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VIC › Mount Evelyn › Gear Ave

1A Gear Ave, Mount Evelyn VIC 3796

House

3

Bedrooms

1

Bathrooms

3

Car spaces

1,388 m²

Land

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

Why this property?

  • FactLand 1,388 m²; no building size recorded.(Property record)
  • CalculationRecorded House sales in Mount Evelyn (last 5 years) with land size: median $820/m² of land (n=95). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.(Districts recorded sales)

What could make it worth more?

  • FactZoned COMMERCIAL 1 ZONE (C1Z) under the ZN.(Vicmap Planning · 31 Aug 2026)

What could make it worth less?

  • FactBUSHFIRE MANAGEMENT OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 2 intersects 99.8% of this parcel.(Vicmap Planning · 31 Aug 2026)
  • FactDESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 2 intersects 99.8% of this parcel.(Vicmap Planning · 31 Aug 2026)
  • FactSIGNIFICANT LANDSCAPE OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 22 intersects 99.4% of this parcel.(Vicmap Planning · 31 Aug 2026)

What should you verify next?

  1. 1BUSHFIRE MANAGEMENT OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 2 affects this parcel — verify the mapped extent against the title / planning certificate before relying on unaffected land.
  2. 2DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 2 affects this parcel — verify the mapped extent against the title / planning certificate before relying on unaffected land.
  3. 3SIGNIFICANT LANDSCAPE OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 22 affects this parcel — verify the mapped extent against the title / planning certificate before relying on unaffected land.
  4. 4No 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

No recorded sale price for this property yet.

Local land rate: recorded House sales in Mount Evelyn (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $820/m² of land (n=95). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

Mount Evelyn at a glance

10,065

People

$894,000

Median sale

$574/wk

Median rent

3.34%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 21 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Mount Evelyn report →

Planning

Planning and development

Planning scheme

ZN

Zone

COMMERCIAL 1 ZONE

C1Z

Jurisdiction

Yarra Ranges

Yarra Ranges, VIC

Planning overlays

  • DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 2Detected — 99.8% of parcel

Development activity

Data unavailable

Source

  • Provider: Vicmap Planning
  • Dataset: PLAN_ZONE
  • Retrieved: 31 Aug 2026
  • Version: 1
  • Parcel: 150256733

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

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Flood

Not retrieved

Flood exposure has not been retrieved from any source for this property yet. Unknown is not the same as clear.

Bushfire

Detected — official

The official layer maps a bushfire risk zone on this parcel, intersecting about 99.8% of it (Vicmap Planning, retrieved 31 Aug 2026). Verify the extent against the title before relying on unaffected land.

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. Soldprice unknown7 June 2022
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted12 May 2022
  3. Listedprice unknowncompleted12 May 2022

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 COMMERCIAL 1 ZONE · C1Z (ZN). Official parcel area about 1,389 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 1,389 m² — land size can look like optionality. What reduces it: BUSHFIRE MANAGEMENT OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 2; DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 2; SIGNIFICANT LANDSCAPE OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 22. 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 $574/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 COMMERCIAL 1 ZONE · C1Z (ZN). Official parcel area about 1,389 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 1,389 m² — land size can look like optionality. What reduces it: BUSHFIRE MANAGEMENT OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 2; DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 2; SIGNIFICANT LANDSCAPE OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 22. 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

Mount Evelyn in one glance

Mount Evelyn at a glance

10,065

People

$894,000

Median sale

$574/wk

Median rent

3.34%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 21 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Mount Evelyn report →

Keep researching

  • Why Mount Evelyn? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Mount Evelyn →
  • Other records on Gear Ave →

Listing material

Listed by Bell Real Estate Montrose

Location and Scope on a Super-Sized 1388m2

An unbeatable position within a few steps to Mount Evelyn main street shops and eateries, and on the doorstep of the renowned Warburton Trail. It’s a location triumph that offers a lifestyle like no other! Adding further allure is the potential-filled three-bedroom property, sitting pretty on a substantial 1388m2 (approx) with its sheer size and scope the absolute star of the show! There’s ample space to extend the existing home and build a substantial garage. Whilst still providing room for veggie patches, chickens and open spaces for kids and pets to safely play on the expansive blanket of lush lawn. Tradies too will love the space to tinker whether it’s one car or many and an undercover entertaining area also beckons transformation into the ultimate alfresco zone.

Spanning a single level footprint beyond the brick exterior, the home has recently been freshly revamped throughout. The old carpet has been removed to expose fantastic timber floorboards which are just waiting to be polished.

The kitchen is presented with electric cooking facilities and an adjoining meals area with access to the backyard and to the lounge room, which features a decorative mantle which could be transformed back into a charming open fireplace.

Read the full description

This quaint home provides the option for some cosmetic improvement, or perhaps an extension or rebuild.

Spend your weekends cycling or walking the Warburton Trail which attracts locals and visitors from afar to explore the beautiful leafy track with cafes to enjoy along the journey. The Mount Evelyn Aqueduct Walk also offers a nice circuit and you’re minutes from everyday amenities, with nearby train stations found in Lilydale, Mooroolbark and Croydon. Schools in Mount Evelyn include Saint Mary’s Catholic Primary School, Mount Evelyn Christian School, Mount Evelyn Primary School, Birmingham Road Primary School and Yarra Hills Secondary College.

More to Love:

• Huge 1388m2 fully-fenced block with fabulous rear access and established trees

• Garden shed

• Double garage/workshop with drive through access

• Potential to rezone to commercial (STCA)

Listing description written by Allan Dowdell, Bell Real Estate Montrose — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

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