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NSW › Balgowlah › Plant St

18 Plant St, Balgowlah NSW 2093

For saleHouse for Sale

$4,900,000–$5,350,000

For sale

Asking range

4

Bedrooms

4

Bathrooms

2

Car spaces

622 m²

Land

Districts ViewPrice evidencePlanningSite constraintsHistoryListing

Districts View

Given the $4,900,000–$5,350,000 ask, is this worth your time?

Why this ask?

  • FactListed for sale, asking $4,900,000–$5,350,000(Listing record · 12 Feb 2026)
  • FactLand 622 m²; no building size recorded.(Property record)
  • CalculationAsk is 25% above the Balgowlah median recorded sale ($3,915,000, n=12, last 12 months).(Districts calculation from recorded sales)
  • CalculationIf it leased at Balgowlah's advertised median rent ($976/wk), implied gross yield would be 1.04% — this is not a rent for this listing.(Districts scenario calculation)

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

The ask against the evidence

Asking

$4,900,000–$5,350,000

Asking range · $7,878/m² of land

No recorded sale for this property.

Balgowlah at a glance

8,402

People

$3,915,000

Median sale

$976/wk

Median rent

1.30%

Suburb gross yield

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

See the full Balgowlah report →

Vs Balgowlah

+25.2%

Median sale

Suburb $3,915,000

-0.26 pp

Gross yield

Suburb 1.30%

Suburb median $3,915,000 from 12 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation, not a portal figure.

Total cost to purchase

Based on the low end of the asking range, not a contract price.

Purchase Price
$4,900,000
Stamp Duty (New South Wales)
$269,197
Transfer/Registration Fee
$167
Mortgage Registration (est., if financed)
$200
Legal & Conveyancing (est.)
$2,000
Building & Pest Inspection (est.)
$700
Rates & Water Adjustment at Settlement (est.)
$800
Total cash required
$5,173,064

$273,064 on top of the price (5.6% extra)

  • Stamp Duty (New South Wales)
  • Transfer/Registration Fee
  • Mortgage Registration
  • Legal & Conveyancing
  • Building & Pest Inspection
  • Rates & Water Adjustment

Estimates only, at standard investor rates — no first-home or owner-occupier concessions applied. Not included: lenders mortgage insurance (usually applies when borrowing more than 80% of the price), loan application and settlement fees from your lender, the foreign-purchaser duty surcharge, and building insurance — in Queensland the property is at your risk from the first business day after signing, not from settlement. Verify with your conveyancer.

Stamp duty and transfer fees: New South Wales schedules from 2026-07-01. Ongoing council rates and land tax are not included.

Rental yield

Based on the low end of the asking range, not a contract price.

Pre-filled with Balgowlah's advertised median rent — not a rent for this listing.

Net yield
-0.46%
Annual cashflow (pre-tax)
$-277,548
Interest cover (DSCR)
-0.09
Annual rent
$50,752
Operating expenses
$73,500
Loan amount
$3,920,000
Annual interest
$254,800
Gross yield
1.04%

Gross yield is weekly rent × 52 ÷ price. Net yield subtracts operating expenses. Cashflow then subtracts interest-only interest on price × LVR. Tax, vacancies, and principal repayments are not included.

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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. Listed$4,900,000–$5,350,000available12 Feb 2026

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

Capital growth

NSW

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.” NSW has a statewide DA API. Nearby (100–800 m) applications are not loaded for this property yet.

Rental

Income, competition, and yield

What will it realistically rent for?

Confidence: low

No advertised rent is recorded. Suburb median rent $976/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. 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.

What does the yield actually look like?

Confidence: low

Gross yield if leased at the suburb aggregate is 1.0%. The yield that matters is the one on achieved rent, which has not been inferred for this address. Net yield (land tax, rates, insurance, vacancy) is not loaded. NSW net yield needs land tax and VG inputs that are not loaded. Gross yield from listings is not net yield.

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

    NSW has a statewide DA API. Nearby (100–800 m) applications are not loaded for this property yet.

  • 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

    NSW Valuer General land values are not loaded for this property yet.

  • Net yield / holding costs

    Unknown

    NSW net yield needs land tax and VG inputs that are not loaded. Gross yield from listings is not net yield.

