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NSW › Byron Bay › Jonson St

2.04/139 Jonson St, Byron Bay NSW 2481

For saleApartment

$2,500,000–$2,700,000

For sale

Asking range

4

Bedrooms

2

Bathrooms

2

Car spaces

Districts ViewPrice evidencePlanningSite constraintsHistoryListing

Districts View

Given the $2,500,000–$2,700,000 ask, is this worth your time?

Why this ask?

  • FactListed for sale, asking $2,500,000–$2,700,000(Listing record · 6 July 2023)
  • CalculationAsk is 16% above the Byron Bay median recorded sale ($2,155,000, n=24, last 12 months).(Districts calculation from recorded sales)
  • CalculationIf it leased at Byron Bay's advertised median rent ($950/wk), implied gross yield would be 1.98% — this is not a rent for this listing.(Districts scenario calculation)

What could make it worth more?

No upside evidence detected in the data Districts holds for this lot.

What could make it worth less?

No detected risks — but see the checklist: absence of evidence is not an all-clear.

What should you verify next?

  1. 1Official planning layers are still retrieving for this parcel — check back before relying on zoning or overlay absence.
  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

The ask against the evidence

Asking

$2,500,000–$2,700,000

Asking range

No recorded sale for this property.

Byron Bay at a glance

6,883

People

$2,155,000

Median sale

$950/wk

Median rent

2.29%

Suburb gross yield

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

See the full Byron Bay report →

Vs Byron Bay

+16.0%

Median sale

Suburb $2,155,000

-0.31 pp

Gross yield

Suburb 2.29%

Suburb median $2,155,000 from 24 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation, not a portal figure.

Total cost to purchase

Based on the low end of the asking range, not a contract price.

Purchase Price
$2,500,000
Stamp Duty (New South Wales)
$119,512
Transfer/Registration Fee
$167
Mortgage Registration (est., if financed)
$200
Legal & Conveyancing (est.)
$2,000
Building & Pest Inspection (est.)
$700
Rates & Water Adjustment at Settlement (est.)
$800
Total cash required
$2,623,379

$123,379 on top of the price (4.9% extra)

  • Stamp Duty (New South Wales)
  • Transfer/Registration Fee
  • Mortgage Registration
  • Legal & Conveyancing
  • Building & Pest Inspection
  • Rates & Water Adjustment

Estimates only, at standard investor rates — no first-home or owner-occupier concessions applied. Not included: lenders mortgage insurance (usually applies when borrowing more than 80% of the price), loan application and settlement fees from your lender, the foreign-purchaser duty surcharge, and building insurance — in Queensland the property is at your risk from the first business day after signing, not from settlement. Verify with your conveyancer.

Stamp duty and transfer fees: New South Wales schedules from 2026-07-01. Ongoing council rates and land tax are not included.

Rental yield

Based on the low end of the asking range, not a contract price.

Pre-filled with Byron Bay's advertised median rent — not a rent for this listing.

Net yield
0.48%
Annual cashflow (pre-tax)
$-118,100
Interest cover (DSCR)
0.09
Annual rent
$49,400
Operating expenses
$37,500
Loan amount
$2,000,000
Annual interest
$130,000
Gross yield
1.98%

Gross yield is weekly rent × 52 ÷ price. Net yield subtracts operating expenses. Cashflow then subtracts interest-only interest on price × LVR. Tax, vacancies, and principal repayments are not included.

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Planning

Planning and development

Planning data is being calculated

Development activity

Data unavailable

Source

  • Provider: unavailable
  • Dataset: unavailable
  • Retrieved: not yet retrieved
  • Version: planning-v1

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. Listed$2,500,000–$2,700,000available6 July 2023

Events are recorded observations from public listings, kept with their source and date. Missing values are shown as unknown, never estimated.

Capital growth

NSW

Why this lot, not just this suburb

Why could this property outperform?

Planning 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.

What could kill that thesis?

Confidence: low

Official flood overlay has not been retrieved (pending). Missing layer is unknown, not “no.” NSW has a statewide DA API. Nearby (100–800 m) applications are not loaded for this property yet.

Rental

Income, competition, and yield

What will it realistically rent for?

