Kapunda at a glance
3,402
People
$677,500
Median sale
$464/wk
Median rent
3.56%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 27 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
$435,000
Last sold
21 Oct 2021
5
Bedrooms
2
Bathrooms
5
Car spaces
2,320 m²
Land
225 m²
Building
Districts View
No detected risks — but see the checklist: absence of evidence is not an all-clear.
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
Last sold
$435,000
21 Oct 2021 · derived via latest_sale
Local land rate: recorded House sales in Kapunda (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $416/m² of land (n=74). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.
Kapunda at a glance
3,402
People
$677,500
Median sale
$464/wk
Median rent
3.56%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 27 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
Vs Kapunda
-35.8%
Median sale
Suburb $677,500
+1.99 pp
Gross yield
Suburb 3.56%
Suburb median $677,500 from 27 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation, not a portal figure.
Planning
Planning data is being calculated
Data unavailable
Source
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 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 exposure has not been retrieved from any source for this property yet. Unknown is not the same as clear.
Bushfire exposure has not been retrieved from any source for this property yet. Unknown is not the same as clear.
Heritage listing has not been retrieved from any source for this property yet. Unknown is not the same as clear.
Records
Events are recorded observations from public listings, kept with their source and date. Missing values are shown as unknown, never estimated.
Capital growth
SAPlanning 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.
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
No advertised rent is recorded. Suburb median rent $464/week — not this address. An inferred likely-rent range is not shown until official bond series are loaded for this dwelling type and bedrooms.
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.
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
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.”
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
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
UnknownPlanning layers have not been retrieved for this property yet.
Nearby development pipeline
UnknownNearby development applications are not loaded. This lot’s own applications are a separate question.
Honest achievable rent
KnownlowThis 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
UnknownSupply pressure needs comparable listings near this lot plus a nearby DA pipeline. Neither is loaded.
Why is this cheap?
UnknownThe constraint stack has not been retrieved for this lot, so Districts cannot explain a discount versus land size.
Lot-level flood
UnknownOfficial flood overlay has not been retrieved (pending). Missing layer is unknown, not “no.”
Catalyst exposure
UnknownFunded catalyst catchments are not loaded. A TOD badge is not this product.
This lot's DA history
UnknownDevelopment applications have not been queried for this parcel.
Statutory land value versus ask
UnknownStatutory land value is not available as free bulk data in this jurisdiction. Do not fake it with a suburb median.
Net yield / holding costs
UnknownNet yield / holding costs are not estimated outside NSW without inventing land tax.
Area
Kapunda at a glance
3,402
People
$677,500
Median sale
$464/wk
Median rent
3.56%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 27 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
Listing material
Listed by Harcourts Gawler SalesKissed by history and nostalgia this (circa 1850-1864) freestone residence is a rare and exciting opportunity for the astute buyer to acquire a once in a lifetime property where location, history and features of a by gone era are as diverse and unique as the owners it has attracted.
For those who seek a home with charm and character of past lives lived within its walls, this is now your chance to add your own piece of history to this remarkable property.
Notable local personalities of social importance who have graced the walls of this homestead are the Fotheringham family who lived in the home from the 1870's who ran a brewery, and later the family owned a hotel in Kapunda. "Cattle King" Sir Sidney Kidman purchased in 1903 for his beloved wife Isabel Kidman, who was a schoolteacher in the town.
Structurally solid and retaining all the fine architectural features associated with a house of this significance which include high ceilings, pine flooring, fireplaces, pressed metal ceilings, stain glass windows, elaborate rosettes, original doors, exposed blue stone walls and large rooms, whilst outside there are rambling lawns with established gardens and trees that come with properties of this era.
Tucked away up a long gravel driveway behind cast iron "sunshine gates "and perched on a huge allotment of 2320m2, you find the homestead with its return concave front verandah. Providing an abundance of spacious, beautifully appointed rooms which include a characterful country kitchen, 5 bedrooms, Library, separate laundry with second bathroom, mudroom, generous formal lounge, recently renovated main bathroom with feature stone wall, and the fabulous sun-drenched sitting room with leadlight window.
A 6m x 9m garage with concrete floor with pit and power, and carport 2.8m x 12.0m provides storage/ workshop space. Other outside additions include a freestanding freestone outbuilding (ideal office or studio) with an underground dry cellar and the original towns slaughterhouse.
More recent additions to the property include the salt water inground swimming pool and 26 solar panels, and a combustion wood heater in the formal lounge.
With age, also comes upkeep and there is work to be done in some areas of the home, but it would present an exciting and rewarding renovation and restoration project for those looking for an escape to the country. Perhaps a once in a lifetime opportunity for an astute buyer to secure, restore and recreate a grand private residence or a unique commercial venture.
This is one property you need to view if only to walk through the walls of yesteryear to see and feel the lifestyle of our early gentry.
Features:
-2320m2 allotment
-26 solar panels = 7.4kw
-5 bedrooms
-Library
-Formal lounge with combustion wood heater
-Recently renovated main family bathroom with feature stone wall
-Cosy and private sitting room with leadlight windows overlooking the pool area
-Generous kitchen with freestanding electric stove ,polished floorboards and old world features
-Laundry with second shower and toilet
-Mud room
-Freestanding outbuilding (potential studio) with underground dry cellar
-Salt water inground pool
-Established gardens and trees
-Return concave front verandah
-Garage with concrete flooring, pit and power and attached freestanding carport for the boat or caravan
To view or enquire about this property please contact Katrina Nelsen on 0424260119 or email katrina.nelsen@harcourts.com.au.
Listing description written by Katrina Nelsen, Harcourts Gawler Sales — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.