Tecoma at a glance
2,096
People
$980,000
Median sale
$609/wk
Median rent
3.23%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 21 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
VIC › Tecoma › Sophia Grove
$1,600,000
Last sold
1 Oct 2025
4
Bedrooms
2
Bathrooms
1
Car spaces
1,021 m²
Land
Districts View
No upside evidence detected in the data Districts holds for this lot.
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
$1,600,000
1 Oct 2025 · derived via latest_sale
Sources disagree on the sale price. All recorded figures are shown in the history below — Districts does not pick a winner.
Local land rate: recorded House sales in Tecoma (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $757/m² of land (n=91). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.
Tecoma at a glance
2,096
People
$980,000
Median sale
$609/wk
Median rent
3.23%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 21 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
Vs Tecoma
+63.3%
Median sale
Suburb $980,000
-1.25 pp
Gross yield
Suburb 3.23%
Suburb median $980,000 from 21 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation, not a portal figure.
Planning
Planning data is being calculated
Data unavailable
Source
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
VICPlanning 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.
Official flood overlay has not been retrieved (pending). Missing layer is unknown, not “no.” Victoria has no public statewide property-level DA API. Nearby pipeline is unknown.
Rental
No advertised rent is recorded. Suburb median rent $609/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. 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.
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.
1 of 10 questions answered so far
Development optionality of this lot
UnknownPlanning layers have not been retrieved for this property yet.
Nearby development pipeline
UnknownVictoria has no public statewide property-level DA API. Nearby pipeline is unknown.
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?
UnknownThe constraint stack has not been retrieved for this lot, so Districts cannot explain a discount versus land size.
Lot-level flood
UnknownOfficial flood overlay has not been retrieved (pending). 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
UnknownDevelopment applications have not been queried for this parcel.
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
Tecoma at a glance
2,096
People
$980,000
Median sale
$609/wk
Median rent
3.23%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 21 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
Listing material
Listed by Bell Real Estate Olinda**PLEASE EMAIL AGENTS FOR FURTHER INFORMATION**
Loved and lived in by the same family for almost half a century, this original hills cottage is waiting for someone to make her shine again. Situated in one of Tecoma’s best streets on a fabulously flat and sun filled block, the endearing two-bedroom home offers a rare blank canvas ready for transformation with heritage character beckoning to be restored or recycled. Ornate kitchen doorknobs and taps, vintage cornices and ceiling roses, timber floorboards, glass double doors, picture rails, solid entrance doors into bedrooms, and charming original fireplace (currently housing a gas wall heater) paint a pretty picture of this sweet home’s former glory.
Framing the home are enchanting cottage gardens with a pathway to the rear that deliver opportunities for quiet reflection, children’s laughter as they play hide and seek, pottering among your future veggie patch, plenty of options for an alfresco zone and even space for some chooks on the 1016m2 allotment.
Sure to impress builders, tradies or families seeking to create their dream home in a premier “close to everything” locale, the home presents an opportunity that is rarely found this close to town. Renovate and add some contemporary class or rebuild (STCA) ready for your next chapter.
More to Love:
•Ducted heating
•Driveway leading to a single car garage.
•Garden shed/chook house.
•Fully fenced gardens (pet friendly)
•Walk to school and the station for lifestyle convenience!
•Meander to the main street where you can enjoy a cold brew at The Railyard, pick up some deli and smoked goods at Chieftains or grab a coffee and a sweet treat at The Eatery.
•Enjoy the trails of the magnificent state forest including a great walk to Sherbrooke Falls or stroll further up to Belgrave township to catch a classic at the Cameo or pick up dinner supplies at Safeway.
•15 minutes’ drive to Angliss Hospital, 20 minutes’ drive from 2 major shopping centres (Knox and Fountain Gate and a short drive to the iconic tourist towns of Kallista/Sassafras and Olinda for laid back country pubs, galleries and boutique shops.
Disclaimer: All information provided has been obtained from sources we believe to be accurate, however, we cannot guarantee the information is accurate and we accept no liability for any errors or omissions (including but not limited to a property's land size, floor plans and size, building age and condition) Interested parties should make their own enquiries and obtain their own legal advice.
Listing description written by Jo Hirst, Bell Real Estate Olinda — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.