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NSW › Forest Lodge › St Johns Rd

234 St Johns Rd, Forest Lodge NSW 2037

House

$2,125,000

Last sold

23 Feb 2026

3

Bedrooms

2

Bathrooms

0

Car spaces

103 m²

Land

105 m²

Building

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

Why this property?

  • FactLast recorded sale $2,125,000 (23 Feb 2026).(Recorded sale)
  • CalculationRecorded House sales in Forest Lodge (last 5 years) with land size: median $13,960/m² of land (n=33). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.(Districts recorded sales)

What could make it worth more?

  • FactZoned General Residential (R1) under the Sydney Local Environmental Plan 2012.(NSW ePlanning Spatial Viewer · 31 Aug 2026)

What could make it worth less?

  • FactConservation Area - General intersects 99.7% of this parcel.(NSW ePlanning Spatial Viewer · 31 Aug 2026)

What should you verify next?

  1. 1Conservation Area - General affects this parcel — verify the mapped extent against the title / planning certificate before relying on unaffected land.

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

$2,125,000

23 Feb 2026 · derived via latest_sale

Local land rate: recorded House sales in Forest Lodge (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $13,960/m² of land (n=33). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

Forest Lodge at a glance

5,290

People

$2,306,000

Median sale

$954/wk

Median rent

2.15%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 20 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Forest Lodge report →

Vs Forest Lodge

-7.8%

Median sale

Suburb $2,306,000

+0.18 pp

Gross yield

Suburb 2.15%

Suburb median $2,306,000 from 20 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation, not a portal figure.

Planning

Planning and development

Planning scheme

Sydney Local Environmental Plan 2012

Zone

General Residential

R1

Jurisdiction

Sydney

Sydney, NSW

Planning overlays

  • heightDetected
  • Conservation Area - GeneralDetected — 99.7% of parcel

Planning constraints

  • 109

Development activity

Data unavailable

Source

  • Provider: NSW ePlanning Spatial Viewer
  • Dataset: Planning Portal Principal Planning — Land Zoning Map
  • Retrieved: 31 Aug 2026
  • Version: 1
  • Parcel: 102827237

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

Detected — official

The official layer maps a heritage listed area on this parcel, intersecting about 99.7% of it (NSW ePlanning Spatial Viewer, retrieved 31 Aug 2026). Verify the extent against the title before relying on unaffected land.

Records

Property history

  1. Sold$2,125,00023 Feb 2026
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted11 Feb 2026
  3. Listedprice unknowncompleted11 Feb 2026

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?

Confidence: medium

Zoned General Residential · R1 (Sydney Local Environmental Plan 2012). Official parcel area about 103 m². Dual occupancy looks constrained by site overlays or terrain. Two-lot subdivision looks unlikely on the loaded constraints. 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: medium

Flood overlay has not been queried for this lot. Missing layer is unknown, not “no.” Heritage constraint may block demolition or dual occupancy even on a large block. Minimum lot size is not loaded, so two-lot subdivision is not confirmed. The listing may look cheap relative to land or the street. What reduces it: Conservation Area - General. Heritage can block demolition and dual occupancy even when land size looks like a site. 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 $954/week — not this address. An inferred likely-rent range is not shown until official bond series are loaded for this dwelling type and bedrooms. Heritage constraints are a maintenance and alteration cost, not usually a rent premium by themselves.

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

Loaded constraints look like they kill a naive land-size story. Pay house money, or walk, until a planner confirms a pathway.

Detail

The listing may look cheap relative to land or the street. What reduces it: Conservation Area - General. Heritage can block demolition and dual occupancy even when land size looks like a site.

Read more

Nearby competing dwellings and net yield are still unknown.

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 General Residential · R1 (Sydney Local Environmental Plan 2012). Official parcel area about 103 m². Dual occupancy looks constrained by site overlays or terrain. Two-lot subdivision looks unlikely on the loaded constraints. This is a screen, not a planning certificate.

  • 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?

    Knownmedium

    The listing may look cheap relative to land or the street. What reduces it: Conservation Area - General. Heritage can block demolition and dual occupancy even when land size looks like a site.

  • 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

    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

Forest Lodge in one glance

Forest Lodge at a glance

5,290

People

$2,306,000

Median sale

$954/wk

Median rent

2.15%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 20 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Forest Lodge report →

Keep researching

  • Why Forest Lodge? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Forest Lodge →
  • Other records on St Johns Rd →

Listing material

Listed by Ray White Surry Hills

Village energy meets urban sanctuary

The imaginative reinvention of this 1890s terrace fuses classic Victorian bones with a confident urban aesthetic, delivering a unique inner-city retreat with a refined industrial edge. Set over three levels at the quiet end of the street, the three-bedroom home has been reworked to maximise space, light and flexibility, with a lower level retreat opening to a lush landscaped garden that forms a private oasis on the city fringe. Streamlined whole-floor living is underscored by exposed steel beams and original brickwork, bringing texture, character and a distinctly warehouse-inspired feel, while highlight windows capture leafy outlooks from the upper levels. The result is a home that balances urban style with warmth and liveability. Between Annandale Village and Glebe Point Road's village hub, the location delivers the best of city-fringe living. Just 3km to the CBD, it's around the corner from Ross Street's cafes and 350m to the University of Sydney making it perfect for professionals, creatives or investors seeking lifestyle and connectivity.

- Great location on the city fringe, superb walkability

- 3 double bedrooms with built-ins, 2 on the upper level

Read the full description

- Main with a fireplace and a sunny iron lace balcony

- Lower level retreat with an ensuite, reverse cycle air

- Casual living or study opens out to a level backyard

- Streamlined living and dining space with a fireplace

- Exposed brickwork and steel, huge highlight windows

- Sleek stone-topped gas kitchen, European appliances

- 2 contemporary bathrooms, concealed internal laundry

- Ensuite with a bath, 29sqm approx attic storage space

- 700m to Glebe Point Road's eclectic dining/cafe scene

- Minutes to the city, walk to Newtown and Annandale villages

- Rates: Water $199pq, Council $423pq (All approx.)

Contact Matthew Carvalho 0404 006 744

George Pavlidis 0406 167 738

Our recommended mortgage broker: Tommy Nguyen (https://broker.loanmarket.com.au/double-bay/about/tommy-nguyen/)

Listing description written by Matthew Carvalho, Ray White Surry Hills — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

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