Lorn at a glance
1,582
People
$1,162,500
Median sale
$608/wk
Median rent
2.72%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 8 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
NSW › Lorn › The Esplanade
$457,500
Last sold
8 Mar 2016
4
Bedrooms
1
Bathrooms
1
Car spaces
545 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
$457,500
8 Mar 2016 · derived via latest_sale
Local land rate: recorded House sales in Lorn (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $1,640/m² of land (n=43). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.
Lorn at a glance
1,582
People
$1,162,500
Median sale
$608/wk
Median rent
2.72%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 8 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
Vs Lorn
-60.6%
Median sale
Suburb $1,162,500
+4.19 pp
Gross yield
Suburb 2.72%
Suburb median $1,162,500 from 8 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 $608/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
Lorn at a glance
1,582
People
$1,162,500
Median sale
$608/wk
Median rent
2.72%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 8 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
Listing material
Listed by River Realty MaitlandRipe for restoration, this circa 1920 Federation home is packed full of charm and offers a refined lifestyle in the highly sought and tightly held suburb of Lorn.
Nestled near the banks of the Hunter River, “Kel-owi” offers those that love renovating a captivating project in which they can restore this beauty to her former glory.
But far from derelict, the property has been well kept and is immediately liveable, so you can do the restoration at your own pace.
The period features start at the front gate with the original hardwood picket fence framing the two-level home.
Cement front steps lead to the covered timber verandah, which features detailed Federation timber fretwork, and the original timber front door with stunning leadlight inserts is a true highlight.
Inside the charming features keep coming, with a leadlight bullseye feature window taking centre stage in the wide entry hall.
The leadlight and timber windows continue in the spacious living room where patterned ceilings, striking timber fretwork, picture rails, rich natural timber high skirting boards and a brick fireplace pay homage to yesteryear.
The dining room takes a slightly more modern turn combining a fireplace, wide timber skirting boards and elegant timber doors, with leadlight inserts, with new brush box timber flooring and a new ceiling complete with rosette.
The kitchen and meals area is both practical and charming with large timber windows and timber French doors leading out to the rear entertaining deck.
The kitchen has lots of timber cabinetry, long benches, a built-in wine rack and a dishwasher.
The home has four bedrooms, two on the ground floor and two more on the upper level.
The master bedroom features all of the period details that make the home great, including timber and leadlight windows, timber wall and ceiling accents, wide cedar skirting boards and timber doors, with leadlight detailing, which lead to the front verandah.
There’s also floor-to-ceiling built-in cabinetry.
The other bedrooms all have period features and built-in robes and the central bathroom gives nods to the past with its tessellated tiled floor, subway wall tiles and feature leadlight windows.
Practically it features a shower over the bath, a timber vanity with ceramic basin and original accessories.
Other features of the home include Daikin ducted air conditioning, established leafy gardens, brick courtyards and a separate shed.
The home is set on a 545sqm allotment in a prime location just a two minute walk from Maitland’s CBD.
This property is proudly marketed by Hunter River Realty Group, for further information call 4934 4111.
Listing description written by Chris Henry, River Realty Maitland — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.