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VIC › Upper Ferntree Gully › Janiesleigh Rd

22 Janiesleigh Rd, Upper Ferntree Gully VIC 3156

House

$665,000

Last sold

6 Nov 2019

3

Bedrooms

1

Bathrooms

2

Car spaces

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

Why this property?

  • FactLast recorded sale $665,000 (6 Nov 2019).(Recorded sale)

What could make it worth more?

  • FactZoned LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL ZONE (LDRZ) under the ZN.(Vicmap Planning · 30 Aug 2026)

What could make it worth less?

  • FactSIGNIFICANT LANDSCAPE OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 22 intersects 99.8% of this parcel.(Vicmap Planning · 30 Aug 2026)
  • FactBUSHFIRE MANAGEMENT OVERLAY intersects 99.8% of this parcel.(Vicmap Planning · 30 Aug 2026)
  • FactEROSION MANAGEMENT OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 3 intersects 6.4% of this parcel.(Vicmap Planning · 30 Aug 2026)

What should you verify next?

  1. 1SIGNIFICANT LANDSCAPE OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 22 affects this parcel — verify the mapped extent against the title / planning certificate before relying on unaffected land.
  2. 2BUSHFIRE MANAGEMENT OVERLAY affects this parcel — verify the mapped extent against the title / planning certificate before relying on unaffected land.
  3. 3EROSION MANAGEMENT OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 3 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

$665,000

6 Nov 2019 · derived via latest_sale

Upper Ferntree Gully at a glance

3,403

People

$910,000

Median sale

$589/wk

Median rent

3.37%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 38 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Upper Ferntree Gully report →

Vs Upper Ferntree Gully

-26.9%

Median sale

Suburb $910,000

+1.24 pp

Gross yield

Suburb 3.37%

Suburb median $910,000 from 38 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation, not a portal figure.

Planning

Planning and development

Planning scheme

ZN

Zone

LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL ZONE

LDRZ

Jurisdiction

Yarra Ranges

Yarra Ranges, VIC

Planning overlays

  • SIGNIFICANT LANDSCAPE OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 22Detected — 99.8% of parcel

Development activity

Data unavailable

Source

  • Provider: Vicmap Planning
  • Dataset: PLAN_ZONE
  • Retrieved: 30 Aug 2026
  • Version: 1
  • Parcel: 1615074

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 30 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$665,0006 Nov 2019
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted9 Oct 2019
  3. Listedprice unknowncompleted9 Oct 2019

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 LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL ZONE · LDRZ (ZN). Official parcel area about 953 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 953 m² — land size can look like optionality. What reduces it: SIGNIFICANT LANDSCAPE OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 22; BUSHFIRE MANAGEMENT OVERLAY; EROSION MANAGEMENT OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 3. 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 $589/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 LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL ZONE · LDRZ (ZN). Official parcel area about 953 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 953 m² — land size can look like optionality. What reduces it: SIGNIFICANT LANDSCAPE OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 22; BUSHFIRE MANAGEMENT OVERLAY; EROSION MANAGEMENT OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 3. 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

Upper Ferntree Gully in one glance

Upper Ferntree Gully at a glance

3,403

People

$910,000

Median sale

$589/wk

Median rent

3.37%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 38 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Upper Ferntree Gully report →

Keep researching

  • Why Upper Ferntree Gully? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Upper Ferntree Gully →
  • Other records on Janiesleigh Rd →

Listing material

Listed by Flynn Estate Agents

Sold

Situated on a beautifully leafy block of approximately 965m2, sits this charming north-facing weatherboard home rich with period appeal and an abundance of bird life. Only a short stroll to the Upper Ferntree Gully township and the 1000 steps, this home boasts modern updates and would be ideal for a first homer buyer, perfect for a downsizer, a weekender or to add to a property portfolio.

Amongst the tranquil gardens, private creek and classic features, this home comprises of a flexible floorplan that includes three light filled bedrooms, a beautiful lounge room with open fire place, family room, entertainers kitchen that overlooks a separate dining area, large laundry and a front decked verandah, perfect for relaxing on a sunny weekend morning or enjoying a glass of wine whilst watching an ambient sunset.

Modern improvements have been added to the home such as ducted heating, evaporative cooling, re-stumping, re-levelling, and a new roof. The original timber flooring, gazebo entrance, garage/workshop, storage shed, fully fenced garden and outdoor entertaining area make the home more like a retreat throughout all the seasons.

Read the full description

Additional features of the property include a 10,000 litre council approved mains-connected water tank connected to laundry and toilet, 2.5KW north facing solar panel array with premium feed-in tariff rate locked in until 2024, solar hot water, insulated underfloor, a beautifully landscaped side yard, as well as 26m wide x 2m up the back of the property, that is crown land but contained on the property.

Idyllically located in a peaceful setting, yet within walking distance to local schools, shops, cafes, train and bus transport, this is a timeless home with modern updates that invites you to stay a while.

If you have been searching for that serene lifestyle, this is definitely the one for you – call now to book your inspection!

Proudly marketed by Knox's Number 1 Agency

Thinking of selling? Call us today; Boronia office on 9761 2277, Wantirna office on 9800 1225, Rowville office on 9755 6666, Bayswater office on 9720 3030 or Ferntree Gully office on 9752 2889.

TO REGISTER YOUR INTEREST click on either of the following tabs and fill in your details, BOOK AN INSPECTION on the Biggin & Scott website or EMAIL AGENT / CONTACT AGENT on Real Estate.com.au and other websites. You will be contacted by one of our agents and will also receive a text advising of inspection times.

Listing description written by Adrian Goegan, Flynn Estate Agents — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

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