Confidence: low

No advertised rent is recorded. Suburb median rent $950/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. NSW has a statewide DA API. Nearby (100–800 m) applications are not loaded for this property yet. 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

Gross yield if leased at the suburb aggregate is 2.0%. The yield that matters is the one on achieved rent, which has not been inferred for this address. Net yield (land tax, rates, insurance, vacancy) is not loaded. NSW net yield needs land tax and VG inputs that are not loaded. Gross yield from listings is not net yield.

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.

1 of 10 questions answered so far

  • Development optionality of this lot

    Unknown

    Planning layers have not been retrieved for this property yet.

  • Nearby development pipeline

    Unknown

    NSW has a statewide DA API. Nearby (100–800 m) applications are not loaded for this property yet.

  • 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?

    Unknown

    The constraint stack has not been retrieved for this lot, so Districts cannot explain a discount versus land size.

  • Lot-level flood

    Unknown

    Official flood overlay has not been retrieved (pending). 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

    Development applications have not been queried for this parcel.

  • Statutory land value versus ask

    Unknown

    NSW Valuer General land values are not loaded for this property yet.

  • Net yield / holding costs

    Unknown

    NSW net yield needs land tax and VG inputs that are not loaded. Gross yield from listings is not net yield.

Area

Byron Bay in one glance

Byron Bay at a glance

6,883

People

$2,155,000

Median sale

$950/wk

Median rent

2.29%

Suburb gross yield

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

See the full Byron Bay report →

Keep researching

  • Why Byron Bay? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Byron Bay →
  • Other records on Jonson St →

Listing material

Listed by Atlas Byron Bay

North Facing Entertainer

This brand new Premium 4 bedroom penthouse flawlessly combines modern luxurious design with functional opulence

Located in the newly built �Jonson Lane� building complete with heated roof top pool and deck, lift access and modern amenities this property is located moments from shops, cafes, restaurants and those beautiful beaches

Whether you are looking for a home or an investment, this penthouse delivers. With a choice of shops, restaurants and wellness opportunities within the development, enjoy a relaxed low maintenance lock up and leave lifestyle

Read the full description

An impressive offering with a fresh neutral palette, vast open plan light and bright interiors while floor to ceiling glass windows and doors allows a seamless transition to sun bathed entertaining terrace. A warm and inviting ambiance throughout, the apartment over delivers in terms of contemporary comfort, luxury and lifestyle

4 bedrooms all with plush carpet, built in robes, ceiling fans and private balcony access. Master bedroom with contemporary ensuite. Built in study workspace

Gourmet chef's kitchen enjoys stone bench tops, island bench with seating and quality appliances including microwave and integrated dishwasher

Cleverly designed for effortless indoor/outdoor living and entertaining with an oversized terrace immersed in Northerly sunshine, covered for year round outdoor living, dining and entertaining. Relaxing afternoons spent watching the sunset from the 2nd balcony

This modern residential development with secure lift access, two car spaces and oversized lock up cage

- Ideal Northern aspect

- A sophisticated well designed floor plan, impeccable interiors bathed in natural light

- Open plan living and dining with a seamless flow to balconies

- Gourmet kitchen with island bench and quality appliances

- Designer bathrooms with floor to ceiling tiles and hideaway internal laundry

- Ducted air conditioning and an abundance of storage options throughout

- Sunlit alfresco living, dining and entertaining

- 2 carspaces with lockable storage area

- Finished to perfection and delivering the ultimate in convenient living

- Roof top pool, heated for year round use and private deck to watch the beautiful sunsets over the Hinterland

- Complete with lift access to secure basement parking, it's positioned only a short stroll to the heat of Byron, while enjoying celebrated dining at your doorstep

170m to Bay Grocer for your coffee and groceries

Short walk to Woolworths, heart of town and Main Beach

450m to Byron Bay Public School

210m to Byron Community Primary School

2km St Finbarr's Catholic Primary School

2km to Byron Bay High School

14km to M1 North and Southbound

29 minutes to Ballina Byron Gateway Airport

47 minutes to Gold Coast Airport

Listing description written by Helene Adams, Atlas Byron Bay — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

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