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VIC › Manifold Heights › Girton Cres

18 Girton Cres, Manifold Heights VIC 3218

House

$1,515,000

Last sold

8 Apr 2024

5

Bedrooms

2

Bathrooms

2

Car spaces

776 m²

Land

Districts ViewPrice evidencePlanningSite constraintsHistoryListing

Districts View

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

Why this property?

  • FactLast recorded sale $1,515,000 (8 Apr 2024).(Recorded sale)
  • FactLand 776 m²; no building size recorded.(Property record)
  • CalculationRecorded House sales in Manifold Heights (last 5 years) with land size: median $1,725/m² of land (n=24). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.(Districts recorded sales)

What could make it worth more?

  • FactZoned NEIGHBOURHOOD RESIDENTIAL ZONE - SCHEDULE 8 (NRZ8) under the ZN.(Vicmap Planning · 2 Sept 2026)

What could make it worth less?

  • FactDESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 14 intersects 99.8% of this parcel.(Vicmap Planning · 2 Sept 2026)
  • FactHERITAGE OVERLAY (HO1632) intersects 99.8% of this parcel.(Vicmap Planning · 2 Sept 2026)

What should you verify next?

  1. 1DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 14 affects this parcel — verify the mapped extent against the title / planning certificate before relying on unaffected land.
  2. 2HERITAGE OVERLAY (HO1632) affects this parcel — verify the mapped extent against the title / planning certificate before relying on unaffected land.
  3. 3No 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

$1,515,000

8 Apr 2024 · derived via latest_sale

Local land rate: recorded House sales in Manifold Heights (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $1,725/m² of land (n=24). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

Manifold Heights at a glance

2,636

People

$1,280,000

Median sale

$466/wk

Median rent

1.89%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 7 recorded sales (last 24 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Manifold Heights report →

Vs Manifold Heights

+18.4%

Median sale

Suburb $1,280,000

-0.29 pp

Gross yield

Suburb 1.89%

Suburb median $1,280,000 from 7 recorded sales (last 24 months) — a Districts calculation, not a portal figure.

Planning

Planning and development

Planning scheme

ZN

Zone

NEIGHBOURHOOD RESIDENTIAL ZONE - SCHEDULE 8

NRZ8

Jurisdiction

Greater Geelong

Greater Geelong, VIC

Official property report

The original government planning document for this property. Sign in to view or download the PDF. Districts facts are a separate GIS extract and may not include every statement in the report.

Planning overlays

  • DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 14Detected — 99.8% of parcel

Development activity

Data unavailable

Source

  • Provider: Vicmap Planning
  • Dataset: PLAN_ZONE
  • Retrieved: 2 Sept 2026
  • Version: 1
  • Parcel: 41069015

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

i

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

Detected — official

The official layer maps a heritage listed area on this parcel, intersecting about 99.8% of it (Vicmap Planning, retrieved 2 Sept 2026). Verify the extent against the title before relying on unaffected land.

Records

Property history

  1. Sold$1,515,0008 Apr 2024
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted27 Feb 2024
  3. Listedprice unknowncompleted27 Feb 2024

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 8 · NRZ8 (ZN). Official parcel area about 777 m². Dual occupancy looks constrained by site overlays or terrain. Two-lot subdivision looks unlikely on the loaded constraints. 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

Flood overlay has not been queried for this lot. Missing layer is unknown, not “no.” Heritage constraint may block demolition or dual occupancy even on a large block. Minimum lot size is not loaded, so two-lot subdivision is not confirmed. Official parcel about 777 m² — land size can look like optionality. What reduces it: DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 14; HERITAGE OVERLAY (HO1632). 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 $466/week — not this address. An inferred likely-rent range is not shown until official bond series are loaded for this dwelling type and bedrooms. Heritage constraints are a maintenance and alteration cost, not usually a rent premium by themselves.

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

Loaded constraints look like they kill a naive land-size story. Pay house money, or walk, until a planner confirms a pathway.

Detail

Official parcel about 777 m² — land size can look like optionality. What reduces it: DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 14; HERITAGE OVERLAY (HO1632). 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.

3 of 10 questions answered so far

  • Development optionality of this lot

    Knownmedium

    Zoned NEIGHBOURHOOD RESIDENTIAL ZONE - SCHEDULE 8 · NRZ8 (ZN). Official parcel area about 777 m². Dual occupancy looks constrained by site overlays or terrain. Two-lot subdivision looks unlikely on the loaded constraints. 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 777 m² — land size can look like optionality. What reduces it: DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 14; HERITAGE OVERLAY (HO1632). Pay house money or walk — do not pay site money until a planner confirms a pathway through this stack.

  • Lot-level flood

    Unknown

    Flood overlay has not been queried for this lot. 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

    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

Manifold Heights in one glance

Manifold Heights at a glance

2,636

People

$1,280,000

Median sale

$466/wk

Median rent

1.89%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 7 recorded sales (last 24 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Manifold Heights report →

Keep researching

  • Why Manifold Heights? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Manifold Heights →
  • Other records on Girton Cres →

Listing material

Listed by McGrath Geelong | Newtown

Charming Character Home In Leafy Locale

Superbly positioned across from the local neighbourhood reserve in a leafy and highly sought-after pocket of Manifold Heights, this character weatherboard home on 776m2 (approx.) accommodates five bedrooms over two levels for large family living.

Step inside from the charming front verandah to discover soaring ceilings and original timber floorboards that grace the elegant interiors. Natural light filters through the open plan living/kitchen/dining zone, which offers a central space to come together as a family for meals and to unwind at the end of the day. It connects out onto a fabulous undercover alfresco deck, where you will love to gather friends for a weekend BBQ and watch the kids play on the lush grass in the north-facing backyard. The updated kitchen is beautifully appointed with stone benchtops, quality stainless steel appliances and a functional island bench.

This premium location places you within walking distance of the Shannon Avenue shops for your daily shopping needs and just a short drive to the delights of Pakington Street. Walk to Newtown Primary School (zoned), while a selection of Geelong's finest schools are nearby. Approx. seven minute drive into the CBD and Geelong Train Station. Easy access to the Princes Freeway will suit Melbourne commuters.

Read the full description

- Charming street appeal with picket fence and verandah

- Smeg 900mm oven and 6-burner cooktop, Bosch dishwasher

- Master bedroom with contemporary ensuite and built-in robes

- Three sizable bedrooms downstairs with built-in robes

- Upstairs homes fifth bedroom and a second living space

- Modern updated bathroom features an oval bathtub

- Spacious laundry with ample built-in storage

- Ducted heating, split-system air conditioners, ceiling fans

- Mature landscaping is surrounded by established trees

- Double carport, garden shed, fully fenced

Listing description written by Carl Hammond, McGrath Geelong | Newtown — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

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