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NSW › The Hill › Hillview Cres

20 Hillview Cres, The Hill NSW 2300

House

3

Bedrooms

2

Bathrooms

2

Car spaces

710 m²

Land

230 m²

Building

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

Why this property?

  • CalculationRecorded House sales in The Hill (last 5 years) with land size: median $5,745/m² of land (n=11). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.(Districts recorded sales)

What could make it worth more?

  • FactZoned Low Density Residential (R2) under the Newcastle Local Environmental Plan 2012.(NSW ePlanning Spatial Viewer · 30 Aug 2026)

What could make it worth less?

  • FactConservation Area - General touches the boundary of this parcel in the official layer.(NSW ePlanning Spatial Viewer · 30 Aug 2026)

What should you verify next?

  1. 1Conservation Area - General touches the parcel boundary — verify the mapped extent against the title / planning certificate before relying on unaffected land.

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 The Hill (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $5,745/m² of land (n=11). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

The Hill at a glance

2,243

People

$1,910,000

Median sale

$610/wk

Median rent

1.66%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 7 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full The Hill report →

Planning

Planning and development

Planning scheme

Newcastle Local Environmental Plan 2012

Zone

Low Density Residential

R2

Jurisdiction

Newcastle

Newcastle, NSW

Planning overlays

  • heightDetected
  • Conservation Area - GeneralTouches boundary — verify against title

Planning constraints

  • 98.5

Development activity

Not detected

Source

  • Provider: NSW ePlanning Spatial Viewer
  • Dataset: Planning Portal Principal Planning — Land Zoning Map
  • Retrieved: 30 Aug 2026
  • Version: 1
  • Parcel: 159132627

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

Not retrieved

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

Heritage

Touches boundary — official

The official layer maps a heritage listed area touching the boundary of this parcel — at the edge, not across it (NSW ePlanning Spatial Viewer, retrieved 30 Aug 2026). Verify the mapped extent against the title before relying on it either way — this is not an all-clear.

Records

Property history

  1. Soldprice unknown12 June 2026
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted21 Oct 2025
  3. Listedprice unknowncompleted21 Oct 2025

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?

Confidence: medium

Zoned Low Density Residential · R2 (Newcastle Local Environmental Plan 2012). Official parcel area about 712 m². Dual occupancy is a permitted housing type in this NSW zone under statewide settings, subject to DCP and site constraints. That is not confirmation this lot qualifies. Two-lot subdivision is unknown without minimum lot size and frontage. This is a screen, not a planning certificate. If the dual occupancy pathway survives a planner’s check, this lot can outperform a same-suburb house that is hold-as-is only. That is not a forecast. 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. 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 $610/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

Yield cannot be shown without both a price and a rent figure. Net yield is not estimated from gross advertising copy. 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

This looks more compelling as a land / capital-growth play than a pure yield play — if the dual occupancy pathway survives a planner’s check.

Detail

Zoned Low Density Residential · R2 (Newcastle Local Environmental Plan 2012). Official parcel area about 712 m². Dual occupancy is a permitted housing type in this NSW zone under statewide settings, subject to DCP and site constraints. That is not confirmation this lot qualifies. Two-lot subdivision is unknown without minimum lot size and frontage. This is a screen, not a planning certificate.

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Achieved rent for this address has not been inferred. Gross yield on advertising copy is not the deal.

Nearby DA pipeline is unknown, so neighbourhood change is not in this verdict.

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.

4 of 10 questions answered so far

  • Development optionality of this lot

    Knownmedium

    Zoned Low Density Residential · R2 (Newcastle Local Environmental Plan 2012). Official parcel area about 712 m². Dual occupancy is a permitted housing type in this NSW zone under statewide settings, subject to DCP and site constraints. That is not confirmation this lot qualifies. Two-lot subdivision is unknown without minimum lot size and frontage. This is a screen, not a planning certificate.

  • 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?

    Knownmedium

    Official parcel about 712 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

    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

    Knownmedium

    No development applications were returned for this parcel. That is not a statement about nearby lots.

  • 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

The Hill in one glance

The Hill at a glance

2,243

People

$1,910,000

Median sale

$610/wk

Median rent

1.66%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 7 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full The Hill report →

Keep researching

  • Why The Hill? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in The Hill →
  • Other records on Hillview Cres →

Listing material

Listed by MOVABLE Newcastle & Stockton

Your Next Move.

High above the street, this tri-level Chris Tucker creation makes a bold statement against the skyline. Steel, timber, and concrete come together in a composition that's both sculptural and soulful, where light floods in, breezes drift through, and every turn reveals a striking new perspective.

From the 5.5m raked ceiling to the vast glass sliders that dissolve into the landscape, this home lives in dialogue with its surrounds. The open plan heart spills out to a series of terraces and a 10m solar-heated lap pool suspended in its own pocket of calm. At night, the city twinkles below, just enough reminder that you're minutes from the action, though it feels a world away.

Two oversized bedrooms upstairs capture those knockout views stretching from the harbour to Mount Sugarloaf, with the main claiming a private terrace and dressing room. A third bedroom and second bathroom sit on the main level, along with flexible spaces that can shape-shift between retreat, work, or play.

Read the full description

Outside, a lush native garden designed by Octopus Designs brings colour and birdsong to your everyday. And when you do step out, everything from coffee on Darby Street to sunrise swims at Newcastle Beach is just down the hill.

- 714.9sqm block, elevated up from the street immersed in northerly light and views

- Internally accessed double garage on lower level with great storage

- 10m solar heated, saltwater lap pool with in-floor cleaning system by award-winning Vision Pools

- Split system a/c to main living area and two upstairs bedrooms, ceiling fans throughout

- Galley kitchen with 900mm gas stove, Miele dishwasher, excellent storage

- Choice of decks for alfresco dining and entertaining, top level with built-in seating & bar

- Two spacious bathrooms, main with clawfoot tub and large shower

- 3.6Kw solar system with new inverter

- Newcastle Beach 900m, Bar Beach 1600m, King Edward Park 100m at the top of the street

- Darby Street, Civic Park and Newcastle Art Gallery 550m

- Newcastle East Public School – 700m, Newcastle Grammar – 700m

Listing description written by Natalie Tonks, MOVABLE Newcastle & Stockton — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

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