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22 Somersham Ave, Rathmines NSW 2283

House

$1,115,000

Last sold

2 May 2023

5

Bedrooms

3

Bathrooms

1

Car spaces

973.8 m²

Land

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Districts View

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

Why this property?

  • FactLast recorded sale $1,115,000 (2 May 2023).(Recorded sale)
  • FactLand 974 m²; no building size recorded.(Property record)
  • CalculationRecorded House sales in Rathmines (last 5 years) with land size: median $1,261/m² of land (n=44). 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. 1No 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

$1,115,000

2 May 2023 · derived via latest_sale

Local land rate: recorded House sales in Rathmines (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $1,261/m² of land (n=44). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

Rathmines at a glance

2,133

People

$890,000

Median sale

$719/wk

Median rent

4.20%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 9 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Rathmines report →

Vs Rathmines

+25.3%

Median sale

Suburb $890,000

-0.85 pp

Gross yield

Suburb 4.20%

Suburb median $890,000 from 9 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation, not a portal figure.

Planning

Planning and development

Planning data temporarily unavailable

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. Sold$1,115,0002 May 2023
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted4 Mar 2023
  3. Listedprice unknowncompleted4 Mar 2023

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?

Zoning is not available (source_error). 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 (source_error). 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

Income, competition, and yield

What will it realistically rent for?

Confidence: low

No advertised rent is recorded. Suburb median rent $719/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. 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

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

    Zoning is not available (source_error).

  • 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?

    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 (source_error). 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

Rathmines in one glance

Rathmines at a glance

2,133

People

$890,000

Median sale

$719/wk

Median rent

4.20%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 9 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Rathmines report →

Keep researching

  • Why Rathmines? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Rathmines →
  • Other records on Somersham Ave →

Listing material

Listed by Ray White Toronto

FAMILY HOME + SELF CONTAINED ZONE + RESORT STYLE POOL + VIEW

Features:

Family Home - its the complete package.

Freshly painted with new hardwood floors & carpet throughout.

Read the full description

Stunning inground saltwater pool & cabana surrounded by manicured gardens.

Extensively landscaped with flat tiered grassed areas & established gardens & fruit trees.

Large 973m2 completely usable block.

Single lock up garage with separate work shed & storage.

Garden Shed

Approx. Rental potential $740.00 to $760.00 per week

Large under house area for storage.

Plenty of off-road parking for boat or caravan etc.

Instant Gas hot water.

Main bedroom with ensuite, walk-in-robe, air conditioning, fan, views & access to verandah.

Fold down stairs to access substantial attic storage

Home features: reverse cycle air-conditioning ,ceiling fans throughout and a kitchenette downstairs

Location:

500 meters to newly renovated Balmoral Boat Ramp & wharf.

10min walk to Rathmines Shopping Village, restaurants, schools, parks & sporting fields.

1km to Rathmines Bowling Club

8 min to Toronto shops, boutiques, services, restaurants & cafes

13 min to railway

40 min to heart of Newcastle & beaches

40 min to Hunter Valley wine region

75 min to Sydney

This impressive 5 bedroom lakeside home is perfect for a growing or multi-generational family with resort style pool & cabana on a large fully landscaped 973m2 block. This beautiful home is situated in the relaxed family friendly suburb of Rathmines and features views over Secret Bay and across to Wangi. It has separate parking for a caravan or boat and is only meters to the very popular and newly renovated Balmoral boat ramp. It is a short walk to the waterfront, parks, local shopping village and the highly rated Rathmines Primary School.

The layout of this large family home easily provides for not only the growing family but offers a self contained living space for either an older child or grandparents to have complete independence

The upper level features 4 bedrooms including the Master bedroom which offers modern ensuite with shower & bath, walk in robe, air conditioner, external access to the verandah and water views all the way to Wangi. On this level there is also 3 more bedrooms, main bathroom, large open plan kitchen with wide stainless chefs oven with gas cooktop, island bench, plenty of cupboard space and stunning hardwood timber floors. All this flows onto the lounge room and verandah that also encompass the views of the lake and stunning sunsets.

Downstairs has a large tiled family room, 3rd bathroom, laundry and generous self contained living area/flat with separate entrance.

This home keeps on giving with additional features and must be inspected to fully appreciate.

From all of us at Ray White Toronto/Lake Macquarie, we wish you every success in the search for your next property. If you would like more detail on this or to chat about one of the many other properties we have available please call or email us today..

DISCLAIMER: We have in preparing this document used our best endeavours to ensure the information contained is true and accurate, but accept no responsibility and disclaim all liability in respect to any errors, omissions, inaccuracies or misstatements contained. Prospective purchasers should make their own enquiries to verify the information contained in this document

Listing description written by Kristy McCabe, Ray White Toronto — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

Property features

  • Air Conditioning
  • Balcony
  • Built-in Robes
  • Deck
  • Dishwasher
  • Ensuites: 1
  • Fully Fenced
  • Outdoor Entertaining
  • In-Ground Pool
  • Remote Garage
  • Shed
  • Toilets: 3
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