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VIC › Mount Helen › Nevett Cres

20 Nevett Cres, Mount Helen VIC 3350

House

$920,000

Last sold

8 Oct 2021

4

Bedrooms

2

Bathrooms

2

Car spaces

1,148 m²

Land

Districts ViewPrice evidencePlanningSite constraintsHistoryListing

Districts View

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

Why this property?

  • FactLast recorded sale $920,000 (8 Oct 2021).(Recorded sale)
  • FactLand 1,148 m²; no building size recorded.(Property record)
  • CalculationRecorded House sales in Mount Helen (last 5 years) with land size: median $660/m² of land (n=110). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.(Districts recorded sales)

What could make it worth more?

  • FactZoned NEIGHBOURHOOD RESIDENTIAL ZONE - SCHEDULE 1 (NRZ1) under the ZN.(Vicmap Planning · 31 Aug 2026)

What could make it worth less?

  • FactVEGETATION PROTECTION OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 1 intersects 99.8% of this parcel.(Vicmap Planning · 31 Aug 2026)
  • FactBUSHFIRE MANAGEMENT OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 2 intersects 99.8% of this parcel.(Vicmap Planning · 31 Aug 2026)
  • FactENVIRONMENTAL SIGNIFICANCE OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 5 intersects 92.1% of this parcel.(Vicmap Planning · 31 Aug 2026)

What should you verify next?

  1. 1VEGETATION PROTECTION OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 1 affects this parcel — verify the mapped extent against the title / planning certificate before relying on unaffected land.
  2. 2BUSHFIRE MANAGEMENT OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 2 affects this parcel — verify the mapped extent against the title / planning certificate before relying on unaffected land.
  3. 3ENVIRONMENTAL SIGNIFICANCE OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 5 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

$920,000

8 Oct 2021 · derived via latest_sale

Local land rate: recorded House sales in Mount Helen (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $660/m² of land (n=110). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

Mount Helen at a glance

3,163

People

$742,500

Median sale

$424/wk

Median rent

2.97%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 39 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Mount Helen report →

Vs Mount Helen

+23.9%

Median sale

Suburb $742,500

-0.57 pp

Gross yield

Suburb 2.97%

Suburb median $742,500 from 39 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation, not a portal figure.

Planning

Planning and development

Planning scheme

ZN

Zone

NEIGHBOURHOOD RESIDENTIAL ZONE - SCHEDULE 1

NRZ1

Jurisdiction

Ballarat

Ballarat, VIC

Planning overlays

  • environmentalDetected

Development activity

Data unavailable

Source

  • Provider: Vicmap Planning
  • Dataset: PLAN_ZONE
  • Retrieved: 31 Aug 2026
  • Version: 1
  • Parcel: 5487222

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. Sold$920,0008 Oct 2021
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted10 Sept 2021
  3. Listedprice unknowncompleted10 Sept 2021

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 NEIGHBOURHOOD RESIDENTIAL ZONE - SCHEDULE 1 · NRZ1 (ZN). Official parcel area about 1,151 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 1,151 m² — land size can look like optionality. What reduces it: VEGETATION PROTECTION OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 1; BUSHFIRE MANAGEMENT OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 2; ENVIRONMENTAL SIGNIFICANCE OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 5. 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 $424/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 NEIGHBOURHOOD RESIDENTIAL ZONE - SCHEDULE 1 · NRZ1 (ZN). Official parcel area about 1,151 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 1,151 m² — land size can look like optionality. What reduces it: VEGETATION PROTECTION OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 1; BUSHFIRE MANAGEMENT OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 2; ENVIRONMENTAL SIGNIFICANCE OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 5. 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 Helen in one glance

Mount Helen at a glance

3,163

People

$742,500

Median sale

$424/wk

Median rent

2.97%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 39 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Mount Helen report →

Keep researching

  • Why Mount Helen? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Mount Helen →
  • Other records on Nevett Cres →

Listing material

Listed by Buxton Ballarat

Contemporary design in peaceful Mount Helen locale

INSPECTIONS TIMES ARE FOR PRIVATE APPOINTMENTS ONLY – Please contact Agent to register, no walk-ins available.

A striking modern design with ample room for growing families and positioned in highly desirable Mount Helen location, this home boasts great street presence with a multi storey design to take advantage of the area’s elevation with views across the tree tops for a feeling of space and tranquillity.

Offering four bedrooms in total, the master bedroom is located on the ground floor with an ensuite bathroom and walk in robe. The remaining three bedrooms all offer built in robes and are located upstairs, adjoining the family bathroom and separate toilet.

Read the full description

Living areas consist of the formal lounge room with adjoining dining area, boasting a spectacular outlook via its large picture window, along with the informal living zone, which incorporates the family room, kitchen and meals area. The kitchen is modern and functional with ample bench space, stainless steel appliances, a large walk in pantry, and direct access to the deck outside.

Downstairs is a terrific double lock up garage, and a multipurpose room which is ideal to set up a home office, gym, games room or home salon. Other features include new carpet, gas central heating, ducted cooling, ducted vacuum system, external sun blinds, and plenty of storage underneath the stairwell and house.

Outside on the 1148m² allotment which has a surprisingly low maintenance garden with its natural vegetation, there is a second entertaining deck area away from the house which will get you even closer to nature, where you can sit and watch the birds or enjoy a drink or meal. There’s also plenty of parking space in the driveway for extra vehicles.

Well located in the ever popular Mt Helen corridor, where land sizes are larger and the landscape is filled with character and vegetation, just a stroll or short drive to Federation University, schools and the shops at Mount Clear or Buninyong Township. A truly outstanding property for those seeking more of a lifestyle, rather than just a home.

Listing description written by Chris McAteer, Buxton Ballarat — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

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