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30 Catherine St, Waratah West NSW 2298

House

$680,000

Last sold

10 Nov 2021

3

Bedrooms

1

Bathrooms

1

Car spaces

449 m²

Land

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Districts View

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

Why this property?

  • FactLast recorded sale $680,000 (10 Nov 2021).(Recorded sale)
  • FactLand 449 m²; no building size recorded.(Property record)
  • CalculationRecorded House sales in Waratah West (last 5 years) with land size: median $1,599/m² of land (n=104). 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

$680,000

10 Nov 2021 · derived via latest_sale

Local land rate: recorded House sales in Waratah West (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $1,599/m² of land (n=104). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

Waratah West at a glance

3,392

People

$958,000

Median sale

$575/wk

Median rent

3.12%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 38 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Waratah West report →

Vs Waratah West

-29.0%

Median sale

Suburb $958,000

+1.28 pp

Gross yield

Suburb 3.12%

Suburb median $958,000 from 38 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$680,00010 Nov 2021
  2. Sold$680,00010 Nov 2021
  3. Listedprice unknowncompleted15 Oct 2021
  4. Listedprice unknowncompleted15 Oct 2021

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

Capital growth

NSW

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.” NSW has a statewide DA API. Nearby (100–800 m) applications are not loaded for this property yet.

Rental

Income, competition, and yield

What will it realistically rent for?

Confidence: low

No advertised rent is recorded. Suburb median rent $575/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. NSW has a statewide DA API. Nearby (100–800 m) applications are not loaded for this property yet. 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. NSW net yield needs land tax and VG inputs that are not loaded. Gross yield from listings is not net yield.

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

    NSW has a statewide DA API. Nearby (100–800 m) applications are not loaded for this property yet.

  • 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

    NSW Valuer General land values are not loaded for this property yet.

  • Net yield / holding costs

    Unknown

    NSW net yield needs land tax and VG inputs that are not loaded. Gross yield from listings is not net yield.

Area

Waratah West in one glance

Waratah West at a glance

3,392

People

$958,000

Median sale

$575/wk

Median rent

3.12%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 38 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Waratah West report →

Keep researching

  • Why Waratah West? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Waratah West →
  • Other records on Catherine St →

Listing material

Listed by Walkom Real Estate

Renovator's Delight

Contact Agent for Inspection appointments.

It's time to slip on the boots, roll up the sleeves and put on the thinking caps as 30 Catherine Street is awaiting someone creative to bring this neglected home back to its former glory. With a brick veneer build and some original charming features, it's easy to see the home's future vision with a complete renovation, or even hit the reset button and use the 449sqm block to build your dream new home. You will love the absolute convenience of this property's location if you're a young family or your daily commute involves the Mater Hospital and University of Newcastle, both of which are in walking distance.

• 449sqm block with approximate dimensions of 13.41m X 33.53m

Read the full description

• Three classically proportioned bedrooms, one with adjoining sunroom

• Thoroughly original bathroom with shower over bath

• Spacious lounge room flows into gas-equipped kitchen

• Oversized single garage

• Green thumbs will love the opportunity to create a garden of their choice

• Everyday shopping at nearby Waratah Village and Stockland Jesmond

• 500m to Waratah West Public school, 1200m to Corpus Christi primary, 1600m to St Philip's Christian College, 2km to Callaghan College

• Superb opportunity for a first homebuyer or property flipper

(We have obtained all information used in the preparation of this document from third party sources however, we cannot guarantee the accuracy or currency of this information. Prospective purchasers and their advisors are advised to carry out and rely their own enquiries and investigations in relation to the information in this document and the property it concerns. This document is provided for marketing purposes only, and does not constitute an offer by our agency or the vendor.)

For more information on Greg go to https://www.greghandsaker.com.au

Listing description written by Greg Handsaker, Walkom Real Estate — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

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