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TAS › Dilston › John Lees Dr

279 John Lees Dr, Dilston TAS 7252

For saleHouse

$1,890,000

For sale

Asking

3

Bedrooms

2

Bathrooms

7

Car spaces

12,100 m²

Land

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Given the $1,890,000 ask, is this worth your time?

Why this ask?

  • FactListed for sale, asking $1,890,000(Listing record · 18 Mar 2026)
  • CalculationLand 12,100 m² against a 210 m² dwelling — the land is most of what is being bought.(Districts calculation)

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

The ask against the evidence

Asking

$1,890,000

Asking · $156/m² of land

No recorded sale for this property.

Dilston at a glance

No data

Median sale

No data

Median rent

No data

Suburb gross yield

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Total cost to purchase

Purchase Price
$1,890,000
Stamp Duty (Tasmania)
$80,235
Transfer/Registration Fee
$257
Mortgage Registration (est., if financed)
$200
Legal & Conveyancing (est.)
$2,000
Building & Pest Inspection (est.)
$700
Rates & Water Adjustment at Settlement (est.)
$800
Total cash required
$1,974,192

$84,192 on top of the price (4.5% extra)

  • Stamp Duty (Tasmania)
  • Transfer/Registration Fee
  • Mortgage Registration
  • Legal & Conveyancing
  • Building & Pest Inspection
  • Rates & Water Adjustment

Estimates only, at standard investor rates — no first-home or owner-occupier concessions applied. Not included: lenders mortgage insurance (usually applies when borrowing more than 80% of the price), loan application and settlement fees from your lender, the foreign-purchaser duty surcharge, and building insurance — in Queensland the property is at your risk from the first business day after signing, not from settlement. Verify with your conveyancer.

Stamp duty and transfer fees: Tasmania schedules from 2026-07-01. Ongoing council rates and land tax are not included.

Rental yield

No rent is recorded for this listing. Enter a weekly rent to model yield.

Enter a purchase price and weekly rent to calculate yield.

Gross yield is weekly rent × 52 ÷ price. Net yield subtracts operating expenses. Cashflow then subtracts interest-only interest on price × LVR. Tax, vacancies, and principal repayments are not included.

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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. Listed$1,890,000available17 Mar 2026

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

Capital growth

TAS

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 for this property.

Rental

Income, competition, and yield

What will it realistically rent for?

No advertised rent and no suburb rent aggregate are loaded. Official bond files are not loaded. Listing rent and suburb aggregates are evidence, not this address’s rent.

What competition will it face?

Current comparable rental listings within 400 m of this lot are not loaded. Nearby development applications are not loaded for this property. 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.”

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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.

0 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 for this property.

  • Honest achievable rent

    Unknown

    No advertised rent and no suburb rent aggregate are loaded. Official bond files are not loaded. Listing rent and suburb aggregates are evidence, not this address’s rent.

  • 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

Dilston in one glance

Dilston at a glance

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Median sale

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Median rent

No data

Suburb gross yield

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Keep researching

  • Why Dilston? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Dilston →
  • Other records on John Lees Dr →

Listing material

Listed by The Agency Northern Tasmania

River Rocks – Absolute Tamar Riverfront Living

Positioned on unique Tamar River frontage just 10 minutes from Launceston CBD, River Rocks offers an extraordinary lifestyle in one of northern Tasmania’s most picturesque settings.

Set within the renowned Tamar Valley, the property is surrounded by rolling vineyards, boutique cellar doors and relaxed riverside charm along the Tamar River. One of Australia’s most beautiful cool-climate wine regions, it also offers easy access to world-class golf at Barnbougle Dunes and Barnbougle Lost Farm.

Designed by award-winning architect David Luck, “River Rocks” is a striking and architecturally significant contemporary residence offering breathtaking 270-degree panoramic river views in an atmosphere of complete peace and privacy.

Read the full description

The home is a sophisticated composition of steel and expansive double glazing, creating a contemporary glass pavilion immersed in its natural surroundings. Throughout the design process, the architect focused on limiting the ecological footprint, maximising winter sun penetration and protecting the home from summer heat.

Spectacular 3-metre-high windows, extensive decking and a long, elegant footprint ensure light, landscape and uninterrupted river views are central to every space, with breathtaking outlooks from every room.

The intelligently zoned floorplan includes:

Three bedrooms and two bathrooms

Separate main residence and guest/children’s quarters

Breezeway courtyards providing natural cross-ventilation

Expansive open-plan living, dining, entertainment and home office areas

Sunken, intelligently designed kitchen

Private terrace to the main bedroom

Personal comfort is assured with commercial-grade ducted heating and cooling, independently zoned and smartphone controlled, along with a French Cheminée Philippe wood fireplace for natural warmth.

Sustainability sits at the heart of the design with:

6-star energy rating

Living grass roof providing natural insulation

Extensive double glazing and R4 insulated flooring

Passive solar orientation and natural ventilation

Set on 1.2 hectares, the property features expansive landscaped stone terraces, a plunge pool, a huge brand-new 100sqm Colorbond shed, undercover parking for four vehicles, automated irrigation and a dedicated bushfire protection system.

Private, peaceful and architecturally significant — and located close to the vineyards, cellar doors and golf courses of the Tamar Valley — River Rocks is a rare opportunity to experience absolute waterfront living in a home designed to respond beautifully to both lifestyle and landscape

Listing description written by Jack Ryan, The Agency Northern Tasmania — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

Property features

  • Air Conditioning
  • Courtyard
  • Deck
  • Living Areas: 1
  • Outdoor Entertaining
  • Pool
  • In-Ground Pool
  • Secure Parking
  • Shed
  • Study
  • Toilets: 2
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