Melba at a glance
3,426
People
$880,000
Median sale
$400/wk
Median rent
2.36%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 7 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
ACT › Melba › Henslowe Pl
4
Bedrooms
1
Bathrooms
1
Car spaces
897 m²
Land
120 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
No recorded sale price for this property yet.
Local land rate: recorded House sales in Melba (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $1,139/m² of land (n=13). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.
Melba at a glance
3,426
People
$880,000
Median sale
$400/wk
Median rent
2.36%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 7 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
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
ACTPlanning 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 for this property.
Rental
No advertised rent is recorded. Suburb median rent $400/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 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.
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
UnknownArea
Melba at a glance
3,426
People
$880,000
Median sale
$400/wk
Median rent
2.36%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 7 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
Listing material
Listed by Ray White CanberraThis hospitable home brims with light from the north facing windows at the front of the house. Beautifully coloured slate tiles flow through from the dining room to a well designed kitchen with generous storage, an induction cooktop and a new Miele dishwasher.
The bathroom also has benefited from a fabulous modern redesign and features floor to ceiling slimline tiles, 2 racks of heated towel rails, a walk in shower and a free standing designer tub. The 4 bedrooms are also light filled, 3 have built ins and the master has glimpses of the Brindabella mountains.
The large, flat block features a cabin style, two room studio in the backyard which has network cabling and power, which would make a great home office, teenager's retreat or guest room.
There is an impressive array of energy saving features which ensure the home is thermally comfortable throughout the year whilst keeping power bills down. These include solar panels, an energy efficient heat pump for hot water and new double glazed, sliding windows. Air conditioning, evaporative cooling, a gas wall furnace and warm smart strand carpet in living and bedrooms, also help keep things cosy in winter and cool in summer.
The convenience of this neighbourhood is first-rate. The kids can walk to school and it is a short stroll to the very popular Café MAME in Melba Court created by ex-Courgette restaurant chefs. You can shop in the local IGA and Belconnen mall is 7 mins drive away. Copland college, Melba high school, and the lovely Ginninderra creek and Mount Rogers walking trails are also within easy walking distance.
Features
Family home on a 900sqm block plus garden studio/cabin with electricity
Guardian security front door
Lounge room with built-in cabinetry
Renovated kitchen with slate floors, induction cooktop, Miele dishwasher, good storage and soft-close drawers
Renovated bathroom with 2 heated towel rails, walk-in shower and freestanding soaker tub
Master bedroom mountain views and built-in wardrobes
Three additional bedrooms, two with built-in wardrobes
Laundry with storage and rear access
Smart-strand stain-resistant carpet
Double-glazed argon-fuelled windows
Solar panels
Heat pump hot water
Reverse-cycle air-conditioning and gas wall furnace
Garden shed
Garage and carport
EER 3.5 stars
Rates $2,690pa
Land tax $3,778pa
UV $354,000
Block size 897m2
Living size 120.58m2
Garage & carport 40.8m2
Studio 25.8m2
Built 1973 approx
Disclaimer: All information regarding this property is from sources we believe to be accurate, however we cannot guarantee its accuracy. Interested persons should make and rely on their own enquiries in relation to inclusions, figures, measurements, dimensions, layout, furniture and descriptions.
Listing description written by Andrew Lonsdale, Ray White Canberra — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.
Nearby development applications are not loaded for this property.
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. This jurisdiction has no comparable official bond series in the free set.
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.