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18 Smith St, North Bendigo VIC 3550

House

$590,000

Last sold

2 Aug 2026

3

Bedrooms

1

Bathrooms

4

Car spaces

913 m²

Land

118.9 m²

Building

Districts ViewPrice evidencePlanningSite constraintsHistoryListing

Districts View

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

Why this property?

  • FactLast recorded sale $590,000 (2 Aug 2026).(Recorded sale)
  • CalculationLand 913 m² against a 119 m² dwelling — the land is most of what is being bought.(Districts calculation)
  • CalculationRecorded House sales in North Bendigo (last 5 years) with land size: median $870/m² of land (n=96). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.(Districts recorded sales)

What could make it worth more?

  • InterpretationA large lot with a small dwelling means the value case rests on the land and what the zone allows on it, not the house.
  • FactZoned GENERAL RESIDENTIAL ZONE (GRZ) under the ZN.(Vicmap Planning · 30 Aug 2026)

What could make it worth less?

  • FactDESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 25 intersects 99.8% of this parcel.(Vicmap Planning · 30 Aug 2026)
  • FactSPECIFIC CONTROLS OVERLAY - PS MAP REF SCO3 intersects 99.8% of this parcel.(Vicmap Planning · 30 Aug 2026)

What should you verify next?

  1. 1DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 25 affects this parcel — verify the mapped extent against the title / planning certificate before relying on unaffected land.
  2. 2SPECIFIC CONTROLS OVERLAY - PS MAP REF SCO3 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

$590,000

2 Aug 2026 · derived via latest_sale

Local land rate: recorded House sales in North Bendigo (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $870/m² of land (n=96). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

North Bendigo at a glance

4,167

People

$554,000

Median sale

$444/wk

Median rent

4.17%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 43 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full North Bendigo report →

Vs North Bendigo

+6.5%

Median sale

Suburb $554,000

-0.26 pp

Gross yield

Suburb 4.17%

Suburb median $554,000 from 43 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation, not a portal figure.

Planning

Planning and development

Planning scheme

ZN

Zone

GENERAL RESIDENTIAL ZONE

GRZ

Jurisdiction

Greater Bendigo

Greater Bendigo, VIC

Planning overlays

  • DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 25Detected — 99.8% of parcel

Development activity

Data unavailable

Source

  • Provider: Vicmap Planning
  • Dataset: PLAN_ZONE
  • Retrieved: 30 Aug 2026
  • Version: 1
  • Parcel: 52704499

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

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$590,0002 Aug 2026
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted31 Mar 2026
  3. Listedprice unknowncompleted31 Mar 2026

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 GENERAL RESIDENTIAL ZONE · GRZ (ZN). Official parcel area about 915 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.

What could kill that thesis?

Confidence: low

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. Official parcel about 915 m² — land size can look like optionality. What reduces it: DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 25; SPECIFIC CONTROLS OVERLAY - PS MAP REF SCO3. 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 $444/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.

3 of 10 questions answered so far

  • Development optionality of this lot

    Knownmedium

    Zoned GENERAL RESIDENTIAL ZONE · GRZ (ZN). Official parcel area about 915 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.

  • 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?

    Knownlow

    Official parcel about 915 m² — land size can look like optionality. What reduces it: DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 25; SPECIFIC CONTROLS OVERLAY - PS MAP REF SCO3. 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

North Bendigo in one glance

North Bendigo at a glance

4,167

People

$554,000

Median sale

$444/wk

Median rent

4.17%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 43 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full North Bendigo report →

Keep researching

  • Why North Bendigo? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in North Bendigo →
  • Other records on Smith St →

Listing material

Listed by Gavin Butler Real Estate

Well presented family home in a superb locale and on a block of 913m2

- Desirable three bedroom family home perfectly presented in a great locale and on a fabulous 913m2 block. The home has been owned and lived in by the one family for many years in this fabulous top end of Smith Street locale

- The home is a Californian bungalow and has a really good feel about it and is quite charming with some of its retro type decor and fittings, gorgeous lead light bay windows and port hole lead light window with kookaburra design

- The home has an updated kitchen, dining room immediately off the kitchen which opens on to the separate lounge

Read the full description

- Ideal for the first home buyers or retirees wanting to simply move in and enjoy the home and all it has to offer

- Fabulous property for the investor or the tradie wanting a large block for vehicles, trailers etc The workshop can accommodate four vehicles

- Offering three bedrooms, two with built in robes, large kitchen/dining area and separate spacious lounge, bathroom, laundry and separate toilet

- Separate lounge area with nice over mantle, brick fire surround with electric heater and air conditioner for all heating and cooling needs

- There is a gas heater, ceiling fans and ducted evaporative cooling for all seasons

- Established gardens all on a 913m2 block zoned general residential. The block presents opportunities for a second dwelling whilst retaining this lovely home

- The workshop or double garage is of masonry brick construction with power and a concrete floor, there is side access to the rear of the property

- The home has been vinyl clad many years ago which is likely to have protected the original boards on the home for those wanting to take it back to original

- Walking distance to the Hospital, public transport, shops, supermarkets, schools, Lake Weeroona and all amenities. Only minutes to the Bendigo CBD

- Immediate vacant possession is available, nothing to do, simply move in and enjoy what this fabulous home has to offer

- Wow! This lovely home presents well and is a fabulous opportunity to secure a lovely home on a fabulous block

For retirees or first home buyers looking for a lovely home and great locale this home could be the one!

This information has been provided to us by third parties and we do not accept any responsibility for its accuracy. You should make your own enquiries and check the information so as to determine whether or not this information is in fact accurate. You must make your own assessment and obtain professional advice if necessary.

Property Code: 1097

Listing description written by Gavin Butler, Gavin Butler Real Estate — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

Property features

  • Floorboards
  • Fully Fenced
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