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VIC › Montrose › Karen Ct

3 Karen Ct, Montrose VIC 3765

House

$880,000

Last sold

22 June 2022

5

Bedrooms

2

Bathrooms

4

Car spaces

894 m²

Land

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

Why this property?

  • FactLast recorded sale $880,000 (22 June 2022).(Recorded sale)
  • FactLand 894 m²; no building size recorded.(Property record)
  • CalculationRecorded House sales in Montrose (last 5 years) with land size: median $904/m² of land (n=101). 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

$880,000

22 June 2022 · derived via latest_sale

Local land rate: recorded House sales in Montrose (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $904/m² of land (n=101). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

Montrose at a glance

6,858

People

$975,000

Median sale

$608/wk

Median rent

3.24%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 28 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Montrose report →

Vs Montrose

-9.7%

Median sale

Suburb $975,000

+0.35 pp

Gross yield

Suburb 3.24%

Suburb median $975,000 from 28 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$880,00022 June 2022
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted14 June 2022

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 $608/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

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

Montrose in one glance

Montrose at a glance

6,858

People

$975,000

Median sale

$608/wk

Median rent

3.24%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 28 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Montrose report →

Keep researching

  • Why Montrose? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Montrose →
  • Other records on Karen Ct →

Listing material

Listed by Bell Real Estate Montrose

Dual Living Opportunity in a Quiet Court

Superbly positioned on a lavish 893m2 corner allotment in a quiet court locale walking distance to MECS, this family home offers a great start for a young family wanting to settle in the foothills with plenty of scope for upgrades only if you insist.

Comfortable as is, the home features a smart kitchen with stainless-steel oven and cooktop and a dishwasher that overlooks both the living area and the dining zone, so the chef of the house is always well connected.

Gleaming polished floors underfoot flow through the living zones, the bathroom features timeless slate including in the shower for an earthy aesthetic and three comfortable bedrooms with robes unfold off a hallway.

Read the full description

A covered alfresco deck sits quietly at the rear to enjoy barbeques with friends or a quiet moment regardless of the season framed by a variety of fruit trees.

At the rear, the separate self-contained unit has its own driveway entrance accessed via Tiffany Court with two bedrooms, bathroom, kitchen and living providing an all-round flexible space for teens, in-laws or potential rental income. There’s a front deck for a morning cuppa with bright elevated outlook and dual gate access to the main house.

Location wise you are positioned in a beautifully quiet foothills setting yet with easy access to all conveniences including just footsteps from MECS.

You’ll Love:

• Quiet court locale on a corner block

• Comfortable as is with scope to update and add your own style stamp

• Dual living flexibility for teens/grandparents/dependants

• Secure backyard for the kids or pets.

• Plenty of off-street parking in two driveways with space for a caravan or trailers.

• Split system heating/cooling and ceiling fans for seasonal comfort

• Rainwater tank

• 500m to Mount Evelyn Christian School

• 10 minute walk to Kuranga Native Nursery and Café

• 600m to Goodstart ELC and The York on Lilydale

Listing description written by Ryan Bell, Bell Real Estate Montrose — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

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