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QLD › Sandgate › Borella St

28 Borella St, Sandgate QLD 4017

House

$860,000

Last sold

14 Mar 2023

4

Bedrooms

2

Bathrooms

4

Car spaces

567 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 $860,000 (14 Mar 2023).(Recorded sale)
  • FactLand 567 m²; no building size recorded.(Property record)
  • CalculationRecorded House sales in Sandgate (last 5 years) with land size: median $2,279/m² of land (n=98). 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

$860,000

14 Mar 2023 · derived via latest_sale

Local land rate: recorded House sales in Sandgate (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $2,279/m² of land (n=98). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

Sandgate at a glance

5,050

People

$1,415,000

Median sale

$480/wk

Median rent

1.76%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 29 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Sandgate report →

Vs Sandgate

-39.2%

Median sale

Suburb $1,415,000

+1.14 pp

Gross yield

Suburb 1.76%

Suburb median $1,415,000 from 29 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$860,00014 Mar 2023
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted15 Sept 2022

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 $480/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

Sandgate in one glance

Sandgate at a glance

5,050

People

$1,415,000

Median sale

$480/wk

Median rent

1.76%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 29 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Sandgate report →

Keep researching

  • Why Sandgate? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Sandgate →
  • Other records on Borella St →

Listing material

Listed by Calio & Scott Real Estate

NATURE ABOUNDS ON THIS GEM OF A LOCATION!

Brilliantly positioned, this home offers you the choice of outstanding lifestyle together with further development opportunities.

Conservatively, it is currently a four bedroom home with updated family bathroom for immediate liveability and features a functional family floorplan with large light-filled living area and a spacious eat in kitchen.

The main bedroom at the front of the home has access to a secondary room which would be ideal as a nursery/home office or easily converted into a great walk-in robe. The other three bedrooms on the upper level are all good sized and have great windows to let in light and our all important sea breezes.

Read the full description

This property is also ideal for considering a value-adding renovation, there is scope to simply enhance the interior with a fresh coat of paint and perhaps add a small kitchenette to the lower level for the benefit of dual living. There is already a functional bathroom together with two rooms that could be updated to allow “Granny & Grandpa” to have their own space!

Alternatively, buyers can take advantage of the elevated 567m2 and the site’s unique shape (15.8metre approx. in width to the front and 11.5metre approx to the rear) and construct your new dream luxury home.

Further features of the property include:

· Hardwood polished floors

· Approx 2.7m ceiling height

· Front entry sunroom to enjoy morning coffee and admire the stunning hoop pines;

· Potential already for dual living – two room and second bathroom downstairs.

· Lock Up Parking for at least 4 Vehicles

· Solar Energy Saving Panels on roof

· 3000litre Water tank

The magnificent rear yard is a haven for the most enthusiastic of gardeners and privacy is ensured from your neighbours. Relax on your rear balcony and enjoy a mid-afternoon drink appreciating your own special piece of paradise.

Either way, this address boasts a location of convenience. Easy access to local cafes, pubs and clubs, primary and high schools, express bus & train routes, parkland and the Sandgate shopping precinct.

Terrific Opportunity in a tightly held position…

Property Code: 1661

Listing description written by Carl Calio, Calio & Scott Real Estate — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

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