Torrens Park at a glance
2,692
People
$2,245,000
Median sale
$604/wk
Median rent
1.40%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 12 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
SA › Torrens Park › Fife Ave
$2,750,000
Last sold
11 May 2024
4
Bedrooms
2
Bathrooms
2
Car spaces
1,490 m²
Land
343 m²
Building
Districts View
No detected risks — but see the checklist: absence of evidence is not an all-clear.
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
Last sold
$2,750,000
11 May 2024 · derived via latest_sale
Local land rate: recorded House sales in Torrens Park (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $1,872/m² of land (n=50). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.
Torrens Park at a glance
2,692
People
$2,245,000
Median sale
$604/wk
Median rent
1.40%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 12 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
Vs Torrens Park
+22.5%
Median sale
Suburb $2,245,000
-0.26 pp
Gross yield
Suburb 1.40%
Suburb median $2,245,000 from 12 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation, not a portal figure.
Planning
Planning scheme
Planning and Design Code
Zone
Suburban Neighbourhood
SN
Jurisdiction
Mitcham
Mitcham, SA
Data unavailable
Source
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 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 exposure has not been retrieved from any source for this property yet. Unknown is not the same as clear.
Bushfire exposure has not been retrieved from any source for this property yet. Unknown is not the same as clear.
Heritage listing has not been retrieved from any source for this property yet. Unknown is not the same as clear.
Records
Events are recorded observations from public listings, kept with their source and date. Missing values are shown as unknown, never estimated.
Capital growth
SAZoned Suburban Neighbourhood · SN (Planning and Design Code). Official parcel area about 1,483 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.
Flood overlay has not been queried for this lot. Missing layer is unknown, not “no.” Street frontage and true lot geometry are not confirmed without open cadastre. Minimum lot size is not loaded, so two-lot subdivision is not confirmed. Nearby development applications are not loaded. This lot’s own applications are a separate question.
Rental
No advertised rent is recorded. Suburb median rent $604/week — not this address. An inferred likely-rent range is not shown until official bond series are loaded for this dwelling type and bedrooms.
Current comparable rental listings within 400 m of this lot are not loaded. Nearby development applications are not loaded. This lot’s own applications are a separate question. 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.
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
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.”
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
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
KnownlowZoned Suburban Neighbourhood · SN (Planning and Design Code). Official parcel area about 1,483 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
UnknownNearby development applications are not loaded. This lot’s own applications are a separate question.
Honest achievable rent
KnownlowThis 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
UnknownSupply pressure needs comparable listings near this lot plus a nearby DA pipeline. Neither is loaded.
Why is this cheap?
KnownmediumOfficial parcel about 1,483 m² — land size can look like optionality. No material overlays were returned that would explain a discount. That is not proof the price is fair. Nearby DAs, easements, and flood-layer gaps can still explain a cheap-looking listing — those are not all loaded.
Lot-level flood
UnknownFlood overlay has not been queried for this lot. Missing layer is unknown, not “no.”
Catalyst exposure
UnknownFunded catalyst catchments are not loaded. A TOD badge is not this product.
This lot's DA history
UnknownNo DA adapter returned applications for this parcel.
Statutory land value versus ask
UnknownStatutory land value is not available as free bulk data in this jurisdiction. Do not fake it with a suburb median.
Net yield / holding costs
UnknownNet yield / holding costs are not estimated outside NSW without inventing land tax.
Area
Torrens Park at a glance
2,692
People
$2,245,000
Median sale
$604/wk
Median rent
1.40%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 12 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
Listing material
Listed by OCAuction Sat, 11th May - 11.30am (usp)
Inspired by the English Tudors of a bygone era, akin to the prestigious residences that define Melbourne's Toorak and etched into Brown Hill Creek's serene doorstep; worlds and eras collide to make 'Ballantyne House' arguably Torrens Park's proudest mark on its storied timeline.
Five years in the making, the latest mark might just be the most notable of all; a meticulous, no-penny-spared renovation that paid stylish, deep respect to the old-world charm of this C1940 two-level home on a boundless south-north parcel, just steps from esteemed Scotch College.
Locals stop to admire the inch-perfect, professionally curated greenery that drapes itself over the home's imposing facade and carves out one of the most tranquil poolside settings you'll ever see within a 15-minute drive of Adelaide's CBD.
Custom steel doors frame those gardens like large, light-grabbing works of art on the wall - and signal the transition between the bevy of living zones that make up the bright, airy and free-flowing lower level.
Whether it's the rear conservatory, regal formal lounge, the study that opens up to the heated alfresco pavilion, the home theatre/4th bedroom or the Carrara marble-laden gourmet kitchen with 900mm Smeg appliances, every conceivable mood and occasion finds its perfect place.
Exposed beams, leadlight casement windows, polished oak floors and the hand-crafted timber-staircase headline the original hallmarks that live so harmoniously with the recently-added terrazzo-style floor tiling, custom joinery, chic soft furnishings and slick bathrooms.
Shouts of 'Marco Polo' from the heated pool, late night stories swapped over the fire pit, fierce basketball battles, and Sunday BBQs cooked outside and shared on a 'crazy-paved' patio; it's the little moments here that will make the biggest mark of all.
Welcome to 'Ballantyne House'
Features we love...
- Carefully renovated from top to toe, inside and out
- Supremely flexible floorplan with multiple living zones and up to four bedrooms
- Heated pool with glass fencing
- Kitchen includes 900mm Smeg oven and gas cooktop, semi-integrated dishwasher, and semi-walk-in pantry
- Ensuited main bedroom
- Expansive outdoor entertaining area, complete with BBQ, bar, and heating
- Kitchen and laundry taps by English Tapware Company
- Ducted air conditioning and efficient gas heating
- Three-phase power, a detached dual garage featuring automatic roller doors and a sauna room, a versatile rear workshop/utility room, and an additional new, quality Colorbond shed for ample storage
- Designer light fittings by Kelly Wearstler and Flos Lighting
- Villeroy and Boch lavatory
- Newly updated electrical and plumbing systems
- Electronic gated entry
- Full-size basketball ring
- Bluetooth and Wi-Fi enabled security and sound systems
- Custom-joined timber study bench suitable for three people to work overlooking the north facing rear gardens
- Beautifully irrigated gardens and landscape architecture
- Storage galore
- Just a stroll from Scotch College and Mitcham Square shopping precinct and cinema
CT Reference - 5834/401
Council - City of Mitcham
Council Rates - $3,945.85 pa
SA Water Rates - $338.99 pq
Emergency Services Levy - $310.80 pa
Land Size - 1490m² approx.
Year Built - 1938
Total Build area - 343m² approx.
All information or material provided has been obtained from third party sources and, as such, we cannot guarantee that the information or material is accurate. Ouwens Casserly Real Estate Pty Ltd accepts no liability for any errors or omissions (including, but not limited to, a property's floor plans and land size, building condition or age). Interested potential purchasers should make their own enquiries and obtain their own professional advice.
OUWENS CASSERLY – MAKE IT HAPPEN™
RLA 275403
Listing description written by James Robertson, OC — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.
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