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29 James St, Northam WA 6401

House

$400,000

Last sold

8 Dec 2024

2

Bedrooms

1

Bathrooms

1

Car spaces

966 m²

Land

40 m²

Building

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Districts View

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

Why this property?

  • FactLast recorded sale $400,000 (8 Dec 2024).(Recorded sale)
  • CalculationLand 966 m² against a 40 m² dwelling — the land is most of what is being bought.(Districts calculation)
  • CalculationRecorded House sales in Northam (last 5 years) with land size: median $530/m² of land (n=110). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.(Districts recorded sales)

What could make it worth more?

  • InterpretationA large lot with a small dwelling means the value case rests on the land and what the zone allows on it, not the house.

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

$400,000

8 Dec 2024 · derived via latest_sale

Local land rate: recorded House sales in Northam (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $530/m² of land (n=110). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

Northam at a glance

7,634

People

$520,000

Median sale

$510/wk

Median rent

5.10%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 108 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Northam report →

Vs Northam

-23.1%

Median sale

Suburb $520,000

+1.53 pp

Gross yield

Suburb 5.10%

Suburb median $520,000 from 108 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

i

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. Soldprice unknown6 Sept 2025
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted28 July 2025
  3. Sold$400,0008 Dec 2024
  4. Listedprice unknowncompleted26 Nov 2024

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

Capital growth

WA

Why this lot, not just this suburb

Why could this property outperform?

WA full cadastre is not free for commercial use. Lot optionality cannot be computed from official geometry. Listed land size is 966 m² — that is not official geometry. 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 for this property.

Rental

Income, competition, and yield

What will it realistically rent for?

Confidence: low

No advertised rent is recorded. Suburb median rent $510/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 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.

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

    WA full cadastre is not free for commercial use. Lot optionality cannot be computed from official geometry. Listed land size is 966 m² — that is not official geometry.

  • Nearby development pipeline

    Unknown

    Nearby development applications are not loaded for this property.

  • 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

Northam in one glance

Northam at a glance

7,634

People

$520,000

Median sale

$510/wk

Median rent

5.10%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 108 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Northam report →

Keep researching

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

Listing material

Listed by PropertyNow

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Read the full description

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Convenient drive-through access through the garage to a large powered shed with water, which is ideal for workshop use and additional storage.

Parking out the front and rear is for additional vehicles.

The landscaped and reticulated yard is a property highlight with carefully selected trees and shrubs suitable for the climate with zero / low maintenance.

Rainwater from the house and shed goes into a 22,000 litre water tank tucked behind the shed with pump.

The front veranda is a useable space for relaxing and enjoying the views across open countryside.

Fully open plan living inside, light. bright and comfortable, welcoming all year round.

- Fully furnished house with all modern conveniences for up to 5 guests.

- Fully renovated including new Kitchen, new flooring, new Split System airconditioning, new 900mm combined gas / electric oven and new Dishwasher.

- Gas and plumbing and electrical recently improved, inspected extensive upgrades throughout.

- High roofed enclosed Double Garage with drive through access.

- Separate rear storage shed.

- 966m2 of easy maintenance, reticulated and carefully selected plants and trees on fully landscaped block.

- Opposite large reserve, quiet street, close to everything.

Home open is by arrangement, please contact Christian to arrange a viewing.

Short term rental financials will be provided on request - prospective buyers requesting short term rental financial information will be asked to provide appropriate broker / accountant details prior to in depth financial discussions.

Listing description written by Property Now, PropertyNow — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

Property features

  • Dishwasher
  • Fully Fenced
  • Living Areas: 1
  • Outdoor Entertaining
  • Shed
  • Solar Panels
  • Workshop
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