Swansea at a glance
4,986
People
$1,160,800
Median sale
$602/wk
Median rent
2.70%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 45 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
$850,000
Last sold
13 Dec 2023
3
Bedrooms
2
Bathrooms
2
Car spaces
487 m²
Land
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
$850,000
13 Dec 2023 · derived via latest_sale
Local land rate: recorded House sales in Swansea (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $1,745/m² of land (n=128). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.
Swansea at a glance
4,986
People
$1,160,800
Median sale
$602/wk
Median rent
2.70%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 45 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
Vs Swansea
-26.8%
Median sale
Suburb $1,160,800
+0.98 pp
Gross yield
Suburb 2.70%
Suburb median $1,160,800 from 45 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
NSWPlanning 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.” NSW has a statewide DA API. Nearby (100–800 m) applications are not loaded for this property yet.
Rental
No advertised rent is recorded. Suburb median rent $602/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. 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.
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
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
UnknownNSW has a statewide DA API. Nearby (100–800 m) applications are not loaded for this property yet.
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
UnknownNSW Valuer General land values are not loaded for this property yet.
Net yield / holding costs
UnknownNSW net yield needs land tax and VG inputs that are not loaded. Gross yield from listings is not net yield.
Area
Swansea at a glance
4,986
People
$1,160,800
Median sale
$602/wk
Median rent
2.70%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 45 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
Listing material
Listed by SOLD Real EstateWe challenge you to find better value on this side of the roundabout.
If you're after a Caves Beach or Swansea Heads address, but your budget just doesn't let you go there, this fabulously low maintenance home is like a breath of fresh air!
You'll be pleasantly surprised by the amount of living space that's on offer too.
Spacious light filled, easy and breezy, open plan living flows from front to back.
The generous lounge room features easy-care, hard flooring and a great open connection to relaxed dining off the open style white kitchen.
With bonus secondary living at the back of the home, flowing off the kitchen and connecting to an open office or formal dining.
Under the main roof, you'll appreciate a dedicated bedrooms and bathroom wing, with a generous master suite, and spacious main bathroom, with a toilet that's separate from the bathroom.
Head outside and discover a makeshift studio off the garage, perfect for that older kid who either won't leave home, or keeps coming back home, as they can come and go without disturbing the rest of the household.
They've even got a bathroom they can access from outside, so they really can be almost completely independent.
The studio also makes a great work from home office or kids playroom for wet and rainy days when they can't get outside to play.
For time-poor owners or tenants, there's very little lawn to mow, but there's still room for kids and puppies to play outdoors, and for adults to relax and kickback outside.
Best of all you're right next door to a house block size grassy reserve, so the kids or grandkids have somewhere to play and kick a footy around, but you don't have to worry about mowing it and the place looking untidy when you're busy with work and life.
Set up with plenty of off street parking and garaging, there's stacks of solar panels to keep costs down.
Literally just a flat stroll across the road to The Bay, you can be in your kayak and on the water within seconds.
An easy flat walk to Swansea's cafes and shopping strip, you can head to the hotel or RSL for lunch or dinner and an ale or two, leaving the car at home.
Kids or grandkids also enjoy a flat walk or ride to pre, primary and high schools at Caves Beach.
With a 27m wide frontage and potential two street access, there's duplex potential subject to council approval too.
Dual split system air conditioned open living front & back
Open kitchen with dishwasher, skylight & connection to living
Open office or extra living/dining between the living & bedrooms
Dedicated bedrooms & bathroom wing with 2 door built in linen
Big master suite with built in robes & fan, nearby the generous bathroom
Bathroom boasts a skylight & a bath that's separate from the shower
A totally separate toilet features off the laundry
Bedrooms 2 & 3 are close to the master suite & big main bathroom
Ceiling fans, built in robes & split system air feature throughout
Covered in solar you can leave everything running & enjoy cheaper bills
North facing, expect great winter sun & cool summer breezes
Boasting a makeshift studio/4th bedroom, home office or playroom
A second externally accessed bathroom is great the studio & yard
Lots of off street parking & garaging for people to go have lots of toys & cars
Fantastic location, stroll across the road to The Bay to kayak & fish
Easy flat stroll to town & all that Swansea has to offer, cafes, shops, the lot
Easy stroll or ride to local pre, primary & high schools at Caves Beach
Comfortable walk or ride to the Caves Hotel & village cafe strip
Walk to everything or take the bus when you feel like leaving the car at home
Perfect whether you're starting out, slowing down, investing or weekending
Most properties in this price range are knockdowns & not minutes to great beaches & seconds to The Bay
With a home off the back street, Braemar Road, reverently selling for $1.75M, you're certainly amongst good company and you surely can't help but see great value here …
Listing description written by Shanti Page, SOLD Real Estate — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.