Red Hill at a glance
3,551
People
No data
Median sale
$500/wk
Median rent
No data
Suburb gross yield
8
Bedrooms
6
Bathrooms
1
Car spaces
Districts View
View not ready — official layers are still retrieving for this property. Official planning layers still retrieving. Flood / bushfire / heritage not yet retrieved. No recorded sale price for this property. Districts does not score a property it cannot yet see.
Nothing about this record stands out yet — coverage may still be filling in.
No upside evidence detected in the data Districts holds for this lot.
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.
Red Hill at a glance
3,551
People
No data
Median sale
$500/wk
Median rent
No data
Suburb gross yield
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 $500/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
UnknownNearby 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.
Area
Red Hill at a glance
3,551
People
No data
Median sale
$500/wk
Median rent
No data
Suburb gross yield
Listing material
Listed by Blackshaw ManukaHaving serenely served as a monastery for the Carmelite Nuns for 50 years, this extended 1936 residence and accompanying 1992 Paul Archibald designed Chapel on one of Canberra's most prestigious streets, are both ready for their next chapter. With a broad use purpose, opportunities to renovate or rebuild* a remarkable estate of this nature are exceptionally rare.
Perched on an enormous 5001 sqm allotment backing onto the tranquil beauty of the Red Hill Nature Reserve, this 8-bedroom property would be an ideal setting for a magnificent dream residence, specialty or corporate retreat or given its versatility, potentially another enterprise such as a rehearsal space or an organisation's headquarters.
Highlights of the main residence include the remarkable richly dark Tudor panelling and diamond leadlight windows to the formal entry and living room and an incomparable art deco bathroom which presents as if it was completed only yesterday. There are a further 3 full bathrooms, one of which is an ensuite and another which has multiple private shower cubicles.
A multitude of living spaces provides versatility and options for an office with a private entry, a studio with outdoor access, a sunny sitting room and a library or reading room. There is also a formal dining room plus a charming breakfast room, both with easy access to the kitchen.
An enclosed annexe leads to the beautifully rendered Chapel. This space is extremely bright and welcoming, benefitting from floor-to-ceiling windows, pale rafters, a courtyard and 4 entry points. The Chapel incorporates a full kitchen with servery and numerous rooms that could be used for meditation, counselling or office work. One has its own powder room.
Surrounded by lush lawns, flowers in bloom, mature trees and productive gardens that have frequently been open for community events, this property has long been admired. Originally built by the 'Prince of the Press Gallery' – Joe Alexander – on land sold to him by the former Prime Minister Billy Hughes, Joe and his wife Katherine were renowned for being generous with the 'fruits and blossoms of their glorious garden'.
Arguably one of the most coveted locations in Canberra, in the heart of Old Red Hill. A short walk to the Canberra Grammar School and Canberra Girls Grammar schools, Manuka, Red Hill and Deakin Shops as well as an array of cafes, restaurants and services within the inner south. Close to Parliamentary Triangle, Lake Burley Griffin, and the Kingston Foreshore and only 10 minutes from the CBD and Canberra Airport.
*Subject to ACT planning approvals
FEATURES
• Quiet sanctuary
• Expansive 5001 sqm block
• Substantial residence backing directly onto Red Hill Nature Reserve
• Chapel with preparation rooms, plus kitchen with Miele appliances and bathroom
• Exquisite gardens of lush lawn, mature trees, roses, rhododendrons, pieris, azaleas, magnolias, camellias, and a range of fruit trees, just to name a few
• Secure, gated front entry
• Magnificent circular drive
• 8 spacious bedrooms, one with accessible ensuite and one with access to the rear terrace
• Formal lounge with original concealed double doors, original fireplace, pelmet lighting, sconces and vintage chandelier, walnut panelling
• Multiple versatile rooms
• Period fireplaces + period treasures including antique front door
• Ducted heating and cooling
• Reverse-cycle unit to chapel
• Neat kitchen with walk-in pantry
• Sinks to some bedrooms + numerous bathrooms
• Excellent storage throughout
• Sunny rear terrace
• External toilet
• Large water tank
• Wood store
• Garden sheds and glasshouses
Listing description written by Andrew Chamberlain, Blackshaw Manuka — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.