Encounter Bay at a glance
5,480
People
$810,000
Median sale
$545/wk
Median rent
3.50%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 11 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
SA › Encounter Bay › Hump Back Rd
$869,000
Last sold
19 Apr 2024
4
Bedrooms
2
Bathrooms
3
Car spaces
657 m²
Land
192 m²
Building
Districts View
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
$869,000
19 Apr 2024 · derived via latest_sale
Local land rate: recorded House sales in Encounter Bay (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $1,152/m² of land (n=121). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.
Encounter Bay at a glance
5,480
People
$810,000
Median sale
$545/wk
Median rent
3.50%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 11 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
Vs Encounter Bay
+7.3%
Median sale
Suburb $810,000
-0.24 pp
Gross yield
Suburb 3.50%
Suburb median $810,000 from 11 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation, not a portal figure.
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
SAPlanning 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. This lot’s own applications are a separate question.
Rental
No advertised rent is recorded. Suburb median rent $545/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. This lot’s own applications are a separate question. 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
UnknownNearby development applications are not loaded. This lot’s own applications are a separate question.
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. Official bond files (postcode or suburb × type × bedrooms) are not loaded yet.
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.
Area
Encounter Bay at a glance
5,480
People
$810,000
Median sale
$545/wk
Median rent
3.50%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 11 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
Listing material
Listed by Harris South CoastCasting the bluest of views from The Bluff to the Coorong, little beats this magical rise cushioned by rural calm and the open arms of a vast entertainer's terrace to quench a crowd's thirst as they breathe in the bay.
Up here, Hump Back Road is a headline of its own.
Architecturally designed and solidly built in the early 2000s, this up to 4-bedroom, 2-bathroom home drew obvious inspiration from its breathtaking elevation and bayside aspect - today, it's family appeal and modern upgrades promise to please the discerning holidaymaker or retiree who lives for weekend company.
Valuable upgrades include 9.9kW of solar, quality kitchen appliances, combustion heating, landscaping, new carpets and a fresh lick of paint, ceiling fans, lighting and window furnishings; everything to make coastal living a breeze.
It bathes in sunlight. It flows freely from the formal lounge sun-kissed in top-to-toe glass to the intentionally angular open plan living, meals and kitchen also fed the piercing blue ribbon vistas of this very unmistakable bay.
And where else but the indoor/outdoor entertaining marvel - the all-weather deck - to treat friends for any reason, any season in the semi-enclosable comfort of transparent café blinds.
All four bedrooms take a quiet back seat - the 4th/study surveying the sea - and are serviced by a classic 3-way family bathroom and separate WC. The master bedroom signs off with a couple's walk-in robe, ensuite, and a sea gaze.
Love the outdoors and the water's edge? Weave your way down from these elite upper reaches to the Encounter Bikeway and Franklin Parade where The Bluff, Granite Island and Petrel Cove punctuate the panoramas - yours to keep - mere minutes above.
Turn the weekends into forever. This is a sigh of sea relief like no other.
Live, breathe & admire it:
2001 built architectural sea-viewing 4-bedroom design
Captivating all-weather deck & gabled pergola with cafe blinds
Internal entry via secure double garage
Extra off-street parking for 2
Formal lounge/sunroom angled for incredible sea views
'Fronius Primo' 9.9kW solar (30 panels)
'Fujitsu' inverter ducted R/C A/C
'Masport' slow combustion fire to casual living/meals
Open plan kitchen with a 4-burner 'Ariston' gas cook-top & electric wall oven
Quiet rear master with WIR & ensuite
BIRs to bedrooms 2 & 3
Sunlit 4th bedroom/study with sublime sea views
Under house storage
Fully fenced backyard
Easy minutes to the heart of Victor Harbor
Just over an hour from Adelaide
And more
Listing description written by Paul Price, Harris South Coast — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.