Forrest at a glance
2,012
People
No data
Median sale
$570/wk
Median rent
No data
Suburb gross yield
4
Bedrooms
5
Bathrooms
3
Car spaces
Districts View
View not ready — official layers are still retrieving for this property. Official planning layers still retrieving. Flood / bushfire / heritage not yet retrieved. No recorded sale price for this property. Districts does not score a property it cannot yet see.
Nothing about this record stands out yet — coverage may still be filling in.
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
No recorded sale price for this property yet.
Forrest at a glance
2,012
People
No data
Median sale
$570/wk
Median rent
No data
Suburb gross yield
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
ACTPlanning 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.” Nearby development applications are not loaded for this property.
Rental
No advertised rent is recorded. Suburb median rent $570/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 for this property. 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
UnknownArea
Forrest at a glance
2,012
People
No data
Median sale
$570/wk
Median rent
No data
Suburb gross yield
Listing material
Listed by Blackshaw ManukaA property indelibly tied to Canberra's history and featured in the glossy coffee table book 100 Canberra Houses, this John Scollay-designed home has hosted hundreds of dignitaries in its 65 years and remains a landmark of its leafy blue-ribbon enclave.
Built in a Georgian style on an expansive 2199m2 corner block, it is a home principally designed for entertaining. A renovation in 1990 by renowned architectural firm Allen Jack and Cottier further extended that purpose, partially filling in the central main courtyard to create a magical conservatory-style entertaining zone which guests enter upon alighting from the protection of the welcoming porte-cochère and adjacent gated patio.
The renovations also created a grand main suite. Entered via ascending three stairs and passing through a private library-come-office, it's a palatial king -sized room with multiple windows, a walk-through wardrobe plus additional built-in and dressing room, and huge ensuite.
More recent upgrades have been made to the home's cosy den, including an original yellow stone surround to a new gas fireplace in the family room which makes it the ideal place to settle in and take advantage of the nearby dry bar.
The original loungeroom retains its grand open fireplace with marble hearth and flows to a dedicated 12-seat dining room. The entire formal zone is punctuated with multiple sets of French doors that open out to a sunny terrace and lush beautiful grounds. The entertaining terrace and gardens that flows from the French style kitchen is simply stunning, exuding charm one would expect to see in parts of Europe.
Guests are spoilt for choice, with two ensuite bedrooms in opposite wings, one with an art studio adjacent which could be repurposed into space for an au pair.
Other features include a downstairs rumpus/gym or teen retreat with bathroom and its own access, a beautiful, heated saltwater swimming pool with travertine surround and a large, elevated alfresco area off the den. The established formal gardens which surround the pool and residence are magnificent.
This noteworthy home, close to elite schools, multiple embassies and Parliament House would be ideal for those looking to steward it through its next iteration.
FEATURES
• Double-brick grand estate with outdoor garden 'rooms'
• Beautifully sunny 2199m2 block
• Magnificent established formal gardens surrounding the residence
• Two driveways, one a horseshoe drive leading to a porte-cochère
• Tranquil leafy Forrest location
• Multiple entertaining spaces
• Stylish bedrooms with good proportions – with oversized king-sized main bedroom with parent's retreat including large ensuite and dressing room
• Sash windows and cedar French doors
• Custom cabinetry throughout
• Charming original wood fireplace in the formal lounge + gas fireplace with original sandstone feature walls in the family room
• Fabulous home cocktail bar
• Salt chlorinated pool with Travertine pool surround, solar heating, splash deck and cover
• Large French style kitchen with walk in pantries + bright meals area with dual aspect
• Large laundry with drying alcove
• Electric Ducted heating /cooling (throughout via ceiling vents) + gas heating under (via floor vents)
• Automated double garage with storage rafters and off-street parking for a further 10 cars
• Mature plantings of wisteria, roses, camellias, Chinese elm, and established privacy hedging
Listing description written by Mario Sanfrancesco, Blackshaw Manuka — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.
Nearby development applications are not loaded for this property.
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. This jurisdiction has no comparable official bond series in the free set.
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.