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QLD › Cairns City › Sheridan St

26-30 Sheridan St, Cairns City QLD 4870

For saleUnit

$300,000

For sale

Asking

1

Bedrooms

1

Bathrooms

1

Car spaces

Districts ViewPrice evidencePlanningSite constraintsHistoryListing

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Given the $300,000 ask, is this worth your time?

Why this ask?

  • FactListed for sale, asking $300,000(Listing record · 12 Aug 2026)
  • CalculationIf it leased at Cairns City's advertised median rent ($583/wk), implied gross yield would be 10.11% — 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

$300,000

Asking

No recorded sale for this property.

Cairns City at a glance

3,913

People

No data

Median sale

$583/wk

Median rent

No data

Suburb gross yield

See the full Cairns City report →

Total cost to purchase

Purchase Price
$300,000
Stamp Duty (Queensland)
$8,925
Transfer/Registration Fee
$807
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
$313,432

$13,432 on top of the price (4.5% 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 Cairns City's advertised median rent — not a rent for this listing.

Net yield
8.61%
Annual cashflow (pre-tax)
$10,216
Interest cover (DSCR)
1.65
Annual rent
$30,316
Operating expenses
$4,500
Loan amount
$240,000
Annual interest
$15,600
Gross yield
10.11%

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. Listed$300,000available12 Aug 2026

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 $583/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

Gross yield if leased at the suburb aggregate is 10.1%. The yield that matters is the one on achieved rent, which has not been inferred for this address. Net yield (land tax, rates, insurance, vacancy) is not loaded. 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

Cairns City in one glance

Cairns City at a glance

3,913

People

No data

Median sale

$583/wk

Median rent

No data

Suburb gross yield

See the full Cairns City report →

Keep researching

  • Why Cairns City? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Cairns City →
  • Other records on Sheridan St →

Listing material

Listed by Professionals Edge Hill

Prime Inner-City Investment

What You See:

Step into the heart of Cairns with this well-positioned inner-city apartment, perfectly placed within the city's legal and business district and just a short stroll from cafés, restaurants, shops, bars and the Cairns Convention Centre.

Set within a professionally managed complex, the property offers genuine flexibility for investors, whether you're looking at long-term rental, short-term accommodation or potentially lucrative holiday letting.

Read the full description

Inside, a generous open-plan living and dining area connects effortlessly to a clever, functional kitchen and private balcony overlooking the complex pool. An opulent marble bathroom with laundry cupboard. It's an easy-care property offering location, lifestyle and versatility in one appealing package.

What We See:

A clever investment opportunity combining genuine size, space and a highly sought-after inner-city location. Positioned on the top floor of a well-maintained complex, the apartment enjoys the added convenience of lift access and an onsite reception.

An allocated car space is another valuable inclusion, particularly in a busy inner-city environment where secure parking is at a premium.

We also love the outlook, with elevated views across the complex pool and towards the Yarrabah Ranges.

With flexible letting options and a location that puts the best of Cairns right outside your door, this is an investment with plenty to like.

Everything Else:

- Onsite reception and professionally managed complex

- Spacious open-plan living and dining

- Private balcony

- Allocated car space

- Pool and elevated Yarrabah Range outlook

- Flexible long-term or holiday letting potential

Location Highlights:

- Prime Cairns CBD location

- Walk to Cairns Central

- Close to Esplanade & Lagoon

- Near Cairns Convention Centre

- Easy access to Reef Fleet Terminal

- Convenient access to Cairns Airport

|Build Year: 1995|

|Council Rates: Approx $3,200/annum|

|Property currently within the holiday let pool|

|Body Corporate Fees: Approx $9,900/year|

Disclaimer:

The material and information contained in this marketing are for general information purposes only. Professionals does not accept responsibility and disclaims all liability for any errors or inaccuracies contained herein. Interested parties should rely on their own enquiries.

Listing description written by David Galloway-Penney, Professionals Edge Hill — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

Property features

  • Air Conditioning
  • Balcony
  • Built-in Robes
  • Ducted Cooling
  • In-Ground Pool
  • Secure Parking

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