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26 Franklin St, Highgate Hill QLD 4101

House

$1,850,000

Last sold

11 Sept 2023

6

Bedrooms

2

Bathrooms

3

Car spaces

405 m²

Land

181 m²

Building

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Districts View

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

Why this property?

  • FactLast recorded sale $1,850,000 (11 Sept 2023).(Recorded sale)
  • CalculationRecorded House sales in Highgate Hill (last 5 years) with land size: median $3,874/m² of land (n=25). 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

$1,850,000

11 Sept 2023 · derived via latest_sale

Local land rate: recorded House sales in Highgate Hill (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $3,874/m² of land (n=25). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

Highgate Hill at a glance

7,436

People

$2,030,000

Median sale

$788/wk

Median rent

2.02%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 11 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Highgate Hill report →

Vs Highgate Hill

-8.9%

Median sale

Suburb $2,030,000

+0.19 pp

Gross yield

Suburb 2.02%

Suburb median $2,030,000 from 11 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.

For more information on this property, visit Queensland Globe↗.

Records

Property history

  1. Sold$1,850,00011 Sept 2023
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted2 Aug 2023

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 $788/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

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

    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

Highgate Hill in one glance

Highgate Hill at a glance

7,436

People

$2,030,000

Median sale

$788/wk

Median rent

2.02%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 11 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Highgate Hill report →

Keep researching

  • Why Highgate Hill? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Highgate Hill →
  • Other records on Franklin St →

Listing material

Listed by First National Real Estate Metro

Spacious 6 Bedroom In Highly Sought After Street

LOCATION. LIFESTYLE. FAMILY.

Lifestyle doesn't get much better than that at 26 Franklin Street, Highgate Hill. This spacious 6-bedroom home is situated on one of the most sought-after streets in Highgate Hill.

Ready to move in today.

Read the full description

This charismatic circa 1900's cottage presents itself as a stunning family home filled with warmth, space and endless potential. Immersed as you walk in, the character details of beaded hoop pine VJ and polished hoop pine floorboards featured throughout the upper level. The front bedroom opens out to a sun deck via French doors. Enjoy cooking in the sun filled Tasmanian Oak kitchen with leafy views of the surrounds and French doors leading you to the external staircase and rear landing deck. The lower level is a modern plaster wall & block construction, keeping summers cooler with windows throughout and opens to the green lawn & trees .

The location is set on a wide, peaceful street on a generous 405m2 block only minutes away from the busiest areas of Brisbane including West Village, South Bank and the City.

This house is equally a great choice for families with children or investors. You are steps away from all the amenities families or tenants will ever need, including being in the catchment of the popular Brisbane State High and West End State School. This home also presents an option for dual key living where you can either live upstairs and rent out downstairs, or separate rental tenancies, or have bountiful space for your entire family. The leafy backyard with shed provides ample leisure space for a barbecue, summer fun, or for the children or pets to stretch their legs.

Features:

- 2 spacious living areas

- 2 open plan full kitchen and dining areas with ample storage

- 6 very generously sized bedrooms

- 2 large bathrooms

- Ceiling fans throughout

- West End State School Catchment

- Brisbane State High School Catchment

- Short drive to Mater Hospital

- Access to UQ/QUT via public transport

- 750 Metre walk to West Village/Soda Factory (Woolworths, Harris Farm, Coles, Gym, Pharmacy etc.)

- 130 Metre walk to bus stop taking you straight to Cultural Centre and the Brisbane City

- 300 Metre to Boundary Street's eclectic cafes, bars, shops and markets

Rates: ~$3,811 approx. per annum

Urban Utilities: ~$1,720 approx. per annum

Electricity ~$1,600 approx. per annum

Lease Potential of $1,300 approx. per week

Possible rent of $ 1300 a week

Offers Closing Monday 21st August 5PM Unless Sold Prior

Listing description written by Ryan Lim & Lauren Tang, First National Real Estate Metro — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

Property features

  • Living Areas: 2
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