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NSW › Empire Bay › Rosella Rd

26 Rosella Rd, Empire Bay NSW 2257

House

2

Bedrooms

1

Bathrooms

2

Car spaces

483 m²

Land

100 m²

Building

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Districts View

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

Why this property?

  • CalculationLand 483 m² against a 100 m² dwelling — the land is most of what is being bought.(Districts calculation)
  • CalculationRecorded House sales in Empire Bay (last 5 years) with land size: median $1,568/m² of land (n=79). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.(Districts recorded sales)

What could make it worth more?

  • InterpretationA large lot with a small dwelling means the value case rests on the land and what the zone allows on it, not the house.

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

No recorded sale price for this property yet.

Local land rate: recorded House sales in Empire Bay (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $1,568/m² of land (n=79). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

Empire Bay at a glance

2,375

People

$1,300,000

Median sale

$615/wk

Median rent

2.46%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 21 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Empire Bay report →

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. Soldprice unknown24 Mar 2023
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted9 Dec 2022

Events are recorded observations from public listings, kept with their source and date. Missing values are shown as unknown, never estimated.

Capital growth

NSW

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.” NSW has a statewide DA API. Nearby (100–800 m) applications are not loaded for this property yet.

Rental

Income, competition, and yield

What will it realistically rent for?

Confidence: low

No advertised rent is recorded. Suburb median rent $615/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. NSW has a statewide DA API. Nearby (100–800 m) applications are not loaded for this property yet. 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. NSW net yield needs land tax and VG inputs that are not loaded. Gross yield from listings is not net yield.

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

    NSW has a statewide DA API. Nearby (100–800 m) applications are not loaded for this property yet.

  • 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

    NSW Valuer General land values are not loaded for this property yet.

  • Net yield / holding costs

    Unknown

    NSW net yield needs land tax and VG inputs that are not loaded. Gross yield from listings is not net yield.

Area

Empire Bay in one glance

Empire Bay at a glance

2,375

People

$1,300,000

Median sale

$615/wk

Median rent

2.46%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 21 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Empire Bay report →

Keep researching

  • Why Empire Bay? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Empire Bay →
  • Other records on Rosella Rd →

Listing material

Listed by Powered by Smile Elite NSW

Under offer - open home cancelled

*Under offer - open home cancelled*

Just a stroll to the waters edge, located in the sort after standout village lifestyle of Empire Bay, this beaitifull low-maintenance, two-bedroom, renovated and turn key ready to live in home is the perfect entry-level property. Peacefully private with a pretty outlook, thanks to its position in a quiet backstreet. Built up off the ground , delivering dry living conditions all year round makes this home easy care and a complete delight.

Open-plan kitchen, living, and dining flow to the entertaining deck out the back, offering privacy and low-maintenance living so you can spend less time gardening and more time enjoying the things you love!

Read the full description

There are options to build up (STCA) and enjoy water views from a second Storey and substantially increase your investment.

In addition to the private large rear entertaining deck, there is a timber deck at the front of inviting sea breeze and natural light throughout the home.

Launch your trailer vessel at the boat ramp. Paddleboard, kayak or ferry to Saratoga, Davistown or Woy Woy directly from the jetty. Stroll to the Sorrento Waterfront Playground or the awesome Bouldering Park complete with BBQ picnic area, climbing unit and mini pump track for bikes/skateboards/scooters, plus tennis courts.

Gather essentials from the village shopping strip, including a takeaway cafe, deli/general store, postal facilities, hairdresser, barber, cellars and dentist.

Ferry service to Woy Woy or Saratoga and Davistown in just a few minutes. Beaches, national parks, shopping hubs, Palm Beach fast ferry and schools are near by. Empire Bay Tavern offers delicious eats with a huge family-friendly indoor-outdoor dining area. Regular bus service, nearby train station and M1 motorway are conveniently available.

Your chance to call sought-after Empire Bay home with this epic opportunity to secure a rare entry-level home is available now!

Disclaimer: All information contained herein is obtained from property owners or third-party sources which we believe are reliable. We have no reason to doubt its accuracy, however we cannot guarantee it. All interested person/s should rely on their own enquiries.

Listing description written by Jodie Warren, Powered by Smile Elite NSW — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

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