornate ceilings, and unique light fittings range throughout the home leading you on to discover all the potential waiting to be fulfilled within this gorgeous little lodge.

Read the full description

Greeting you upon entry is a lounge room with faux feature fireplace, built-in cabinetry, and RC air-conditioning, this leads through to a sunroom that is well equipped as a home study. Tucked in nicely to the left of the entrance you discover a dining space and the kitchen which flows onto a laundry and WC.

Down the hall you find a master bedroom with RC air-conditioning, which also has access to the sunroom. Next up is bathroom with vanity, and combined shower/bath.

At the rear of the home are the second and third rooms, one with RC air-conditioning and access to the rear garden.

Moving out into the backyard there is plenty of room along with a single garage with a vehicle inspection pit, plus plenty of additional outbuildings and reticulated gardens.

This home is a quirky marvel. Just moments from all the vibrant excitement of South Perth and the river foreshore. You really must make time to view 170 Hensman St, Kensington - call Nadija 0417 903 990 or Dan 0422 422 216 now.

Other Information:

Built 1940

Size 493sqm

Zone R15

Water Rates $1135

Council Rates $2210

Approximate Distances:

Collier Primary 700m

Morris Mundy Reserve 800m

Coode St Jetty & Foreshore 1.8km

Perth CBD 4.0km

Listing description written by Nadija Begovich, The Perth Property Co — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

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