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25 James St, Selby VIC 3159

House

$791,000

Last sold

11 Nov 2020

6

Bedrooms

3

Bathrooms

3

Car spaces

2,504 m²

Land

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

Why this property?

  • FactLast recorded sale $791,000 (11 Nov 2020).(Recorded sale)
  • FactLand 2,504 m²; no building size recorded.(Property record)
  • CalculationRecorded House sales in Selby (last 5 years) with land size: median $425/m² of land (n=71). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.(Districts recorded sales)

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

What this lot has actually traded at

Last sold

$791,000

11 Nov 2020 · derived via latest_sale

Local land rate: recorded House sales in Selby (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $425/m² of land (n=71). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

Selby at a glance

1,603

People

$840,000

Median sale

$628/wk

Median rent

3.89%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 17 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Selby report →

Vs Selby

-5.8%

Median sale

Suburb $840,000

+0.24 pp

Gross yield

Suburb 3.89%

Suburb median $840,000 from 17 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation, not a portal figure.

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

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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

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$791,00011 Nov 2020
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted15 Oct 2020

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?

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.” 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 $628/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.

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

    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?

    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

Selby in one glance

Selby at a glance

1,603

People

$840,000

Median sale

$628/wk

Median rent

3.89%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 17 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Selby report →

Keep researching

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

Listing material

Listed by First National Real Estate Ranges

OVER ½ ACRE OF LOVELY GARDENS AND 6 BEDROOMS AND CHARACTER

****Enter off Nation Road****

Sitting perfectly in its grounds of just over 2500 m2 this beautiful two storey timber residence has been meticulously maintained and presents itself proudly to perspective new owners.

The ground floor is open plan in style with hard wood timber floors, high ceilings, bay and colonial windows, the lounge/dining spaces adjoin the huge kitchen featuring quality fittings and fixtures, stone and stainless steel.

Read the full description

Creating a flow from indoors to out the door opens onto the wide deck where you can partake in privacy, peace and quiet.

You maybe privileged to see visiting birds and wildlife amongst the useable allotment, the children will love it.

Completed the lower level is the main suite with sitting room (this maybe a home office or playroom), also a laundry/shower room combined and separate WC.

Upstairs has many options as you may prefer the main bedroom on this level, that’s easily accomplished,

as there are 5 bedrooms, all with BIR’s some quite ‘Harry Potterish’ in design, one with ensuite, one with a Juliette balcony and also a family bathroom with bath/shower combo and separate WC. There is a fabulous amount of storage too, under stairs and under roofline.

Already piqued your interest.

There are also fully landscaped gardens, rock walls and seats, a carport and garden shed, a garage and sealed driveway.

The current owner said she has enjoyed living here, loving the quiet location, birds, having the National Park close by for hiking, a great place to raise a family, it is safe and beautiful.

Do you think you might like to be the next owner?

Call Mick Dolphin 0429 622 584 or Emily Hudson 0418 570 474 for further details.

Proudly looking forward to showing you through.

Currently able to be viewed By Private Appointment, please click the below link to arrange a suitable time.

Weekday Inspection - https://calendly.com/mickdrfn/25-james-street-selby-inspection

Saturday Inspection - https://calendly.com/janethrfn/25-james-street-selby-inspection

If no times are showing as available for an inspection please submit an enquiry and be patient for a reply from the listing agent. This property has experienced a huge amount of interest and bookings limited. Thank you

Ranges First National COVID directives being followed.

https://www.consumer.vic.gov.au/duediligencechecklist

Listing description written by Mick Dolphin, First National Real Estate Ranges — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

Property features

  • Air Conditioning
  • Balcony
  • Built-in Robes
  • Deck
  • Dishwasher
  • Floorboards
  • Shed
  • Workshop
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