Cockatoo at a glance
4,643
People
$830,000
Median sale
$578/wk
Median rent
3.62%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 66 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
$692,303
Last sold
6 Dec 2024
2
Bedrooms
1
Bathrooms
2
Car spaces
1,011 m²
Land
Districts View
No upside evidence detected in the data Districts holds for this lot.
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
$692,303
6 Dec 2024 · derived via latest_sale
Local land rate: recorded House sales in Cockatoo (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $443/m² of land (n=167). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.
Cockatoo at a glance
4,643
People
$830,000
Median sale
$578/wk
Median rent
3.62%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 66 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
Vs Cockatoo
-16.6%
Median sale
Suburb $830,000
+0.72 pp
Gross yield
Suburb 3.62%
Suburb median $830,000 from 66 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation, not a portal figure.
Planning
Planning data is being calculated
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
VICPlanning 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.
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
No advertised rent is recorded. Suburb median rent $578/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. 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.
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.
1 of 10 questions answered so far
Development optionality of this lot
UnknownPlanning layers have not been retrieved for this property yet.
Nearby development pipeline
UnknownVictoria has no public statewide property-level DA API. Nearby pipeline is unknown.
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?
UnknownThe constraint stack has not been retrieved for this lot, so Districts cannot explain a discount versus land size.
Lot-level flood
UnknownOfficial flood overlay has not been retrieved (pending). 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
UnknownDevelopment applications have not been queried 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
Cockatoo at a glance
4,643
People
$830,000
Median sale
$578/wk
Median rent
3.62%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 66 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
Listing material
Listed by First National Real Estate Ranges***CLOSING DATE FOR OFFERS 4pm THURSDAY 5th DECEMBER (unless sold prior)***
The little house many might dream of but don’t find - truly one of a kind.
Architect designed with beautiful craftmanship, and artwork built into it from recycled and ethically sourced materials, the cathedral ceiling and open plan with wood cooking range, loft and alcove make for spacious but cosy living. Meanwhile the separate studio and insulated two car garage/workshop with loft, offer further options for living and working.
Perfect for those wanting to live a simple, lower impact, more self-reliant life connected to nature’s rhythms, this energy efficient cottage hasn’t had a power outage in ten years, and energy company bills are a distant memory. The house and the spacious but manageable garden with fruit trees, berries and many food plants and herbs have been a labour of love and exploration. The kitchen has evolved to be very low in energy use, with one small woodfire in the cooking range in winter providing space heat and hot water automatically along with beautifully cooked food and using your favourite energy efficient benchtop appliances to give great flexibility at other times. Add more storage, traditional appliances or a mix of both! The choice is yours.
Features:
• Passive solar designed house to maintain a comfortable temperature year-round. No power bills for heating and cooling!
• Small off grid solar electricity system with mains grid in the street if needed.
• Wood cooking range with wetback
• Hot water supplied by excess solar power about 2/3 of the year and backed up at other times with the wood cooking range wetback.
• Old fashioned ‘cool cupboard’ larder that draws cool air from underground to help store food with less refrigeration.
• Household rainwater tanks.
• CFA firefighting tank with mains water connected.
• Space heating mostly from north facing sunroom backed up by wood cooking range in winter.
• Around 25 -30 fruit trees, fruit producing shrubs and berries, and many other food plants and herbs.
• Two car insulated garage/workshop with loft, connected to the house.
• Separate, comfortable studio built to residential standard.
The local area:
• 10 minutes’ walk or 2 minutes’ drive from Cockatoo town centre, with a great IGA supermarket, post office, cafes, takeaway, smokehouse, doctor’s clinic and more.
• great primary schools and a secondary college within 5-15 minutes’ drive.
• buses to Gembrook, Emerald, Belgrave and Pakenham.
• Forest walks, rail trail, Puffing Billy steam train, Emerald Lake Park and Kurth Kiln Regional Park and more on your doorstep…
“ From the vendor:
“This place has been a labour of love, that I thought would continue my whole life. There are still small things like lighting, tiling and trims to finalise, and exploring low impact living with the great small appliances available, has meant there is room for development in the kitchen. The garden will always be an ever changing adventure. But life changes, and when I came to do these things, I realised they were an opportunity for those who come next to bring their love and creativity to make the place their own.
So I’m passing the torch on, with love and best wishes…
Call Mick Dolphin 0429 684 522 or Erin Davies 0493 136 937 to arrange a time to view the home.
https://www.consumer.vic.gov.au/duediligencechecklist
Please note: All property details listed were current at the time of publishing.
Listing description written by Mick Dolphin, First National Real Estate Ranges — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.