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VIC › Brighton East › Hornby St

20 Hornby St, Brighton East VIC 3187

Townhouse

4

Bedrooms

3

Bathrooms

2

Car spaces

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Districts View

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

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.

Why this property?

Nothing about this record stands out yet — coverage may still be filling in.

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

What this lot has actually traded at

Last sold

No recorded sale price for this property yet.

Brighton East at a glance

17,760

People

$1,555,000

Median sale

$688/wk

Median rent

2.30%

Suburb gross yield

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

See the full Brighton East report →

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

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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

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 unknown9 Sept 2022
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted10 Aug 2022
  3. Listedprice unknowncompleted10 Aug 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?

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.” 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 $688/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.

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

    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?

    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

    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

Brighton East in one glance

Brighton East at a glance

17,760

People

$1,555,000

Median sale

$688/wk

Median rent

2.30%

Suburb gross yield

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

See the full Brighton East report →

Keep researching

  • Why Brighton East? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Brighton East →
  • Other records on Hornby St →

Listing material

Listed by Nick Johnstone Real Estate

Spacious, Freestanding Family Townhouse, with Abundant Natural Light

Epitomising timeless elegance in a peaceful yet central family-wise locale, this remarkable 4-bedroom, 3-bathroom residence is filled with warmth and charm. Perched within a stunning streetscape lined with leafy outlooks and presiding over an easy-care 307sqm (approx) street-front allotment, it's been renovated to provide space, style and security for a low-maintenance family lifestyle.

Quality craftsmanship is evident, with flawless fittings and finishes complementing the polished hardwood floors, soaring high ceilings and gorgeous natural light throughout. A designer stone-bench kitchen with Smeg cooking appliances plus formal and informal living zones offers multiple places to unwind or entertain, extending to the rear decked terrace via bi-fold doors with mosquito screen for year-round alfresco enjoyment, and a retractable awning for those sunny lazy summer afternoons.

A sweeping staircase whisks you away to rest and rejuvenation, with three of the four bedrooms featuring alongside an executive retreat/office with built-in desk and storage, including the oversized main suite, paired with a deluxe walk-thru robe and a bright ensuite. The fourth bedroom awaits on the ground floor with bi-fold doors opening to the front terrace, whilst an additional large bathroom/laundry and two powder rooms cater to a growing family and entertaining needs.

Read the full description

Outdoors, take advantage of the privacy on offer. Leafy borders form the perfect backdrop when entertaining, and lockable sliding gates to the front create a secure environment for kids to play. Complete with ducted heating and air-conditioning, brand new luxurious wool carpets, an alarm and plenty of secure parking, including a single garage, this is the ultimate carefree family home. Situated within a short walk to Hurlingham and Landcox Parks, Brighton East Village local shops, restaurants and trams; it's also nearby Bay Street Brighton and Centre Road Bentleigh shops, the beach, trains. Close proximity to - St Finbars, Gardenvale Primary, and Bentleigh West Primary.

At a glance...

- Gorgeous freestanding family home with a carefree street-front allotment of 307sqm (approx)

- Leafy tree outlook from every upstairs bedroom and living room window

- Showcasing timeless elegance and quality craftsmanship throughout

- Alfresco terrace with extendable shade awning to the rear

- Secure front terrace with sliding gate for the kids to play or for additional off-street parking, big enough for a boat

- Open plan living and dining zones with gorgeous natural light

- Formal lounge with gas log fire place

- Designer Smeg and stone kitchen with a feature marble splashback

- Sumptuous main suite with a deluxe walk-thru robe and bright ensuite

- Three additional bedrooms upstairs, each with built-in robes

- Ground floor guest suite or fourth bedroom with bi-fold doors to the front terrace

- Two additional bathrooms (including a huge bathroom/laundry room)

- Two powder rooms over two levels

- Executive fitted home-office in landing area enriched with custom joinery

- Hardwood floors and luxurious, brand new 100% wool carpets

- Ducted heating and air-conditioning with digital timer

- Plenty of storage throughout

- Alarm system

- Auto gates to the single garage at the rear

- Additional off-street parking for 2 cars

- Underground 5000 L water tank and sprinkler system with timer

- One of only two properties, no Owners Corporation

- Close proximity – St Finbars, Gardenvale Primary, and Bentleigh West Primary

Property Code: 2348

Listing description written by Shelley Orfanellis, Nick Johnstone Real Estate — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

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