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3 Houston St, Flora Hill VIC 3550

House

$470,000

Last sold

10 Jan 2025

3

Bedrooms

1

Bathrooms

0

Car spaces

571 m²

Land

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

Why this property?

  • FactLast recorded sale $470,000 (10 Jan 2025).(Recorded sale)
  • FactLand 571 m²; no building size recorded.(Property record)
  • CalculationRecorded House sales in Flora Hill (last 5 years) with land size: median $919/m² of land (n=82). 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

$470,000

10 Jan 2025 · derived via latest_sale

Local land rate: recorded House sales in Flora Hill (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $919/m² of land (n=82). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

Flora Hill at a glance

4,040

People

$635,000

Median sale

$460/wk

Median rent

3.77%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 40 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Flora Hill report →

Vs Flora Hill

-26.0%

Median sale

Suburb $635,000

+1.32 pp

Gross yield

Suburb 3.77%

Suburb median $635,000 from 40 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$470,00010 Jan 2025
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted6 Oct 2024

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 $460/week — not this address. An inferred likely-rent range is not shown until official bond series are loaded for this dwelling type and bedrooms. No recorded off-street parking — often a discount versus the suburb median for the same beds.

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

Flora Hill in one glance

Flora Hill at a glance

4,040

People

$635,000

Median sale

$460/wk

Median rent

3.77%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 40 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Flora Hill report →

Keep researching

  • Why Flora Hill? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Flora Hill →
  • Other records on Houston St →

Listing material

Listed by PH Property

PERIOD HOME WITH MODERN TOUCHES IN PRIME LOCATION!

Welcome to 3 Houston Street, Flora Hill. This beautiful three-bedroom Californian Bungalow residence boasts classic charm with contemporary comforts, all nestled behind a welcoming picket fence and a delightful front veranda. Enjoy the warmth of timber floors complemented by elegant leadlight windows, picture rails, detailed ceilings and cornices while also having some modern conveniences for todays lifestyle.

An inviting entrance leads to a cozy study/sitting area that sets the tone for the rest of the home. The light-filled living room features a heater (not working) in the original fireplace adding character and potential for those cold nights. The timber kitchen is well equipped with a 4-burner gas cooktop, electric oven in the original fireplace adding a rustic touch, dishwasher, plenty of bench space and storage, plus a breakfast bar for casual meals. There is an adjoining dining room with a box air conditioner and a laundry at the rear of the home.

The spacious master bedroom has a 4-door built-in robe, ceiling fan and a split-system for ultimate comfort. Bedrooms 2 and 3 are towards the rear of the home and all the bedrooms share the bathroom which consists of shower, corner timber vanity and toilet. Ducted gas heating is another internal feature.

Read the full description

Moving outside through double French doors finds a grassy backyard (perfect for kids to play) with established gardens, a private alfresco area and a garden shed for storage. The property backs onto a reserve with a playground, theoretically increasing the yard space the kids have to play in. There is also the Back Creek walking trail approximately 150m away, great for leisurely walks with the dog or bike rides.

Located just a 5-minute drive from Bendigo CBD, close to La Trobe University, Bendigo South East College, shops and transport, this charming home is ready for you to move in and make it your own. Don’t miss out on this perfect blend of character and modern convenience!

Contact Darren today to schedule a viewing.

Listing description written by Darren Waters, PH Property — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

Property features

  • Air Conditioning
  • Built-in Robes
  • Dishwasher
  • Ducted Heating
  • Floorboards
  • Fully Fenced
  • Living Areas: 1
  • Toilets: 1
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