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VIC › Thomson › Barnfather St

19 Barnfather St, Thomson VIC 3219

House

$620,000

Last sold

18 Sept 2021

2

Bedrooms

1

Bathrooms

3

Car spaces

744 m²

Land

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

Why this property?

  • FactLast recorded sale $620,000 (18 Sept 2021).(Recorded sale)
  • FactLand 744 m²; no building size recorded.(Property record)
  • CalculationRecorded House sales in Thomson (last 5 years) with land size: median $1,007/m² of land (n=30). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.(Districts recorded sales)

What could make it worth more?

  • FactZoned GENERAL RESIDENTIAL ZONE - SCHEDULE 1 (GRZ1) under the ZN.(Vicmap Planning · 30 Aug 2026)

What could make it worth less?

  • FactDESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 12 intersects 99.8% of this parcel.(Vicmap Planning · 30 Aug 2026)

What should you verify next?

  1. 1DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 12 affects this parcel — verify the mapped extent against the title / planning certificate before relying on unaffected land.
  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

$620,000

18 Sept 2021 · derived via latest_sale

Local land rate: recorded House sales in Thomson (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $1,007/m² of land (n=30). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

Thomson at a glance

1,578

People

$578,000

Median sale

$472/wk

Median rent

4.25%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 12 recorded sales (last 24 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Thomson report →

Vs Thomson

+7.3%

Median sale

Suburb $578,000

-0.29 pp

Gross yield

Suburb 4.25%

Suburb median $578,000 from 12 recorded sales (last 24 months) — a Districts calculation, not a portal figure.

Planning

Planning and development

Planning scheme

ZN

Zone

GENERAL RESIDENTIAL ZONE - SCHEDULE 1

GRZ1

Jurisdiction

Greater Geelong

Greater Geelong, VIC

Planning overlays

  • DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 12Detected — 99.8% of parcel

Development activity

Data unavailable

Source

  • Provider: Vicmap Planning
  • Dataset: PLAN_ZONE
  • Retrieved: 30 Aug 2026
  • Version: 1
  • Parcel: 41035928

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$620,00018 Sept 2021
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted30 July 2021
  3. Listedprice unknowncompleted30 July 2021

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 - SCHEDULE 1 · GRZ1 (ZN). Official parcel area about 745 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 745 m² — land size can look like optionality. What reduces it: DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 12. This overlay can reduce what the land size appears to promise. 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 $472/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 - SCHEDULE 1 · GRZ1 (ZN). Official parcel area about 745 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 745 m² — land size can look like optionality. What reduces it: DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 12. This overlay can reduce what the land size appears to promise.

  • 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

Thomson in one glance

Thomson at a glance

1,578

People

$578,000

Median sale

$472/wk

Median rent

4.25%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 12 recorded sales (last 24 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Thomson report →

Keep researching

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

Listing material

Listed by Hayeswinckle East Geelong

Neat as a pin with loads of potential!

Sitting on an impressive 744m2 this 2 bedroom 1 bathroom home represents a fantastic opportunity for an investor or developer to add value for capital growth STCA. Equally it would make a great entry into the property market as a first home. Comprising a neat entry porch, the home has a lounge room at the front serviced by a Rinnai gas heater. Moving further into the home are the 2 good sized bedrooms accessed via a central hallway. The bathroom offers a shower recess and vanity until and heatlamp. The kitchen is neat and functional and features a gas cooktop and oven, good bench and cupboard space and a Fujitsu airconditioner positioned to cool the entire home. An additional small living space is off the kitchen. Beyond the kitchen is the laundry and separate toilet. An outdoor undercover area has been built on the rear which offers a private and protected outdoor space. The yard surrounding the home has been beautifully tendered. With a block shape ideal for subdivision (STCA) this property offers loads of potential for development or extension. Additional peace of mind is provided by the security shutters on all windows. Thomson has become a sought after suburb in recent times located between East and South Geelong. This really is a fantastic opportunity for the shrewd buyer to buy into a location that offers great value and excellent growth potential. You'll want to put this one on your shopping list!

Rental Est $300/week

Near schools and Bus Routes

Read the full description

Security shutters all around

*All information about the property has been provided to Hayeswinckle by third parties. Hayeswinckle has not verified the information and does not warrant its accuracy or completeness. Parties should make and rely on their own enquiries in relation to this property.

Listing description written by Adam Murphy, Hayeswinckle East Geelong — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

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