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18 Frances Ave, Yarra Glen VIC 3775

House

$1,300,770

Last sold

19 Dec 2019

4

Bedrooms

2

Bathrooms

5

Car spaces

4,525 m²

Land

Districts ViewPrice evidencePlanningSite constraintsHistoryListing

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

Why this property?

  • FactLast recorded sale $1,300,770 (19 Dec 2019).(Recorded sale)
  • FactLand 4,525 m²; no building size recorded.(Property record)
  • CalculationRecorded House sales in Yarra Glen (last 5 years) with land size: median $1,033/m² of land (n=65). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.(Districts recorded sales)

What could make it worth more?

  • FactZoned NEIGHBOURHOOD RESIDENTIAL ZONE - SCHEDULE 3 (NRZ3) under the ZN.(Vicmap Planning · 31 Aug 2026)

What could make it worth less?

  • FactLAND SUBJECT TO INUNDATION OVERLAY intersects this parcel.(Vicmap Planning · 31 Aug 2026)
  • FactSIGNIFICANT LANDSCAPE OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 23 intersects this parcel.(Vicmap Planning · 31 Aug 2026)
  • FactDESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 5 intersects this parcel.(Vicmap Planning · 31 Aug 2026)

What should you verify next?

  1. 1LAND SUBJECT TO INUNDATION OVERLAY affects this parcel — verify the mapped extent against the title / planning certificate before relying on unaffected land.
  2. 2SIGNIFICANT LANDSCAPE OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 23 affects this parcel — verify the mapped extent against the title / planning certificate before relying on unaffected land.
  3. 3DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 5 affects this parcel — verify the mapped extent against the title / planning certificate before relying on unaffected land.
  4. 4No 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

$1,300,770

19 Dec 2019 · derived via latest_sale

Local land rate: recorded House sales in Yarra Glen (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $1,033/m² of land (n=65). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

Yarra Glen at a glance

3,135

People

$1,014,000

Median sale

$550/wk

Median rent

2.82%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 18 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Yarra Glen report →

Vs Yarra Glen

+28.3%

Median sale

Suburb $1,014,000

-0.62 pp

Gross yield

Suburb 2.82%

Suburb median $1,014,000 from 18 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation, not a portal figure.

Planning

Planning and development

Planning scheme

ZN

Zone

NEIGHBOURHOOD RESIDENTIAL ZONE - SCHEDULE 3

NRZ3

Jurisdiction

Yarra Ranges

Yarra Ranges, VIC

Planning overlays

  • SIGNIFICANT LANDSCAPE OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 23Detected

Development activity

Data unavailable

Source

  • Provider: Vicmap Planning
  • Dataset: PLAN_ZONE
  • Retrieved: 31 Aug 2026
  • Version: 1
  • Parcel: 1177515

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

Detected — official

The official layer maps a flood zone on this parcel (Vicmap Planning, retrieved 31 Aug 2026). Verify the extent against the title before relying on unaffected land.

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$1,300,77019 Dec 2019
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted28 Nov 2019
  3. Listedprice unknowncompleted28 Nov 2019

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?

Confidence: medium

Zoned NEIGHBOURHOOD RESIDENTIAL ZONE - SCHEDULE 3 · NRZ3 (ZN). Official parcel area about 3,041 m². Dual occupancy looks constrained by site overlays or terrain. Two-lot subdivision looks constrained (often the rear or handle of the lot). 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.

What could kill that thesis?

Confidence: medium

100% of the official parcel intersects the loaded flood overlay. Layer: LAND SUBJECT TO INUNDATION OVERLAY. That is a finance, insurance, and rentability screen — distinct from whether the land can be subdivided. It is not a flood certificate or an insurer quote. Flood overlay on a material share of the lot can kill a rear-lot or battleaxe subdivision story. Minimum lot size is not loaded, so two-lot subdivision is not confirmed. Official parcel about 3,041 m² — land size can look like optionality. What reduces it: LAND SUBJECT TO INUNDATION OVERLAY; SIGNIFICANT LANDSCAPE OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 23; DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 5. Pay house money or walk — do not pay site money until a planner confirms a pathway through this stack. 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 $550/week — not this address. An inferred likely-rent range is not shown until official bond series are loaded for this dwelling type and bedrooms. Flood on or flagged for this lot can discount tenant demand versus a dry comparable.

