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VIC › Brunswick East › Hickford St

28 Hickford St, Brunswick East VIC 3057

House

$1,778,000

Last sold

19 Nov 2025

4

Bedrooms

2

Bathrooms

2

Car spaces

470 m²

Land

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

Why this property?

  • FactLast recorded sale $1,778,000 (19 Nov 2025).(Recorded sale)
  • FactLand 470 m²; no building size recorded.(Property record)
  • CalculationRecorded House sales in Brunswick East (last 5 years) with land size: median $3,873/m² of land (n=6). 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

$1,778,000

19 Nov 2025 · derived via latest_sale

Local land rate: recorded House sales in Brunswick East (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $3,873/m² of land (n=6). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

Brunswick East at a glance

15,702

People

$1,300,000

Median sale

$587/wk

Median rent

2.35%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 11 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Brunswick East report →

Vs Brunswick East

+36.8%

Median sale

Suburb $1,300,000

-0.63 pp

Gross yield

Suburb 2.35%

Suburb median $1,300,000 from 11 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.

Records

Property history

  1. Sold$1,778,00019 Nov 2025
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted27 Oct 2025

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

Capital growth

VIC

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.” Victoria has no public statewide property-level DA API. Nearby pipeline is unknown.

Rental

Income, competition, and yield

What will it realistically rent for?

Confidence: low

No advertised rent is recorded. Suburb median rent $587/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. Victoria has no public statewide property-level DA API. Nearby pipeline is unknown. 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

    Victoria has no public statewide property-level DA API. Nearby pipeline is unknown.

  • 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

Brunswick East in one glance

Brunswick East at a glance

15,702

People

$1,300,000

Median sale

$587/wk

Median rent

2.35%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 11 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Brunswick East report →

Keep researching

  • Why Brunswick East? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Brunswick East →
  • Other records on Hickford St →

Listing material

Listed by Vicprop Brunswick

First Time Offered this Century - Rare Brunswick East Family Find

Lovingly held by the same family since the 1970s, this beautifully preserved residence is now presented to the market for the very first time since then. A truly rare offering in one of Brunswick East’s most desirable lifestyle precincts.

Beyond an inviting double brick façade and lush, established gardens, the home unfolds into light-filled living spaces with timeless appeal. High ceilings, classic cornices, and rich timber accents create warmth and character throughout

while the versatile four-bedroom floorplan adapts effortlessly to family needs. The fourth bedroom provides the flexibility of a second lounge, home office, or private retreat.

Read the full description

A well-appointed kitchen and dining zone forms the social heart of the home, leading seamlessly to an expansive covered outdoor entertaining area. Purpose-built for year-round enjoyment beneath timber beams and skylights, this remarkable alfresco space elevates daily living which is perfect for relaxed family gatherings or large celebrations.

Additional features include two bathrooms (one with spa), a dedicated laundry, wide driveway access and a substantial lock-up garage/workshop, all surrounded by private, established gardens front and back. Move-in comfort meets exciting scope to modernise or extend (STCA), making the future as impressive as the present.

⸻

Key Features

• First time offered this century, a genuine once-in-a-generation opportunity

• Versatile four-bedroom layout, flexible as lounge/home office

• Two bathrooms including spa bath

• Exceptional sheltered entertaining area, rare size and scale

• Oversized garage/workshop + additional garden shed

• Period features, abundant light, and enduring warmth throughout

• Potential to renovate or extend in future (STCA)

• Established gardens providing privacy and natural greenery

⸻

Lifestyle Highlights

Moments to:

• Lygon & Nicholson Street cafés, dining and artisan retail

• City-bound trams and major transport links

• CERES, Merri Creek Trail & local parklands

• Zoned for Northcote High (STSA)

• Iconic Sydney Road shopping & nightlife

⸻

Homes of this calibre; long held, deeply cherished, and positioned for exceptional lifestyle living, are increasingly rare.

Your opportunity awaits, call 0405 998 940 and inspect without delay.

Listing description written by Sharon Perera, Vicprop Brunswick — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

Property features

  • Dishwasher
  • Ducted Cooling
  • Floorboards
  • Indoor Spa
  • Pet-Friendly
  • Rumpus Room
  • Secure Parking

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