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VIC › Somerville › Bungower Rd

249 Bungower Rd, Somerville VIC 3912

Rural Property

$1,750,000

Last sold

27 Oct 2017

4

Bedrooms

3

Bathrooms

4

Car spaces

23,894 m²

Land

334.451 m²

Building

Districts ViewPrice evidencePlanningSite constraintsHistoryListing

Districts View

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

Why this property?

  • FactLast recorded sale $1,750,000 (27 Oct 2017).(Recorded sale)
  • CalculationLand 23,894 m² against a 334 m² dwelling — the land is most of what is being bought.(Districts calculation)
  • CalculationRecorded Rural Property sales in Somerville (last 5 years) with land size: median $325/m² of land (n=16). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.(Districts recorded sales)

What could make it worth more?

  • InterpretationA large lot with a small dwelling means the value case rests on the land and what the zone allows on it, not the house.
  • FactZoned LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL ZONE (LDRZ) under the ZN.(Vicmap Planning · 31 Aug 2026)

What could make it worth less?

  • FactVEGETATION PROTECTION OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 1 intersects 99.8% of this parcel.(Vicmap Planning · 31 Aug 2026)
  • FactDESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 7 intersects 99.8% of this parcel.(Vicmap Planning · 31 Aug 2026)
  • FactEROSION MANAGEMENT OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 7 intersects 0.5% of this parcel.(Vicmap Planning · 31 Aug 2026)

What should you verify next?

  1. 1VEGETATION PROTECTION OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 1 affects this parcel — verify the mapped extent against the title / planning certificate before relying on unaffected land.
  2. 2DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 7 affects this parcel — verify the mapped extent against the title / planning certificate before relying on unaffected land.
  3. 3EROSION MANAGEMENT OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 7 affects this parcel — verify the mapped extent against the title / planning certificate before relying on unaffected land.
  4. 4No 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

$1,750,000

27 Oct 2017 · derived via latest_sale

Local land rate: recorded Rural Property sales in Somerville (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $325/m² of land (n=16). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

Somerville at a glance

12,251

People

$915,000

Median sale

$579/wk

Median rent

3.29%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 105 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Somerville report →

Vs Somerville

+91.3%

Median sale

Suburb $915,000

-1.57 pp

Gross yield

Suburb 3.29%

Suburb median $915,000 from 105 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation, not a portal figure.

Planning

Planning and development

Planning scheme

ZN

Zone

LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL ZONE

LDRZ

Jurisdiction

Mornington Peninsula

Mornington Peninsula, VIC

Planning overlays

  • DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 7Detected — 99.8% of parcel

Development activity

Data unavailable

Source

  • Provider: Vicmap Planning
  • Dataset: PLAN_ZONE
  • Retrieved: 31 Aug 2026
  • Version: 1
  • Parcel: 1156901

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.

Records

Property history

  1. Sold$1,750,00027 Oct 2017
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted5 Oct 2017
  3. Listedprice unknowncompleted5 Oct 2017

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 LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL ZONE · LDRZ (ZN). Official parcel area about 23,749 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 23,749 m² — land size can look like optionality. What reduces it: VEGETATION PROTECTION OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 1; DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 7; EROSION MANAGEMENT OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 7. 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 $579/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 LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL ZONE · LDRZ (ZN). Official parcel area about 23,749 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 23,749 m² — land size can look like optionality. What reduces it: VEGETATION PROTECTION OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 1; DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 7; EROSION MANAGEMENT OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 7. 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

Somerville in one glance

Somerville at a glance

12,251

People

$915,000

Median sale

$579/wk

Median rent

3.29%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 105 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Somerville report →

Keep researching

  • Why Somerville? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Somerville →
  • Other records on Bungower Rd →

Listing material

Listed by Nicholas Lynch

Hidden Oasis

Set well back off Bungower Road situated at the end of a tree lined driveway awaits a breathtaking property featured in open garden schemes occupies a portion of this just under 6-acre (approx.) estate in Somerville. The home and stables are located in tranquil surrounds, where a sparkling tiled pool, fruit grove and vegetable garden provide more distractions. The gourmet country kitchen with a wood-fire stove warms the home in winter whilst solar kicks in during the warmer months. Two large master suites anchor the home spilling out to formal living at one end and apartment-like accommodation at the other - ideal for multi-age living. Two further large bedrooms flank the large family bathroom and WC. The every-day meals area spills out to open-air living surrounded by spectacularly landscaped gardens. The stables house four horses with rooms for tackle, feed, additional storage and a workshop. With outstanding private and public schools within easy reach and Melbourne a leisurely drive, the country life awaits on this generous estate where enduring values are reflected by the taming of nature.

* 6 acres (approx.) with breathtaking landscaped gardens

* Sparkling solar heated & salt chlorinated pool

Read the full description

* 3 internal living areas zoned for family enjoyment

* 2 master suites with loads of wardrobe space in each, ideal for multi-age living

* Gourmet kitchen with wood & pyrolytic ovens

* Mature & well established food garden

* Stables for up to 4 horses, tack, feed, workshop

* Complete tranquility within rural surrounds

* 2.5kw solar electricity plus plentiful rainwater

* Close to Flinders College, Padua College & Penbank

* Short drive to Melbourne via Peninsula Link

Photo I.D. required at Open for Inspections

Listing description written by Leanne Williams, Nicholas Lynch — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

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