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VIC › Healesville › Benton Rd

3 Benton Rd, Healesville VIC 3777

For saleLand for Sale

$650,000–$680,000

For sale

Asking range

2

Bedrooms

1

Bathrooms

1

Car spaces

845 m²

Land

Districts ViewPrice evidencePlanningSite constraintsHistoryListing

Districts View

Given the $650,000–$680,000 ask, is this worth your time?

Why this ask?

  • FactListed for sale, asking $650,000–$680,000(Listing record · 27 Dec 2023)
  • FactLand 845 m²; no building size recorded.(Property record)
  • CalculationAsk is 19% below the Healesville median recorded sale ($800,000, n=67, last 12 months).(Districts calculation from recorded sales)
  • CalculationIf it leased at Healesville's advertised median rent ($521/wk), implied gross yield would be 4.17% — this is not a rent for this listing.(Districts scenario calculation)

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

The ask against the evidence

Asking

$650,000–$680,000

Asking range · $769/m² of land

No recorded sale for this property.

Healesville at a glance

7,772

People

$800,000

Median sale

$521/wk

Median rent

3.39%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 67 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Healesville report →

Vs Healesville

-18.7%

Median sale

Suburb $800,000

+0.78 pp

Gross yield

Suburb 3.39%

Suburb median $800,000 from 67 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation, not a portal figure.

Total cost to purchase

Based on the low end of the asking range, not a contract price.

Purchase Price
$650,000
Stamp Duty (Victoria)
$34,070
Transfer/Registration Fee
$1,625
Mortgage Registration (est., if financed)
$200
Legal & Conveyancing (est.)
$2,000
Building & Pest Inspection (est.)
$700
Rates & Water Adjustment at Settlement (est.)
$800
Total cash required
$689,395

$39,395 on top of the price (6.1% extra)

  • Stamp Duty (Victoria)
  • Transfer/Registration Fee
  • Mortgage Registration
  • Legal & Conveyancing
  • Building & Pest Inspection
  • Rates & Water Adjustment

Estimates only, at standard investor rates — no first-home or owner-occupier concessions applied. Not included: lenders mortgage insurance (usually applies when borrowing more than 80% of the price), loan application and settlement fees from your lender, the foreign-purchaser duty surcharge, and building insurance — in Queensland the property is at your risk from the first business day after signing, not from settlement. Verify with your conveyancer.

Stamp duty and transfer fees: Victoria schedules from 2026-07-01. Ongoing council rates and land tax are not included.

Rental yield

Based on the low end of the asking range, not a contract price.

Pre-filled with Healesville's advertised median rent — not a rent for this listing.

Net yield
2.67%
Annual cashflow (pre-tax)
$-16,458
Interest cover (DSCR)
0.51
Annual rent
$27,092
Operating expenses
$9,750
Loan amount
$520,000
Annual interest
$33,800
Gross yield
4.17%

Gross yield is weekly rent × 52 ÷ price. Net yield subtracts operating expenses. Cashflow then subtracts interest-only interest on price × LVR. Tax, vacancies, and principal repayments are not included.

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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. Listed$650,000–$680,000available27 Dec 2023

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 $521/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

Gross yield if leased at the suburb aggregate is 4.2%. The yield that matters is the one on achieved rent, which has not been inferred for this address. Net yield (land tax, rates, insurance, vacancy) is not loaded. 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

Healesville in one glance

Healesville at a glance

7,772

People

$800,000

Median sale

$521/wk

Median rent

3.39%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 67 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Healesville report →

Keep researching

  • Why Healesville? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Healesville →
  • Other records on Benton Rd →

Listing material

Listed by Barry Plant Croydon

Spacious yet tranquil cottage in 3777.

This captivating, weather board residence holds charm and character at every turn. Positioned perfectly on the high side of the street on a generous but low-maintenance block of 845 sqm (approx.). The home welcomes you with its leafy surrounds and lovingly landscaped gardens.

Upon entry to the home, you are greeted by high ceilings, freshly restored original hardwood flooring and generous natural light – all setting the tone for the remainder of the property.

Cleverly designed bedrooms are located at the side of the home both great in size with the master bedroom featuring double built-in robes all serviced by a central updated bathroom equipped with a generous shower, vanity with storage and toilet.

Read the full description

The modern open plan kitchen grabs generous natural light, and is serviced by a gas cooktop, electric oven, double sink, range hood, ample bench space, great storage all overlooking the meals zone creating a great space for a meals setting.

Flowing through to the lounge zone, one is met with a brick feature fireplace and wood cavity creating the mood for the room with timber beam ceilings, timber flooring and natural light with doors opening up to the outdoor decking space.

The backyard is a great space for the pets or kids to play with an additional storage shed at the rear and is all sealed in for the dogs. An additional concrete space at the home is great to hold a further two cars off street for the day to day or guests arriving. A carport is offered on the property also.

Additions: Ducted heating, air conditioning wall unit, split system heating/cooling, blinds, freshly painted, ceiling fan and fully fenced.

On a sealed road, high side of the street and walking distance to town, 3 Benton Road Healesville is one not to be missed.

This house is conveniently close to the Healesville township, RACV Healesville, Queens Park with barbeque area and playground, Healesville High School, Healesville Primary School, cafes, restaurants and the Yarra Valley's finest of wineries.

Listing description written by Sarah Savio, Barry Plant Croydon — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

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