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SA › Norwood › Cairns St

21 & 23 Cairns St, Norwood SA 5067

House

4

Bedrooms

2

Bathrooms

0

Car spaces

440 m²

Land

2,071.738 m²

Building

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Districts View

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

Why this property?

  • CalculationRecorded House sales in Norwood (last 5 years) with land size: median $4,647/m² of land (n=21). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.(Districts recorded sales)

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.

Local land rate: recorded House sales in Norwood (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $4,647/m² of land (n=21). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

Norwood at a glance

7,572

People

$1,292,500

Median sale

$590/wk

Median rent

2.37%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 26 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Norwood 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. Listedprice unknowncompleted28 May 2025
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted28 May 2025

Events are recorded observations from public listings, kept with their source and date. Missing values are shown as unknown, never estimated.

Capital growth

SA

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.” Nearby development applications are not loaded. This lot’s own applications are a separate question.

Rental

Income, competition, and yield

What will it realistically rent for?

Confidence: low

No advertised rent is recorded. Suburb median rent $590/week — not this address. An inferred likely-rent range is not shown until official bond series are loaded for this dwelling type and bedrooms. No recorded off-street parking — often a discount versus the suburb median for the same beds.

What competition will it face?

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.

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

    Nearby development applications are not loaded. This lot’s own applications are a separate question.

  • 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

Norwood in one glance

Norwood at a glance

7,572

People

$1,292,500

Median sale

$590/wk

Median rent

2.37%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 26 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Norwood report →

Keep researching

  • Why Norwood? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Norwood →
  • Other records on Cairns St →

Listing material

Listed by LJ Hooker Kensington

Brilliant Opportunity to Secure This Norwood Gem in Utterly Desirable Location w

Auction Location: on site

Check out this fantastic opportunity to renovate and enjoy a double fronted freestanding villa just off bustling and vibrant Norwood Parade.

Several of the cottages in this street have already been grabbed by enterprising owner occupiers who have transformed their astute purchases into stunning 2025 homes.

Read the full description

Offered for the first time in 67 years, this original 1910 villa offers enormous potential to enjoy a cosmopolitan lifestyle within walking distance of a plethora of boutiques, specialty shops, restaurants, cinemas as well as a city bound bus route at the end of the street.

The most recent owner raised her 10 children in this home and the layout reflects the changing needs of her children as they became independent adults.

She eventually occupied part of the home and the other half was used by her children before they moved out.

The potential here is huge and it would be difficult to over capitalise in this highly sought after location.

Many buyers would remove the Spanish Mission verandah to reveal the symmetrical cottage in sympatiico with other character laden villas in the street.

The white bathroom has recently been renovated but there is still massive scope to take the rest of the home into the C21st! and reap the rewards!

A wall in one bedroom has a gyprock layer covering a doorway that connects the two sides of the hall internally.

The layout includes a sitting room, four bedrooms, two kitchens, two bathrooms and two laundries. Desirable features include high ceilings throughout and ornate cornices and ceiling roses in some rooms.

It is perfectly suited for multi generational families or as an investment property or two separate rental properties. The rental return in this area would be enhanced by some clever upgrades.

It would of course be possible to transform this home into a 2025 masterpiece suitable for a large family room overlooking a tranquil rear garden with potential for a pool if desired.

There is also the exciting possibility to redevelop from scratch (subject to council consents).

Cairns Street is close to the Norwood Town Hall, Norwood Mall, The Bath Hotel precinct, Norwood Cinemas and a number of sensational restaurants and cafes, shops, supermarkets and arcades.

Top schools close by include St. Ignatius Junior School, Mary Mackillop College, Pembroke, Loreto and Marryatville High School.

The property is offered as a Torrens Title with a valuable right of way over the driveway alongside the northern side of the property and another right of way over the walkway over the southern side.

AUCTION: Friday 20th June at 11am, on site.

SOLD PRIOR TO AUCTION

CT: Volume 5947 Folio 169

Council: Norwood Payneham St Peters

Council Rates $2,580.22 per annum (approx.)

Water Rates: $284.50 per quarter (approx.)

Year Built: 1910 (approx.)

To register your interest or make an offer, scan the code below:

https://prop.ps/l/mKONbRFCjJSC

(Please copy and paste the link into your browser)

The Vendor's Statement (Form 1) will be available for perusal by members of the public:-

(A) at the office of the agent for at least 3 consecutive business days immediately preceding the auction; and

(B) at the place at which the auction is to be conducted for at least 30 minutes immediately before the auction commences.

Listing description written by Chrissy Esau, LJ Hooker Kensington — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

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