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NSW › Balmain East › Datchett St

21 Datchett St, Balmain East NSW 2041

House

$3,800,000

Last sold

26 Sept 2025

4

Bedrooms

2

Bathrooms

1

Car spaces

347.8 m²

Land

Districts ViewPrice evidencePlanningSite constraintsHistoryListing

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

Why this property?

  • FactLast recorded sale $3,800,000 (26 Sept 2025).(Recorded sale)
  • FactLand 348 m²; no building size recorded.(Property record)
  • CalculationRecorded House sales in Balmain East (last 5 years) with land size: median $18,495/m² of land (n=26). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.(Districts recorded sales)

What could make it worth more?

  • FactZoned Infrastructure (SP2) under the Inner West Local Environmental Plan 2022.(NSW ePlanning Spatial Viewer · 31 Aug 2026)

What could make it worth less?

  • FactConservation Area - General intersects 99.7% of this parcel.(NSW ePlanning Spatial Viewer · 31 Aug 2026)

What should you verify next?

  1. 1Conservation Area - General affects this parcel — verify the mapped extent against the title / planning certificate before relying on unaffected land.

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

$3,800,000

26 Sept 2025 · derived via latest_sale

Local land rate: recorded House sales in Balmain East (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $18,495/m² of land (n=26). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

Balmain East at a glance

1,954

People

$3,452,500

Median sale

$868/wk

Median rent

1.31%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 12 recorded sales (last 24 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Balmain East report →

Vs Balmain East

+10.1%

Median sale

Suburb $3,452,500

-0.12 pp

Gross yield

Suburb 1.31%

Suburb median $3,452,500 from 12 recorded sales (last 24 months) — a Districts calculation, not a portal figure.

Planning

Planning and development

Planning scheme

Inner West Local Environmental Plan 2022

Zone

Infrastructure

SP2

Jurisdiction

Inner West

Inner West, NSW

Planning overlays

  • heightNot detected
  • Conservation Area - GeneralDetected — 99.7% of parcel

Development activity

Data unavailable

Source

  • Provider: NSW ePlanning Spatial Viewer
  • Dataset: Planning Portal Principal Planning — Land Zoning Map
  • Retrieved: 31 Aug 2026
  • Version: 1
  • Parcel: 102170694

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

Detected — official

The official layer maps a heritage listed area on this parcel, intersecting about 99.7% of it (NSW ePlanning Spatial Viewer, retrieved 31 Aug 2026). Verify the extent against the title before relying on unaffected land.

Records

Property history

  1. Sold$3,800,00026 Sept 2025
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted17 Sept 2025
  3. Listedprice unknowncompleted17 Sept 2025

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

Capital growth

NSW

Why this lot, not just this suburb

Why could this property outperform?

Confidence: medium

Zoned Infrastructure · SP2 (Inner West Local Environmental Plan 2022). Official parcel area about 359 m². Dual occupancy looks constrained by site overlays or terrain. Two-lot subdivision looks unlikely on the loaded constraints. 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: medium

Flood overlay has not been queried for this lot. Missing layer is unknown, not “no.” Heritage constraint may block demolition or dual occupancy even on a large block. Minimum lot size is not loaded, so two-lot subdivision is not confirmed. The listing may look cheap relative to land or the street. What reduces it: Conservation Area - General. Heritage can block demolition and dual occupancy even when land size looks like a site. NSW has a statewide DA API. Nearby (100–800 m) applications are not loaded for this property yet.

Rental

Income, competition, and yield

What will it realistically rent for?

Confidence: low

No advertised rent is recorded. Suburb median rent $868/week — not this address. An inferred likely-rent range is not shown until official bond series are loaded for this dwelling type and bedrooms. Heritage constraints are a maintenance and alteration cost, not usually a rent premium by themselves.

What competition will it face?

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.

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. NSW net yield needs land tax and VG inputs that are not loaded. Gross yield from listings is not net yield.

Verdict

What this means for this property

Districts view

Loaded constraints look like they kill a naive land-size story. Pay house money, or walk, until a planner confirms a pathway.

Detail

The listing may look cheap relative to land or the street. What reduces it: Conservation Area - General. Heritage can block demolition and dual occupancy even when land size looks like a site.

Read more

Nearby competing dwellings and net yield are still unknown.

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 Infrastructure · SP2 (Inner West Local Environmental Plan 2022). Official parcel area about 359 m². Dual occupancy looks constrained by site overlays or terrain. Two-lot subdivision looks unlikely on the loaded constraints. This is a screen, not a planning certificate.

  • Nearby development pipeline

    Unknown

    NSW has a statewide DA API. Nearby (100–800 m) applications are not loaded for this property yet.

  • 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?

    Knownmedium

    The listing may look cheap relative to land or the street. What reduces it: Conservation Area - General. Heritage can block demolition and dual occupancy even when land size looks like a site.

  • 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

    NSW Valuer General land values are not loaded for this property yet.

  • Net yield / holding costs

    Unknown

    NSW net yield needs land tax and VG inputs that are not loaded. Gross yield from listings is not net yield.

Area

Balmain East in one glance

Balmain East at a glance

1,954

People

$3,452,500

Median sale

$868/wk

Median rent

1.31%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 12 recorded sales (last 24 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Balmain East report →

Keep researching

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

Listing material

Listed by Bresic Whitney Balmain

Landmark home / inviting character / sweeping water views

Auction Location: On site

Positioned for sweeping vistas to the Anzac Bridge, this substantial two-level residence combines character and contemporary updates. Wide cedar sliding doors and wraparound decks capture the light and views, while flexible family and living areas offer scope for entertaining and relaxed daily life. The stone-finished kitchen, generous bedrooms and adaptable workshop or office spaces provide a versatile layout, complemented by tranquil garden surrounds. Steps to Darling Street village, waterfront walks, parks, schools, city buses and ferries, this home presents a warm, inviting canvas with endless potential to personalise. Free Building & Pest Report at bw.com.au

Highlights

Read the full description

* Sweeping water views to Anzac Bridge

* Warm character-filled interiors throughout

* Modern stone kitchen with ample storage

* Wraparound decks for indoor-outdoor flow

* Flexible living and separate family zones

* Generous bedrooms with full bathrooms

* Cedar sliding doors framing city & harbour

* Adaptable workshop and office spaces

* Tranquil garden surrounds for privacy

* Steps to village, parks, ferries and schools

Listing description written by Andrew Liddell, Bresic Whitney Balmain — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

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