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QLD › Chelmer › Richmond St

23 Richmond St, Chelmer QLD 4068

For saleHouse

$1,500,000

For sale

$1,500,000

Last sold

10 June 2023

3

Bedrooms

1

Bathrooms

1

Car spaces

612 m²

Land

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Districts View

This is on the market — is it worth your time?

Why this ask?

  • FactListed for sale — no asking price recorded(Listing record · 2 Apr 2026)
  • FactLand 612 m²; no building size recorded.(Property record)
  • CalculationRecorded House sales in Chelmer (last 5 years) with land size: median $2,945/m² of land (n=59). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.(Districts recorded sales)
  • CalculationIf it leased at Chelmer's advertised median rent ($837/wk), implied gross yield would be 2.90% — this is not a rent for this listing.(Districts scenario calculation)

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. 1Official planning layers are still retrieving for this parcel — check back before relying on zoning or overlay absence.
  2. 2No 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

The ask against the evidence

Asking

$1,500,000

10 June 2023 · derived via latest_sale

Local land rate: recorded House sales in Chelmer (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $2,945/m² of land (n=59). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

Chelmer at a glance

3,276

People

$1,890,000

Median sale

$837/wk

Median rent

2.30%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 19 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Chelmer report →

Vs Chelmer

-20.6%

Median sale

Suburb $1,890,000

+0.60 pp

Gross yield

Suburb 2.30%

Suburb median $1,890,000 from 19 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation, not a portal figure.

Total cost to purchase

Purchase Price
$1,500,000
Stamp Duty (Queensland)
$66,775
Transfer/Registration Fee
$6,394
Mortgage Registration (est., if financed)
$200
Legal & Conveyancing (est.)
$2,000
Building & Pest Inspection (est.)
$700
Rates & Water Adjustment at Settlement (est.)
$800
Total cash required
$1,576,869

$76,869 on top of the price (5.1% extra)

  • Stamp Duty (Queensland)
  • Transfer/Registration Fee
  • Mortgage Registration
  • Legal & Conveyancing
  • Building & Pest Inspection
  • Rates & Water Adjustment

Estimates only, at standard investor rates — no first-home or owner-occupier concessions applied. Not included: lenders mortgage insurance (usually applies when borrowing more than 80% of the price), loan application and settlement fees from your lender, the foreign-purchaser duty surcharge, and building insurance — in Queensland the property is at your risk from the first business day after signing, not from settlement. Verify with your conveyancer.

Stamp duty and transfer fees: Queensland schedules from 2026-07-01. Ongoing council rates and land tax are not included.

Rental yield

Pre-filled with Chelmer's advertised median rent — not a rent for this listing.

Net yield
1.40%
Annual cashflow (pre-tax)
$-56,976
Interest cover (DSCR)
0.27
Annual rent
$43,524
Operating expenses
$22,500
Loan amount
$1,200,000
Annual interest
$78,000
Gross yield
2.90%

Gross yield is weekly rent × 52 ÷ price. Net yield subtracts operating expenses. Cashflow then subtracts interest-only interest on price × LVR. Tax, vacancies, and principal repayments are not included.

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Planning

Planning and development

Planning data is being calculated

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

i

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.

For more information on this property, visit Queensland Globe↗.

Records

Property history

  1. Listedprice unknownavailable2 Apr 2026
  2. Sold$1,500,00010 June 2023
  3. Listedprice unknowncompleted18 May 2023
  4. Listedprice unknowncompleted18 May 2023

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

Capital growth

QLD

Why this lot, not just this suburb

Why could this property outperform?

Planning 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.

What could kill that thesis?

Confidence: low

Official flood overlay has not been retrieved (pending). Missing layer is unknown, not “no.” Nearby development applications are not loaded. This lot’s own applications are a separate question.

Rental

Income, competition, and yield

What will it realistically rent for?

Confidence: low

No advertised rent is recorded. Suburb median rent $837/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. Nearby development applications are not loaded. This lot’s own applications are a separate question. 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.

1 of 10 questions answered so far

  • Development optionality of this lot

    Unknown

    Planning layers have not been retrieved for this property yet.

  • Nearby development pipeline

    Unknown

    Nearby development applications are not loaded. This lot’s own applications are a separate question.

  • 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 (pending). 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

    Development applications have not been queried 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

Chelmer in one glance

Chelmer at a glance

3,276

People

$1,890,000

Median sale

$837/wk

Median rent

2.30%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 19 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Chelmer report →

Keep researching

  • Why Chelmer? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Chelmer →
  • Other records on Richmond St →

Listing material

Listed by Place New Farm

Elevated Post War Home on 612sqm with Exceptional Potential in Prime Chelmer

Held on a generous 612sqm parcel with a wide 15-metre frontage, this elevated 1950s post-war home occupies a prized position within one of Chelmer's most tightly held elevated pockets. Set behind an expansive front lawn with established gardens, the home offers immediate comfort while presenting exceptional scope to renovate, extend, raise, or reimagine entirely (STCA). Surrounded by premium residences and benefiting from a north-facing rear aspect, the address combines strong present-day liveability with outstanding long-term potential.

A secure front porch introduces a spacious separate lounge, generous in scale and designed for comfortable family living, which extends through to a private deck with internal garage access. A dedicated dining room sits centrally within the floorplan, linking seamlessly to the updated U-shaped kitchen, appointed with ample bench space and cabinetry, together with an electric cooktop and wall-mounted oven.

Three north-facing bedrooms are positioned privately away from the living spaces, serviced by a central bathroom with separate powder room. An internal laundry, ceiling fans, split-system air conditioning, side ramp access, semi-detached garage and additional under-house storage further enhance everyday practicality.

Read the full description

The yard wrapping around the home is a genuine standout. Large, level and exceptionally usable, it offers rare family-sized outdoor space in this blue-chip inner-west location. The north-facing rear aspect enhances natural light throughout the day, creating an ideal setting for children, pets and future entertaining, with clear scope for a swimming pool, extension or further landscaping enhancements (STCA).

Positioned within a quiet, tree-lined street, the home enjoys exceptional convenience to transport options, local cafés, Sherwood Village and Indooroopilly Shopping Centre. River walks, cycling paths and Sherwood Arboretum are all close by, reinforcing the lifestyle appeal of this highly regarded inner-west address. The home falls within the catchment for Graceville State School and Indooroopilly State High School, while also offering excellent access to nearby private schooling including St Aidan's Anglican Girls' School and St Peters Lutheran College.

Offering immediate liveability with exceptional future upside, this is an outstanding opportunity to secure a substantial landholding in one of Chelmer's most tightly held pockets. Contact us today to arrange your inspection.

Listing description written by Ann-Karyn Fraser, Place New Farm — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

Property features

  • Air Conditioning
  • Remote Garage
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