Kingscote at a glance
2,056
People
$512,500
Median sale
$386/wk
Median rent
3.92%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 33 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
$640,000
Last sold
20 Sept 2023
3
Bedrooms
1
Bathrooms
4
Car spaces
1,058 m²
Land
Districts View
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
$640,000
20 Sept 2023 · derived via latest_sale
Local land rate: recorded House sales in Kingscote (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $469/m² of land (n=78). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.
Kingscote at a glance
2,056
People
$512,500
Median sale
$386/wk
Median rent
3.92%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 33 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
Vs Kingscote
+24.9%
Median sale
Suburb $512,500
-0.78 pp
Gross yield
Suburb 3.92%
Suburb median $512,500 from 33 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation, not a portal figure.
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
SAPlanning 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. This lot’s own applications are a separate question.
Rental
No advertised rent is recorded. Suburb median rent $386/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. 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.
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
Kingscote at a glance
2,056
People
$512,500
Median sale
$386/wk
Median rent
3.92%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 33 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
Listing material
Listed by Century 21 Kangaroo IslandCentury 21 on Kangaroo Island offers this unique and charming character cottage ,circa 1956, sited on the Esplanade in Kingscote.
Offering an exceptional seafront position, sited within 150 metres from the water front, the property captures east facing ocean views over the bay toward Penneshaw and the mainland.
Inspection of the property will highlight the charm and quaintness of the home, high ceilings, rustic timber floor boards and timber frame windows, both internal and external. There are 3 bedrooms of various sizes and semi open kitchen/living/dining. Slow combustion heating warms the home in the cooler months.
Externally, the gardens are established and several mature shrubs provide privacy whilst sitting on the front decking taking in the ocean views. To the rear, a poly water tank sits above the wood store and a small garden shed can keep the garden tools and lawn mower out of the weather.
The corner allotment provides dual access and an excellent opportunity for land division, with overall dimensions approximately 1058m in total area with approximately 33 metres of road frontage (subject to council consents)
With the Kingscote Jetty recently upgraded, a 700 metre walk will see the tourists fishing or walking home from a night out at the Ozone Aurora hotel, it is all within easy reach!
Whilst the home is older in style, there are several options, live in as is, holiday or permanent rental, renovate, or remove and replace with a more modern, new build!
A copy of the Kangaroo Island Council Search is available on request
Offered for sale, Best Offers by 12 noon 4th September 2023, Unless Sold Prior. Price guide $650,000 to $675,000.
Inspection is welcome, contact resident selling agents at Century 21 on Kangaroo Island Michael Barrett 0427 727 333 or Lili Barrett 0459 393 514 to arrange a viewing.
Listing description written by Michael Barrett, Century 21 Kangaroo Island — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.
Nearby development applications are not loaded. This lot’s own applications are a separate question.
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. Official bond files (postcode or suburb × type × bedrooms) are not loaded yet.
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.