Blacksmiths at a glance
1,877
People
$1,370,000
Median sale
$711/wk
Median rent
2.70%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 9 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
NSW › Blacksmiths › Awabakal Ave
$1,370,000
Last sold
21 Oct 2025
4
Bedrooms
2
Bathrooms
1
Car spaces
681 m²
Land
Districts View
No detected risks — but see the checklist: absence of evidence is not an all-clear.
No verification items generated for this record.
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Price evidence
Last sold
$1,370,000
21 Oct 2025 · derived via latest_sale
Local land rate: recorded House sales in Blacksmiths (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $2,126/m² of land (n=40). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.
Blacksmiths at a glance
1,877
People
$1,370,000
Median sale
$711/wk
Median rent
2.70%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 9 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
Vs Blacksmiths
0.0%
Median sale
Suburb $1,370,000
0.00 pp
Gross yield
Suburb 2.70%
Suburb median $1,370,000 from 9 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation, not a portal figure.
Planning
Planning scheme
Lake Macquarie Local Environmental Plan 2014
Zone
Low Density Residential
R2
Jurisdiction
Lake Macquarie
Lake Macquarie, NSW
Not detected
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.
The official layer was queried and no heritage listed area was detected on this parcel (NSW ePlanning Spatial Viewer, retrieved 30 Aug 2026). Mapped layers change — this is the strongest all-clear Districts can give, not a certificate.
Records
Events are recorded observations from public listings, kept with their source and date. Missing values are shown as unknown, never estimated.
Capital growth
NSWZoned Low Density Residential · R2 (Lake Macquarie Local Environmental Plan 2014). Official parcel area about 683 m². Dual occupancy is a permitted housing type in this NSW zone under statewide settings, subject to DCP and site constraints. That is not confirmation this lot qualifies. Two-lot subdivision is unknown without minimum lot size and frontage. This is a screen, not a planning certificate. If the dual occupancy pathway survives a planner’s check, this lot can outperform a same-suburb house that is hold-as-is only. That is not a forecast. 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.” Minimum lot size is not loaded, so two-lot subdivision is not confirmed. NSW has a statewide DA API. Nearby (100–800 m) applications are not loaded for this property yet.
Rental
No advertised rent is recorded. Suburb median rent $711/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. 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.
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
Districts view
This looks more compelling as a land / capital-growth play than a pure yield play — if the dual occupancy pathway survives a planner’s check.
Detail
Zoned Low Density Residential · R2 (Lake Macquarie Local Environmental Plan 2014). Official parcel area about 683 m². Dual occupancy is a permitted housing type in this NSW zone under statewide settings, subject to DCP and site constraints. That is not confirmation this lot qualifies. Two-lot subdivision is unknown without minimum lot size and frontage. This is a screen, not a planning certificate.
Achieved rent for this address has not been inferred. Gross yield on advertising copy is not the deal.
Nearby DA pipeline is unknown, so neighbourhood change is not in this verdict.
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.
4 of 10 questions answered so far
Development optionality of this lot
KnownmediumZoned Low Density Residential · R2 (Lake Macquarie Local Environmental Plan 2014). Official parcel area about 683 m². Dual occupancy is a permitted housing type in this NSW zone under statewide settings, subject to DCP and site constraints. That is not confirmation this lot qualifies. Two-lot subdivision is unknown without minimum lot size and frontage. This is a screen, not a planning certificate.
Nearby development pipeline
UnknownNSW has a statewide DA API. Nearby (100–800 m) applications are not loaded for this property yet.
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 683 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
KnownmediumNo development applications were returned for this parcel. That is not a statement about nearby lots.
Statutory land value versus ask
UnknownNSW Valuer General land values are not loaded for this property yet.
Net yield / holding costs
UnknownNSW net yield needs land tax and VG inputs that are not loaded. Gross yield from listings is not net yield.
Area
Blacksmiths at a glance
1,877
People
$1,370,000
Median sale
$711/wk
Median rent
2.70%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 9 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
Listing material
Listed by SOLD Real EstateAuction Location: On Site
What an opportunity to buy into a beautiful beachside suburb, situated just one hour north of Hornsby!