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

This looks more like a hold-as-is house than a development site. Flood on the lot is the first thing to price.

Detail

Official parcel about 3,041 m² — land size can look like optionality. What reduces it: LAND SUBJECT TO INUNDATION OVERLAY; SIGNIFICANT LANDSCAPE OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 23; DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 5. Pay house money or walk — do not pay site money until a planner confirms a pathway through this stack.

Read more

Nearby competing dwellings and net yield are still unknown.

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.

4 of 10 questions answered so far

  • Development optionality of this lot

    Knownmedium

    Zoned NEIGHBOURHOOD RESIDENTIAL ZONE - SCHEDULE 3 · NRZ3 (ZN). Official parcel area about 3,041 m². Dual occupancy looks constrained by site overlays or terrain. Two-lot subdivision looks constrained (often the rear or handle of the lot). This is a screen, not a planning certificate.

  • 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?

    Knownmedium

    Official parcel about 3,041 m² — land size can look like optionality. What reduces it: LAND SUBJECT TO INUNDATION OVERLAY; SIGNIFICANT LANDSCAPE OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 23; DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 5. Pay house money or walk — do not pay site money until a planner confirms a pathway through this stack.

  • Lot-level flood

    Knownmedium

    100% of the official parcel intersects the loaded flood overlay. Layer: LAND SUBJECT TO INUNDATION OVERLAY. That is a finance, insurance, and rentability screen — distinct from whether the land can be subdivided. It is not a flood certificate or an insurer quote.

  • Catalyst exposure

    Unknown

    Funded catalyst catchments are not loaded. A TOD badge is not this product.

  • This lot's DA history

    Unknown

    No DA adapter returned applications 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

Yarra Glen in one glance

Yarra Glen at a glance

3,135

People

$1,014,000

Median sale

$550/wk

Median rent

2.82%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 18 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Yarra Glen report →

Keep researching

  • Why Yarra Glen? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Yarra Glen →
  • Other records on Frances Ave →

Listing material

Listed by Jellis Craig Yarra Ranges Lilydale

INSPIRING COUNTRY ESTATE TO DELIGHT THE SENSES

A delight for the senses from the moment you arrive, this expansive country estate is truly inspiring with its picturesque views, lush designer gardens and character family home. Exclusive yet homely, the well-planned property strikes a desirable balance of impressive formality and relaxing comfort both inside and out. Its style speaks of the Yarra Valley countryside in which it is perfectly settled; a tantalising collection of textures and colours surrounded by natural beauty. And with a little French flair it perfectly epitomises modern provincial living where style, space and comfort come together to provide a lifestyle only a lucky few can realise.

The tree-lined driveway leads to the welcoming entrance framed by Weeping Cherries and plush lawn, with the wide Spotted Gum verandah set against the character of repurposed warehouse bricks. Interiors feature a generously-proportioned, flowing and family-friendly zoned plan with an engaging blend of architectural elements throughout, including a bay window, double-hung windows, high ceilings and skirting, polished timber floors, French doors and dado walls. Multiple spacious living areas support growing families and all-season entertaining, with connections to the surrounding deck, pool and gardens beyond. At every opportunity a view has been captured: the stunning scenery of green foliage and pastures, distant blue mountains and ever changing skies. A country-chic kitchen with quality appliances and abundant storage, four robed bedrooms, two bathrooms and a sizeable laundry complete the interiors and new pure wool carpets add to the allure. Thoughtfully created, the grounds combine Nathan Burkett-designed gardens with lighting, practical spaces and a long list of inclusions that will delight the whole family, including pups, poultry or ponies.

Peacefully positioned at the end of a no-thru road, close to all the conveniences of Yarra Glen and an easy stroll to the Racecourse for market day fun, this is a once in a lifetime property that is elegantly presented with style, space and comfort for a lifestyle you will love.

Listing description written by Gary Fletcher, Jellis Craig Yarra Ranges Lilydale — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

Property features

  • Air Conditioning
  • Built-in Robes
  • Deck
  • Dishwasher
  • Ducted Heating
  • Ensuites: 1
  • Floorboards
  • Fully Fenced
  • Living Areas: 3
  • Outdoor Entertaining
  • Pool
  • Rumpus Room
  • Shed
  • Toilets: 2
  • Water Tank
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