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18 Douglas Cres, Monbulk VIC 3793

House

$894,500

Last sold

27 Feb 2026

5

Bedrooms

2

Bathrooms

2

Car spaces

961 m²

Land

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Districts View

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

Why this property?

  • FactLast recorded sale $894,500 (27 Feb 2026).(Recorded sale)
  • FactLand 961 m²; no building size recorded.(Property record)
  • CalculationRecorded House sales in Monbulk (last 5 years) with land size: median $583/m² of land (n=127). 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

$894,500

27 Feb 2026 · derived via latest_sale

Local land rate: recorded House sales in Monbulk (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $583/m² of land (n=127). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

Monbulk at a glance

3,669

People

$904,750

Median sale

$606/wk

Median rent

3.48%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 30 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Monbulk report →

Vs Monbulk

-1.1%

Median sale

Suburb $904,750

+0.04 pp

Gross yield

Suburb 3.48%

Suburb median $904,750 from 30 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation, not a portal figure.

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

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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. Sold$894,50027 Feb 2026
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted2 Dec 2025
  3. Listedprice unknowncompleted2 Dec 2025

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

Capital growth

VIC

Why this lot, not just this suburb

Why could this property outperform?

Planning 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.

What could kill that thesis?

Confidence: low

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

Income, competition, and yield

What will it realistically rent for?

Confidence: low

No advertised rent is recorded. Suburb median rent $606/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. 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.

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

    Planning layers have not been retrieved for this property yet.

  • Nearby development pipeline

    Unknown

    Victoria has no public statewide property-level DA API. Nearby pipeline is unknown.

  • 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

Monbulk in one glance

Monbulk at a glance

3,669

People

$904,750

Median sale

$606/wk

Median rent

3.48%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 30 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Monbulk report →

Keep researching

  • Why Monbulk? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Monbulk →
  • Other records on Douglas Cres →

Listing material

Listed by Bell Real Estate Olinda

Modern Family Living with Room to Grow

Tucked quietly into a peaceful cul-de-sac in Monbulk, this warm and wonderfully accommodating family home offers a lifestyle of space, calm, and everyday convenience. Framed by lush tree ferns and soft valley outlooks, it’s the kind of home where you instantly feel the scale—not just in size, but in breathing room.

Daily life flows across multiple living zones, giving everyone their corner to retreat and their space to come together. The open-plan living and dining zone sets a relaxed rhythm, framed by garden views and natural light. It leads seamlessly to the stone-topped skylit kitchen, where an island, 900mm Westinghouse cooker, and dishwasher make meal prep effortless, and the breakfast bar becomes the morning conversation hub — cereal bowls, school updates, and the quiet choreography of family life.

Slide open the doors to the covered entertaining deck, complete with ceiling fan—summer dinners, Sunday brunch, twilight wine-and-chat sessions—all while overlooking the tiered garden and leafy canopy. Downstairs, a separate rumpus room offers another layer of living: a teen retreat, media room, or escape for toys and laughter.

Read the full description

Five bedrooms (or four plus study) with built-in robes ensure everyone has a personal base. The master suite, complete with a modern fully tiled ensuite and floating vanity, is thoughtfully placed for a little privacy. The main bathroom has also been updated and includes a heated towel rail, while three toilets serve large families with ease.

Outside, the generous 952 Sqm block offers a natural playground — lawn for cartwheels, garden beds for pottering, and space that evolves with your family through the seasons. And while the setting feels tucked away and tranquil, you’re just moments from daily essentials: only 650m from the heart of town, and within easy walking distance of Monbulk Primary School, Monbulk College, local shops, cafés, sporting clubs, and the nearby church — everything that anchors you to the rhythm of community life.

This is a home that invites you to settle in, stretch out, and truly live.

At a Glance:

- Fully renovated family home on just under a quarter acre

- Spacious five-bedroom layout (or four plus a study), all with built-in robes

- Open-plan living/dining and modern stone kitchen with breakfast bar and stainless-steel appliances

- Additional living zones including downstairs rumpus

- Covered alfresco deck with a ceiling fan and serene, leafy outlooks

- Master bedroom with built-in robe and chic ensuite with a rain shower and heated towel rail

- Contemporary main bathroom with bath, shower, and heated towel rail

- High standard of finishes throughout

- Caesarstone benchtops, tiled recesses, wall-hung vanities

- Sealed driveway, retaining walls, quality fences

- Ducted heating, air conditioning, garden shed

- Three toilets

- Parking for four cars including double carport

- Generous 952 Sqm block with established garden beds and lawn

- Quiet cul-de-sac location on a sealed road, just 650m from Monbulk village, schools, cafés, transport and church

- Wired for generator power back-up

Disclaimer: All information provided has been obtained from sources we believe to be accurate. We accept no liability for any errors or omissions (including but not limited to a property's land size, floorplans and size, building age and condition) Interested parties should make their own enquiries and obtain their own legal advice.

Listing description written by Amanda Rakusic, Bell Real Estate Olinda — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

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