Set on the Northern foreshore of Swansea Channel, the gateway to magnificent Lake Macquarie, the largest saltwater lake in the southern hemisphere.
Here pristine beaches connect the ocean to amazing deep open water, ideal for sailing, cruising, fishing, and swimming along its white sandy foreshore beaches and around our famous sand islands.
A lifestyle haven for anyone who loves the water and the best of nature, but still needs a good coffee, and shops and amenities nearby.
Blacksmiths shopping strip, and Swansea's supermarkets, cafes and everything you need day to day, are just an easy bike ride away on the flat!
Surfers, fishermen and 4 wheel drivers will love the Nine Miles of open beach between Blacksmiths and Redhead Surf Clubs, with fantastic safe swimming options at Third Creek's beachside lagoon, Swansea Channel's Granny's Pool and Pelican Beach, with patrolled surf an easy stroll away too!
There's lots of leafy options nearby, as the home lies directly opposite lush green reserve, with beachfront Belmont Golf Course and Lawn Bowls, on the other side, just minutes from home.
The property itself is a fantastic buy, with very few dual home options available on decent size blocks this close to the water.
Currently set up as an investment and weekender, the main house has been rented long term, and the back studio, which is completely fenced off from the main house has been used by the owners as a beachside weekender escape.
It's not an approved granny flat but it's been here since goodness knows when, and they've used it without issue from day dot!
Extremely sad to sell, unfortunately the owners are going their separate ways, and neither one can afford to buy out the other.
They're very serious sellers, giving someone a wonderful opportunity to buy their dream escape from Sydney and long term retirement plan.
The main house can be used as 3 bedrooms and 2 living areas, or 4 bedrooms, depending on you or your tenants' needs.
It's got colossal rear decking that wraps right around the property all the way back to the front deck.
Enjoy North facing morning sun all winter long, while you sip on your first coffee of the day, and cool down on summer afternoons with our famous Nor-Easterly sea breeze, the perfect accompaniment to a wine or beer as you unwind after a day out on the water!
You'll be able to fit everyone on the massive covered back deck for Christmas lunch, and enjoy watching the kids play with their new toys out in the securely fenced backyard.
The 70s style beach house is begging for a re-vamp, but it has that real holiday vibe and old school charm, with genuine timber floorboards and the perfect North South aspect.
Head down the Eastern side of the home and open the gate to a whole other hidden world.
A 2 storey studio, that was here when these owners purchased the property over 13 years ago, offers open living and kitchenette on the lower level, with upstairs a large open room currently set up with multiple double, queen and single bunk beds, that sleep a stack of people.
You could easily create 2 big or 3 average size separate bedrooms if you wanted to.
The bathroom amenities are a bit rudimentary, but the fact that the sewer and water are down here, mean you could do something more with this space if and when you wanted to!
An opportunity too good to pass by, this is a case of enjoy it now, and later renovate or detonate, just don't procrastinate!
Must be sold, beachside dual opportunity, better block than many …
What are you waiting for?
• Fantastic investment opportunity with two dwellings on the one block
• Incredible location, only ten doors from nine miles of surf and sand
• Long term hold, invest and holiday or knock down & build your new home
• Both house and rear studio are separately metered for electricity and water
• Front house currently tenanted, back home used as a weekender for owner
• Authentic cottage look, with real yesteryear charm features & genuine appeal
• Timber floorboards throughout, nice open plan living and dining
• Kitchen has loads of cupboard storage and overlooks dining and living
• Oversized bedrooms with built in robe to main and access to deck
• Wrap around deck with huge covered entertaining area for lazy afternoons
• Appreciate great flat level block from front to back, easy maintenance
• Rear studio is the perfect weekender, completely private from the front
• Everything you could possibly need – kitchenette, open plan living & dining
• Upstairs captures sea breezes and enough room for the whole family
• Located in sought after Blacksmiths, close to popular beaches & surf club
Register Online-
https://buy.realtair.com/properties/189818
Listing description written by Shanti Page, SOLD Real Estate — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.