Highgate Hill at a glance
7,436
People
$2,030,000
Median sale
$788/wk
Median rent
2.02%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 11 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
QLD › Highgate Hill › Chermside St
$2,680,000
Last sold
22 Mar 2025
3
Bedrooms
1
Bathrooms
2
Car spaces
607 m²
Land
288 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
$2,680,000
22 Mar 2025 · derived via latest_sale
Local land rate: recorded House sales in Highgate Hill (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $3,874/m² of land (n=25). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.
Highgate Hill at a glance
7,436
People
$2,030,000
Median sale
$788/wk
Median rent
2.02%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 11 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
Vs Highgate Hill
+32.0%
Median sale
Suburb $2,030,000
-0.49 pp
Gross yield
Suburb 2.02%
Suburb median $2,030,000 from 11 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation, not a portal figure.
Planning
Planning scheme
Brisbane City Plan 2014
Zone
Low-medium density residential (2 or 3 storey mix)
LMR
Jurisdiction
Brisbane City Council
Brisbane, QLD
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.
For more information on this property, visit Queensland Globe.
Records
Events are recorded observations from public listings, kept with their source and date. Missing values are shown as unknown, never estimated.
Capital growth
QLDZoned Low-medium density residential (2 or 3 storey mix) · LMR (Brisbane City Plan 2014). Official parcel area about 622 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.” 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 $788/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
KnownmediumZoned Low-medium density residential (2 or 3 storey mix) · LMR (Brisbane City Plan 2014). Official parcel area about 622 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.
Area
Highgate Hill at a glance
7,436
People
$2,030,000
Median sale
$788/wk
Median rent
2.02%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 11 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
Listing material
Listed by Drakos Real EstateAuction Location: On Site
THIS PROPERTY WAS SOLD AT AUCTION.
This amazing and unique property perched on an elevated 607m² with two street frontages (Julia Street) offers multiple options going forward into the future. Chermside and Julia Streets are two of the best streets in Highgate Hill, where there are new and renovated quality homes.
Currently, the dwelling is a large Queenslander with lovely, high, pressed metal ceilings, three spacious bedrooms, a front sleep out or study, a kitchen with ample bench space and floor & wall cupboards, and a combined lounge & dining area at the rear of the home offering northern aspect towards the city.
Beneath the dwelling is a concreted and enclosed area used as utility room for entertainment, storage and laundry.
This property also has off street, tandem car parking for several vehicles under the carport, landscaped gardens and a large rear yard.
Development opportunities (subject to BCC approval) maybe possible including the building of a new house or duplex at the rear Julia Street frontage.
For the owner occupier or investor, this property offers the opportunity to simply move in, or as a rental or simply renovate.
This property is situated within an educational precinct that includes Brisbane State High School, West End State School, St Ita primary school, St Lawrence's College, QUT, University of Qld, and Southbank Tafe.
A short stroll to Soutbank, the Cultural, Arts and Food precinct, West Village Shopping Centre, the Boundary and Melbourne Street coffee and cafes, and much more.
This magnificent property will be sold by public auction, on site, at 18 Chermside Street Highgate Hill at 11:00am on Saturday 22nd March 2025.
Listing description written by Chris Kazonis, Drakos Real Estate — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.
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 622 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.