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26 James St, East Ipswich QLD 4305

House

$485,000

Last sold

27 Mar 2024

2

Bedrooms

1

Bathrooms

2

Car spaces

450 m²

Land

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Districts View

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

Why this property?

  • FactLast recorded sale $485,000 (27 Mar 2024).(Recorded sale)
  • FactLand 450 m²; no building size recorded.(Property record)
  • CalculationRecorded House sales in East Ipswich (last 5 years) with land size: median $780/m² of land (n=154). 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

$485,000

27 Mar 2024 · derived via latest_sale

Local land rate: recorded House sales in East Ipswich (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $780/m² of land (n=154). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

East Ipswich at a glance

2,483

People

$745,000

Median sale

$503/wk

Median rent

3.51%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 34 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full East Ipswich report →

Vs East Ipswich

-34.9%

Median sale

Suburb $745,000

+1.88 pp

Gross yield

Suburb 3.51%

Suburb median $745,000 from 34 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$485,00027 Mar 2024
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted16 Feb 2024

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 $503/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

East Ipswich in one glance

East Ipswich at a glance

2,483

People

$745,000

Median sale

$503/wk

Median rent

3.51%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 34 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full East Ipswich report →

Keep researching

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

Listing material

Listed by Housequest

More Options than a Maccas menu Board!

This fully fenced and flood free solid old girl has been moved to the Penthouse Level and was recently raised approx 2.8 metres so you can now build in under and make it a many bedroom and many bathroom property...look into dual living options...sheet it in and have an epic workshop or business from home premise...leave it the way it is and have the chicken legs on public display or make the external stairs retractable and prepare for the zombie apocalypse. In other words you have a Rubik's Cube of options with the upside to this property.

Located just 2 feet and a heartbeat from the Multi Million Dollar upgraded East Ipswich Train station also means you can forget about carparking issues and sleep in just that little bit longer before jumping on your silver bullet into Brisvegas or Ipswich CBD. Otherwise if you prefer to drive, the bustling Brisbane Road is located at the end of the street for your easy commute to get to wherever you need to be.

* Recently raised approx 2.8m to maximus the space and create whatever it is in the world you possibly may want to utilise the lower area for (Subject to good old Ipswich Council approvals)

Read the full description

* Large Solar power system, 2 garden sheds, rainwater tank + pump, double carport, fully fenced 450m2, updated electric hot water system, flood free property

* Covered front deck capturing breezes and views out over the surrounding neighbourhood

* Airconditioned Lounge and dining room with ceiling fan and French doors that also access the covered front deck

* Timber flooring mostly throughout. Kitchen with separate laundry room adjoining it

* Large air conditioned main bedroom with ceiling fan/double door built in robe with overhead cupboards plus a walk in robe that could potentially be the perfect option for an ensuite bathroom

* Bedroom 2 with air conditioning and ceiling fan. Bathroom that definitely does the job by the smell of the owners

Finish off this property the way you choose to and reap the rewards by utilising and maximising the benefit of all the inherited extra space since all the hard work has been done for y'all!

Block size: 450m2

Bedrooms: 2

Bathrooms: 1

Formal lounge: 1

Car accommodation: Double carport

Outdoor entertainment: Covered front deck

Fenced yard: Fully fenced yard

Air conditioning: Lounge/dining + both bedrooms

Roof Type: Iron roof

Rain Water Tank: Yes + pump attached

Solar: Large Solar Power system

Tenants: Nope

Amenities: Handy to upgraded East Ipswich Train Station, bus, access onto Brisbane Road, Ipswich Girls Grammar school, CBD etc

Flood Free? - Definitely

Listing description written by Tank Lee, Housequest — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

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