Somerton Park at a glance
6,466
People
$2,170,000
Median sale
$560/wk
Median rent
1.34%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 40 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
SA › Somerton Park › College Rd
$1,100,000
Last sold
25 Sept 2020
3
Bedrooms
1
Bathrooms
7
Car spaces
905 m²
Land
Districts View
No detected risks — but see the checklist: absence of evidence is not an all-clear.
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
Last sold
$1,100,000
25 Sept 2020 · derived via latest_sale
Local land rate: recorded House sales in Somerton Park (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $4,139/m² of land (n=78). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.
Somerton Park at a glance
6,466
People
$2,170,000
Median sale
$560/wk
Median rent
1.34%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 40 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
Vs Somerton Park
-49.3%
Median sale
Suburb $2,170,000
+1.31 pp
Gross yield
Suburb 1.34%
Suburb median $2,170,000 from 40 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation, not a portal figure.
Planning
Planning scheme
Planning and Design Code
Zone
General Neighbourhood
GN
Jurisdiction
Holdfast Bay
Holdfast Bay, SA
25003837
Replacement carport
Decision Made · Lodged 13 Feb 2025
Council site report25022069
Front fence
Under Assessment · Lodged 24 July 2025
Council site report21033300
replacement of old existing shed with slightly bigger shed
Decision Made · Lodged 31 Oct 2021
Council site report22031049
Swimming pool to the rear of the existing dwelling
Decision Made · Lodged 13 Sept 2022
Council site report22000144
Single storey dwelling additions including wall located on eastern side boundary, front verandah and swimming pool to rear of the existing dwelling.
Decision Made · Lodged 16 Jan 2022
Council site reportSource
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 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 exposure has not been retrieved from any source for this property yet. Unknown is not the same as clear.
Bushfire exposure has not been retrieved from any source for this property yet. Unknown is not the same as clear.
Heritage listing has not been retrieved from any source for this property yet. Unknown is not the same as clear.
Records
Events are recorded observations from public listings, kept with their source and date. Missing values are shown as unknown, never estimated.
Capital growth
SAZoned General Neighbourhood · GN (Planning and Design Code). Official parcel area about 891 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.
Flood overlay has not been queried for this lot. Missing layer is unknown, not “no.” Street frontage and true lot geometry are not confirmed without open cadastre. Minimum lot size is not loaded, so two-lot subdivision is not confirmed. 5 development applications on this parcel. Code Assessed - Performance Assessed (Decision Made); Code Assessed - Performance Assessed (Under Assessment); Accepted (Decision Made) Plus 2 more on this parcel. Latest lodgement recorded 2025-02-13. These are this lot’s applications, not the neighbourhood pipeline. Nearby development applications are not loaded. This lot’s own applications are a separate question.
Rental
No advertised rent is recorded. Suburb median rent $560/week — not this address. An inferred likely-rent range is not shown until official bond series are loaded for this dwelling type and bedrooms.
Current comparable rental listings within 400 m of this lot are not loaded. Nearby development applications are not loaded. This lot’s own applications are a separate question. 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.
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
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.”
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
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
KnownlowZoned General Neighbourhood · GN (Planning and Design Code). Official parcel area about 891 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
UnknownNearby development applications are not loaded. This lot’s own applications are a separate question.
Honest achievable rent
KnownlowThis 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
UnknownSupply pressure needs comparable listings near this lot plus a nearby DA pipeline. Neither is loaded.
Why is this cheap?
KnownmediumOfficial parcel about 891 m² — land size can look like optionality. No material overlays were returned that would explain a discount. That is not proof the price is fair. Nearby DAs, easements, and flood-layer gaps can still explain a cheap-looking listing — those are not all loaded.
Lot-level flood
UnknownFlood overlay has not been queried for this lot. Missing layer is unknown, not “no.”
Catalyst exposure
UnknownFunded catalyst catchments are not loaded. A TOD badge is not this product.
This lot's DA history
Knownmedium5 development applications on this parcel. Code Assessed - Performance Assessed (Decision Made); Code Assessed - Performance Assessed (Under Assessment); Accepted (Decision Made) Plus 2 more on this parcel. Latest lodgement recorded 2025-02-13. These are this lot’s applications, not the neighbourhood pipeline.
Statutory land value versus ask
UnknownStatutory land value is not available as free bulk data in this jurisdiction. Do not fake it with a suburb median.
Net yield / holding costs
UnknownNet yield / holding costs are not estimated outside NSW without inventing land tax.
Area
Somerton Park at a glance
6,466
People
$2,170,000
Median sale
$560/wk
Median rent
1.34%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 40 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
Listing material
Listed by LJ Hooker BrightonWITH A PLETHORA OF POSSIBILITIES,THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO RESIDE IN THIS ELITE COASTAL POSITION. LAND IS NOT GOING TO GET ANY CHEAPER IN THE FUTURE IN POSITIONS LIKE THIS. 905m2 WITH A 19.81 METRE FRONTAGE AND ZONED RESIDENTIAL TO THE CITY OF HOLDFAST BAY. BUILD YOUR DREAM HOME EITHER NOW OR WHEN READY OR DEVELOP ( SUBJECT TO CONSENTS), OR MAYBE YOU ARE A KEEN RENOVATOR.
THE PROPERTY ITSELF CURRENTLY COMPRISES A GENEROUS FLOOR PLAN WITH LOVELY SPACIOUS ROOMS. FEATURING 3 BEDROOMS, FORMAL LOUNGE AND DINING, AND FAMILY ROOM. A CENTRAL BATHROOM, SEPARATE LAUNDRY, SECOND SHOWER AND A STUDY COMPLETE THE INTERNAL PICTURE.
EXTERNALLY MASSES OF UNDERCOVER VEHICLE AND WORKSHOP SPACE IS AVAILABLE AND WOULD HOUSE MULTIPLE VEHICLES OFF STREET. A HUGE REAR EXPANSE OFFERS THE CHANCE FOR FURTHER EXTENSIONS WITHOUT IMPACTING ON THE YARD.
WALK TO BRIGHTON HIGH OR SACRED HEART COLLEGE, ENJOY A DAILY STROLL TO THE BEAUTIFUL BEACH CLOSE BY, QUICK TRIP TO GLENELG FOR SHOPPING, RESTAURANTS AND CAFES, OR BIT FURTHER TO WESTFIELD MARION. GREAT RECREATION IS IN ABUNDANCE.A LIFESTYLE THE ENVY OF MANY!!
Listing description written by Peter Hurcombe, LJ Hooker Brighton — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.