Area

Balgowlah in one glance

Balgowlah at a glance

8,402

People

$3,915,000

Median sale

$976/wk

Median rent

1.30%

Suburb gross yield

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

See the full Balgowlah report →

Keep researching

  • Why Balgowlah? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Balgowlah →
  • Other records on Plant St →

Listing material

Listed by Ray White Northern Beaches

Premium Location, Endless Views & Sensational Opportunity

Prepare to be impressed by the incredible panoramas over Middle Harbour towards The City and northern Sydney skylines from this substantial tri-level home on approx. 635sqm in a quiet elevated street between Balgowlah Heights and Seaforth villages. Grandly designed and with lift access from a double carport to the main and middle level entrance, the home offers a flexible layout featuring wide windows throughout, up to five bedrooms including an optional teen retreat plus an office and with a covered terrace for entertaining on every level showcasing the views. Luxuriously comfortable and ready to enjoy as is, it also provides an opportunity to personalise and create the dream lifestyle with close proximity to shops, restaurants, highly regarded schools, transport and magnificent beaches.

* High ceilings, extensive timber floors and plenty of natural light

* Spacious family living-dining areas extend onto a large terrace

Read the full description

* Open plan kitchen/casual meals features timber parquetry floors

* Solid stone benchtops, Miele/gas and electric appliances plus ample storage

* Lower ground floor rumpus, teenager's retreat or home cinema

* Up to five bedrooms incl. one with a bathroom on lower ground

* The two largest bedrooms (incl. main) access a second terrace

* Main bed has a sitting area and ensuite incl. bath with spa jets

* Ducted r/c air conditioning, 'Real Flame' fireplace, gas bayonet

* Cellar room and internal access to an underhouse storage area

* Solid full brick and cement rendered family home

* State of the Art CCTV storage and view inside the house plus via smart phone

* Chubb back to base monitored alarm system

External Features:

* Motorised gates to wide double driveway

* Carport providing side-by-side parking with EV Jet charger

* Lift access from carport to the main and middle level entry

* Covered entertainment terrace on every level

* Rear gardens, flat grassed area and deck

* Tool storage/garden shed below the deck

* Cubbyhouse with kids' play gym and slide

* Luxury Miele kitchen

* Versatile rumpus

* Master ensuite

* Full main bath

* Guest powder

* Office/media room

* Plenty of storage

* Multiple terraces

* Flat lawn area

* Garden deck

* Motorised gates

* Double carport with Ev Jet Charger

* Lift to main and middle entry

Location Benefits:

* 200m to 162 / 71X buses to Seaforth, Balgowlah shops, Manly and the city (Wynyard)

* 350m to Balgowlah RSL Memorial Club

* 350m to Balgowlah Boys Campus

* 500m to Balgowlah Heights village shops including the IGA and New Street Cafe

* 600m to Seaforth village

* 650m to St Cecilia's Catholic Primary School

* 1.2km to Balgowlah Heights Public School (zoned)

* 1.6km to Sandy Bay and Clontarf Reserve Playground

* 1.8km to Clontarf Beach

* 1.5km to Balgowlah Village Shopping Centre

* 3.5km to Manly Wharf

* 3.8km to Mackellar Girls Campus

* Spit to Manly walk access at Sandy Bay

* Approx. 8mins drive to Westfield Warringah Mall

Contact Julian Rowe 0412 544 448

Jake Rowe 0420 929 639

Disclaimer:

All information contained here is gathered from sources we believe reliable. We have no reason to doubt its accuracy however we cannot guarantee it.

Listing description written by Julian Rowe, Ray White Northern Beaches — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

Property features

  • Air Conditioning
  • Alarm System
  • Balcony
  • Broadband
  • Built-in Robes
  • Courtyard
  • Deck
  • Dishwasher
  • Ducted Cooling
  • Ducted Heating
  • Floorboards
  • Fully Fenced
  • Gas Heating
  • Indoor Spa
  • Intercom
  • Outdoor Entertaining
  • Pay TV
  • Rumpus Room
  • Secure Parking
  • Shed
  • Study
  • Workshop
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