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225 Wickhams Rd, Launching Place VIC 3139

Rural Property

$1,390,000

Last sold

6 Mar 2025

5

Bedrooms

3

Bathrooms

7

Car spaces

12,140.569 m²

Land

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

Why this property?

  • FactLast recorded sale $1,390,000 (6 Mar 2025).(Recorded sale)
  • FactLand 12,141 m²; no building size recorded.(Property record)

What could make it worth more?

  • FactZoned TRANSPORT ZONE 2 - PRINCIPAL ROAD NETWORK (TRZ2) under the ZN.(Vicmap Planning · 31 Aug 2026)

What could make it worth less?

  • FactSIGNIFICANT LANDSCAPE OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 6 intersects 99.8% of this parcel.(Vicmap Planning · 31 Aug 2026)
  • FactBUSHFIRE MANAGEMENT OVERLAY intersects 91.7% of this parcel.(Vicmap Planning · 31 Aug 2026)

What should you verify next?

  1. 1SIGNIFICANT LANDSCAPE OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 6 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. 3No 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

$1,390,000

6 Mar 2025 · derived via latest_sale

Launching Place at a glance

2,476

People

$797,750

Median sale

$496/wk

Median rent

3.23%

Suburb gross yield

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

See the full Launching Place report →

Vs Launching Place

+74.2%

Median sale

Suburb $797,750

-1.37 pp

Gross yield

Suburb 3.23%

Suburb median $797,750 from 38 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation, not a portal figure.

Planning

Planning and development

Planning scheme

ZN

Zone

TRANSPORT ZONE 2 - PRINCIPAL ROAD NETWORK

TRZ2

Jurisdiction

Yarra Ranges

Yarra Ranges, VIC

Planning overlays

  • SIGNIFICANT LANDSCAPE OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 6Detected — 99.8% of parcel

Development activity

Data unavailable

Source

  • Provider: Vicmap Planning
  • Dataset: PLAN_ZONE
  • Retrieved: 31 Aug 2026
  • Version: 1
  • Parcel: 2060303

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 91.7% of it (Vicmap Planning, retrieved 31 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$1,390,0006 Mar 2025
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted24 Oct 2024
  3. Listedprice unknowncompleted24 Oct 2024

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 TRANSPORT ZONE 2 - PRINCIPAL ROAD NETWORK · TRZ2 (ZN). Official parcel area about 12,420 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 12,420 m² — land size can look like optionality. What reduces it: SIGNIFICANT LANDSCAPE OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 6; BUSHFIRE MANAGEMENT OVERLAY. 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 $496/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 TRANSPORT ZONE 2 - PRINCIPAL ROAD NETWORK · TRZ2 (ZN). Official parcel area about 12,420 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 12,420 m² — land size can look like optionality. What reduces it: SIGNIFICANT LANDSCAPE OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 6; BUSHFIRE MANAGEMENT OVERLAY. 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

Launching Place in one glance

Launching Place at a glance

2,476

People

$797,750

Median sale

$496/wk

Median rent

3.23%

Suburb gross yield

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

See the full Launching Place report →

Keep researching

  • Why Launching Place? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Launching Place →
  • Other records on Wickhams Rd →

Listing material

Listed by Barry Plant Lilydale

Huge family home on 3 acres (approx) with attached independent living and big shedding!

Spread across an incredible 3 acres (approx.), this magnificent home brings together the appeal of multiple living zones and blends it with fabulous outdoor entertaining, a separate studio, massive workshop and a huge paddock where you can keep horses or other livestock.

Meticulously maintained, the home's spacious dimensions cater for every occasion and capture the comforts of a lounge and dining room sitting before the warmth of a combustion fireplace and offering an abundance of space for formal entertaining.

The renovated kitchen and adjoining meals zone are equipped with stone benches, 900mm Westinghouse oven/gas cooktop, Miele dishwasher, soft-close cabinetry, corner pantry plus a breakfast bench, while a brilliant family room can be closed off for private relaxation.

Read the full description

Sliding doors are a feature throughout the home, offering easy access outside where you'll find a delightful front verandah and large alfresco overlooking the backyard, pet enclosure and large paddock with shelter.

Ensuring every family member has their own space, the home includes a study plus five bedrooms comprising one with double built-in-robe, two featuring walk-in-robes, master bedroom boasting direct outdoor access, along with a mirrored built-in-robe, walk-in-robe and renovated floor-to-ceiling tiled ensuite with heated towel rail. The fifth bedroom, is ideal for guests, adult children or in-laws, boasting a kitchenette, mirrored built-in-robe, ensuite and independent access. Further serviced by a modern spa bathroom, separate toilet and large laundry.

Adding another element to this already impressive package, the property also comes with a separate studio/bungalow that could easily be adapted for self-contained living (STCA). Embracing a large carpeted living space, office/bedroom and dining area, with three storage rooms offering the potential to convert into a bathroom, toilet and walk-in-robe, if desired (STCA).

Notably appointed with steel frame construction, high ceilings, ducted heating, refrigerated ducted air conditioning, solar hot water system, new carpets in several rooms, connected water tanks, mains water (not treated), water filter to the home, bottled gas, several fruit trees, large aviary, shed, two driveways, single carport plus a massive 6-car garage/workshop with roller door and adjoining double carport.

Offering an idyllic lifestyle, within close proximity to local shops and cafes, Launching Place Primary School, Woori Yallock Primary School, Upper Yarra Secondary College, reserves, Warburton Rail Trail.

Disclaimer: Barry Plant Lilydale has taken every care and precaution in ensuring any and all information contained herein is true and accurate. We accept no responsibility and disclaim all liability in respect to any errors or inaccuracies that may occur from this information. We advise any prospective purchasers/renters to make their own enquiries & due diligence to verify the information provided is correct.

Listing description written by Leah Bannerman, Barry Plant Lilydale — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

Property features

  • Air Conditioning
  • Built-in Robes
  • Dishwasher
  • Ducted Heating
  • Ensuites: 1
  • Outdoor Entertaining
  • Secure Parking
  • Shed
  • Solar Hot Water
  • Study
  • Toilets: 3
  • Water Tank
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