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VIC › Newington › Duke St

26 Duke St, Newington VIC 3350

House

$950,000

Last sold

30 Mar 2023

4

Bedrooms

2

Bathrooms

2

Car spaces

372 m²

Land

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

Why this property?

  • FactLast recorded sale $950,000 (30 Mar 2023).(Recorded sale)
  • FactLand 372 m²; no building size recorded.(Property record)
  • CalculationRecorded House sales in Newington (last 5 years) with land size: median $1,270/m² of land (n=69). 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

$950,000

30 Mar 2023 · derived via latest_sale

Local land rate: recorded House sales in Newington (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $1,270/m² of land (n=69). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

Newington at a glance

1,719

People

$630,000

Median sale

$433/wk

Median rent

3.57%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 15 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Newington report →

Vs Newington

+50.8%

Median sale

Suburb $630,000

-1.20 pp

Gross yield

Suburb 3.57%

Suburb median $630,000 from 15 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$950,00030 Mar 2023
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted8 Mar 2023

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 $433/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

Newington in one glance

Newington at a glance

1,719

People

$630,000

Median sale

$433/wk

Median rent

3.57%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 15 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Newington report →

Keep researching

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

Listing material

Listed by Doepel Lilley & Taylor

Sturt Street & Lake locale, 4BRS + Outdoor entertaining allure

This superb 4 bedroom home is the one you've been waiting for! Nestled in a friendly neighbourhood on a low maintenance 372m2 block, boasting appealing architectural street presence. An enviable lifestyle on offer in one of Ballarat's most tightly-held pockets, opportunities like this in Newington are rare. This central location will appeal to professionals, families and downsizers alike. Within walking distance to some of Ballarat's finest schools and an easy 20 min stroll to Lake Wendouree and Victoria Park. Immerse yourself in this great location with shopping, restaurants and cafes all a 5 min drive away in the CBD.

Modern design elements enhance the contemporary feel from the front porch to the rear decked patio, take fine living to a whole new level focusing on the seamless indoor-outdoor connection offering blended formal and informal living. Glass stacker doors open via the living zone onto the private rear oasis, a perfect place to entertain or simply enjoy the sense of tranquillity worlds apart from everyday life, relax under the shade sails. Perfected is the concept of functionality via the open plan living, dining kitchen zone that fills with an abundance of natural light enticing you to follow the sunlight throughout the day, whilst the gas log fireplace provides a cozy ambience during the cooler months. The designer kitchen takes care of all your cooking needs with plenty of storage and bench space catered for, a double door built-in pantry, stainless steel appliances including Bosch dishwasher, German designed Blanco oven and 5 burner gas cooktop.

A second living space offers a formal lounge or perfect teenage retreat, the smaller bedroom opposite a great home office option with double sliding doors. The main bedroom features a walk in robe, reverse cycle AC, an executive ensuite with double vanity, walk in shower and creates a heavenly retreat with beautiful French doors opening direct onto the tiled front courtyard, a perfect space to sip your morning coffee. 2 additional bedrooms of good size with built-in robes share close access to the family bathroom.

Read the full description

Features central heating, internal hot water monitors, ducted vacuum, single lock up garage with direct house access, off-street parking, outdoor heating, fish pond and water feature.

Don't miss this unique opportunity, secure your central dream home with plenty of space to live and entertain, call Rob to book your private viewing.

Listing description written by Leigh Hutchinson, Doepel Lilley & Taylor — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

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